Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | AVROTROS | |||
| Country | Netherlands | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 10 January 2020 Song: 4 March 2020 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Grow" | |||
| Artist | Jeangu Macrooy | |||
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| Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
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The Netherlands was set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Grow", written by Jeangu Macrooy and Pieter Perquin, and performed by Macrooy himself. The Dutch participating broadcaster, AVROTROS, internally selected its entry for the contest. In addition, AVROTROS was also going to be the host broadcaster, along with Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) and their parent organisation Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO), after winning the previous edition with the song "Arcade" performed by Duncan Laurence. Macrooy's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 10 January 2020, while the song, "Grow", was presented to the public on 4 March 2020.
As the host country, the Netherlands automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.