Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) | |||
| Country | Netherlands | |||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 2006 | |||
| Selection date | 12 March 2006 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Amambanda" | |||
| Artist | Treble | |||
| Songwriters | 
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (20th) | |||
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Amambanda", written by Caroline Hoffman, Niña van Dijk, and Djem van Dijk, and performed by themselves under their stage name Treble. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), organised the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2006 in order to select its entry for the contest. Three artists competed in the national final on 12 March 2006 where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, each of the artists performed three songs and a nine-member jury panel selected one song per act to qualify to the second round. In the second round, "Amambanda" performed by Treble was selected as the winner exclusively by a public vote.
The Netherlands competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May 2006. Performing during the show in position 17, "Amambanda" was not announced among top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that the Netherlands placed twentieth out of the 23 participating countries in the semi-final with 22 points.