Regio Songfestival
Dutch song competition
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The Regio Songfestival (Dutch: [ˈreːɣijoː ˈsɔŋfɛstiˌvɑl]; transl. 'Region[al] Song Contest') was a Dutch song competition between regional public broadcasters.[1] The format of the competition was loosely based on the Eurovision Song Contest and was first used in 1995 under its original title Het Nederlandse Songfestival (transl. 'the Dutch Song Contest').[2][3][4] Every edition featured thirteen original songs that were performed in a live broadcast, each representing a region of the Netherlands. From the competing entries, a winner was determined through a combination of televoting and votes cast by regional juries.
| Regio Songfestival | |
|---|---|
| |
| Genre | Music competition |
| Created by | |
| Based on | Eurovision Song Contest |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Original language | Dutch |
| No. of episodes | 4 contests |
| Production | |
| Running time | ~2 hours |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1995, 2023–2025 |
History
The format of the competition was first used for the Dutch Song Contest 1995. It was developed by the Regionale Omroep Overleg en Samenwerking (ROOS) – the umbrella organisation of Dutch regional public broadcasters – and the Conamus Foundation to celebrate fifty years of regional public broadcasting in the Netherlands.[5][6] In addition, it served as a substitute for the Nationaal Songfestival, which was not held in 1995.
Despite ambitions for it to become an annual event, the competition was not renewed for a second edition in 1996. In May 2023, twenty-eight years after the 1995 edition, the thirteen regional public broadcasters announced the launch of a reworked version of the format under the name Regio Songfestival.[4][7] The inaugural edition was held on 4 November 2023, with a second and third edition held in 2024 and 2025. The annual competition was cancelled following the 2025 edition, as it failed to generate the desired impact.[8][9]
Competition overview
| Year | Date | Host city | Presenter(s) | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Artist | Song | Language | ||||
| 1995 | 25 May |  Utrecht |
Karin Bloemen |  Groningen |
Wia Buze | "Bij alles wat ik doe" | Dutch |
| 2023 | 4 November | Utrecht |
Stefania Liberakakis, Riks Ozinga and Bernadette Keizer |  Limburg |
Emmy Ackermans | "'t Letste rundje" | Dutch, Limburgish |
| 2024 | 9 November | Maastricht |
Lex Uiting, Yaël Weijenberg and Bas van Mulken |  Gelderland |
Emma Luca | "Illusie" | Dutch |
| 2025 | 1 November | Arnhem |
Jochem van Gelder, Linda Geerdink and Rik Bronkhorst | Groningen |
Iwan and Jeroen | "Alles goud" | Dutch, Low Saxon |
Overall ranking
| Rank | Region | Placings | Average | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| 1 | Groningen |
1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2.75 |
| 2 |  North Brabant |
10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4.25 |
| 3 |  Overijssel |
13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5.25 |
| 4 |  North Holland |
4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5.75 |
| 5 |  Friesland |
3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Utrecht |
6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Limburg |
12 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7.25 |
| 8 | Gelderland |
8 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 7.50 |
| 9 |  Drenthe |
9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8.00 |
| 10 |  West |
5 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8.25 |
| 11 |  Rijnmond |
2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 8.50 |
| 12 |  Zeeland |
7 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9.75 |
| 13 |  Flevoland |
11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10.75 |
Format
Thirteen original songs representing different regions of the Netherlands are performed in a live television show, broadcast simultaneously by all participating broadcasters.[10][11] A "region" as a participant is represented by its regional public broadcaster – one from each of the twelve provinces, with the exception of South Holland, which is represented by two broadcasters: one serving the province's northern subregions (The Hague and surroundings; presented as "West"),[12] and one serving the southern subregions (Rotterdam and surroundings; presented as "Rijnmond").[13][14]
Each participating broadcaster has sole discretion over the process it may employ to select its entry for the contest.[1][11] Entrants may not have had a Top 40 hit prior to participating, and must perform in a regional language or dialect, or in Dutch.[1][10][15] Regional contests that have served as a broadcaster's selection process include Liet (Omrop Fryslân) and the Drèents Liedtiesfestival (RTV Drenthe).[16][17]
The programme is staged by one of the regions and is broadcast from an auditorium in the selected host city. The winner is determined by a combination of votes cast by regional juries (67%) and a public televote (33%).[10][18][15] In addition, an AI jury member, named Robin, was introduced in 2025, who evaluates entries based on the quality of their lyrics.[19] Entries cannot receive points from their own regional jury.[10] The participating broadcaster of the winning entry is given the honour of organising the following year's event.[11][20]
2023 edition
The first edition of the Regio Songfestival was held on 4 November 2023, beginning at 20:30 CET, and lasted approximately two hours.[21] It was organised by the Netherlands' thirteen regional public broadcasters, with the (financial) support of Buma Cultuur, AVROTROS and the K.F. Hein Fund.[22][23] The show was broadcast on television by all participating broadcasters, as well as AVROTROS on the national television channel NPO 1 Extra.[21][24]
Competing entries
| Region | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drenthe |
RTV Drenthe | Lisa Harms | "Tot de zun uutgiet" | Low Saxon[a] |
|
| Flevoland |
Omroep Flevoland | Abtin Salem | "Kleurenblind" | Dutch |
|
| Friesland |
Omrop Fryslân | Melissa Pander | "Foarby" | West Frisian | Melissa Pander |
| Gelderland |
Omroep Gelderland | AleXingt! | "Treinreis" | Dutch | Alex van der Horst |
| Groningen |
RTV Noord | Wat Aans! | "Wakker in Grunn" | Low Saxon[b] |
|
| Limburg |
L1 | Emmy Ackermans | "'t Letste rundje" | Dutch, Limburgish |
|
| North Brabant |
Omroep Brabant | Sam and Merijn Knoop | "Proost op het leven" | Dutch | Roy Koopmans |
| North Holland |
NH | Emma Koning | "Mag het licht nog één keer aan?" | Dutch | Emma Koning |
| Overijssel |
RTV Oost | Leon Moorman | "Dat ik leef" | Low Saxon |
|
| Rijnmond |
RTV Rijnmond | Remedy | "Nooit is het genoeg" | Dutch |
|
| Utrecht |
RTV Utrecht | Melanie Ryan | "Achterom" | Dutch | Melanie Reindertsen |
| West |
Omroep West | Lien | "Waar ben je dan" | Dutch |
|
| Zeeland |
Omroep Zeeland | Smaakstof | "Nacht van de nacht" | Dutch |
|
Venue and presenters
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RTV Utrecht, the regional public broadcaster of Utrecht, was asked to host the first edition of the Regio Songfestival due to the province's central location within the Netherlands.[26][27] It was subsequently announced that the event would be staged at the Stadsschouwburg, a theatre in the city of Utrecht.[26] The venue has a capacity of 1,000 spectators.
On 2 October 2023, it was revealed that the show would be hosted by Greek-Dutch singer Stefania Liberakakis, alongside RTV Utrecht reporters Riks Ozinga and Bernadette Keizer.[28] RTV Utrecht announced that Liberakakis and Ozinga would be the show's main presenters, while Keizer would serve as the green room host.[28]
Contest overview
The running order for the live show was published on 27 October 2023.[29] The ABBA tribute band We Want ABBA!, featuring singers Mandy Huydts and Sandy Kandau, performed as an interval act.[30]
| R/O | Region | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friesland |
Melissa Pander | "Foarby" | 159 | 5 |
| 2 | Overijssel |
Leon Moorman | "Dat ik leef" | 172 | 3 |
| 3 | Gelderland |
AleXingt! | "Treinreis" | 41 | 13 |
| 4 | Zeeland |
Smaakstof | "Nacht van de nacht" | 78 | 11 |
| 5 | Drenthe |
Lisa Harms | "Tot de zun uutgiet" | 96 | 8 |
| 6 | Limburg |
Emmy Ackermans | "'t Letste rundje" | 177 | 1 |
| 7 | Rijnmond |
Remedy | "Nooit is het genoeg" | 148 | 6 |
| 8 | Utrecht |
Melanie Ryan | "Achterom" | 102 | 7 |
| 9 | North Brabant |
Sam and Merijn Knoop | "Proost op het leven" | 172 | 2 |
| 10 | Groningen |
Wat Aans! | "Wakker in Grunn" | 172 | 4 |
| 11 | Flevoland |
Abtin Salem | "Kleurenblind" | 84 | 9 |
| 12 | North Holland |
Emma Koning | "Mag het licht nog één keer aan?" | 80 | 10 |
| 13 | West |
Lien | "Waar ben je dan" | 49 | 12 |
Spokespersons
The 10, 11 and 12-point scores from the juries were announced by a spokesperson from each region in the following order:
Friesland – Iris Kroes[31]
Overijssel – Willie Oosterhuis
Gelderland – Linda Geerdink
Zeeland – Elsa van Hermon
Drenthe – René Steenbergen[32]
Limburg – Henk Hover[33]
Rijnmond – Esther Hart[34]
Utrecht – Pearl Jozefzoon[35]
North Brabant – Tom van den Oetelaar
Groningen – Wia Buze[36]
Flevoland – Marco Verhagen
North Holland – Maarten Faber
West – Dennis Weening and Celine Huijsmans[37]
Detailed voting results
| Split results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Combined | Jury | Public | |||
| Region | Points | Region | Points | Region | Points | |
| 1 | Limburg |
177 | North Brabant |
120 | Groningen |
78 |
| 2 | North Brabant |
172 | Overijssel |
113 | Friesland |
72 |
| 3 | Overijssel |
172 | Limburg |
112 | Limburg |
65 |
| 4 | Groningen |
172 | Rijnmond |
102 | Overijssel |
59 |
| 5 | Friesland |
159 | Groningen |
94 | North Brabant |
52 |
| 6 | Rijnmond |
148 | Friesland |
87 | Rijnmond |
46 |
| 7 | Utrecht |
102 | Utrecht |
76 | Flevoland |
39 |
| 8 | Drenthe |
96 | North Holland |
73 | Drenthe |
33 |
| 9 | Flevoland |
84 | Zeeland |
65 | Utrecht |
26 |
| 10 | North Holland |
80 | Drenthe |
63 | Gelderland |
20 |
| 11 | Zeeland |
78 | Flevoland |
45 | Zeeland |
13 |
| 12 | West |
49 | West |
43 | North Holland |
7 |
| 13 | Gelderland |
41 | Gelderland |
21 | West |
6 |
| Voting procedure used: 67% jury vote 33% televoting |
Total score |
Jury vote score |
Televoting score |
Jury vote | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Friesland |
Overijssel |
Gelderland |
Zeeland |
Drenthe |
Limburg |
Rijnmond |
Utrecht |
North Brabant |
Groningen |
Flevoland |
North Holland |
West | |||||
Contestants |
Friesland | 159 | 87 | 72 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
| Overijssel | 172 | 113 | 59 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | ||
| Gelderland | 41 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Zeeland | 78 | 65 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Drenthe | 96 | 63 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Limburg | 177 | 112 | 65 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Rijnmond | 148 | 102 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 11 | ||
| Utrecht | 102 | 76 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | ||
| North Brabant | 172 | 120 | 52 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Groningen | 172 | 94 | 78 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Flevoland | 84 | 45 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| North Holland | 80 | 73 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 3 | ||
| West | 49 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| # | Recipient | Regions giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Groningen |
Friesland, Gelderland, Overijssel, Zeeland |
| 3 | Limburg |
North Brabant, Utrecht, West |
| Overijssel |
Drenthe, Groningen, North Holland | |
| 2 | Utrecht |
Limburg, Rijnmond |
| 1 | North Holland |
Flevoland |
2024 edition
The second edition of Regio Songfestival was held on 9 November 2024, beginning at 20:30 CET, and lasted approximately two hours. It was organised by L1, the regional public broadcaster of Limburg, following its victory in the 2023 edition.[38][39][40] The show was broadcast on television by all participating broadcasters, as well as AVROTROS on the national television channel NPO 1 Extra.[41]
Competing entries
| Region | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drenthe |
RTV Drenthe | Marianne Veenstra | "'t Is zo wisse (as een klontie zuut is)" | Low Saxon[a] |
|
| Flevoland |
Omroep Flevoland | Sanne-Maaike Oudshoorn | "Wil ik anders" | Dutch |
|
| Friesland |
Omrop Fryslân | Fegebart | "Bingojûn" | West Frisian |
|
| Gelderland |
Omroep Gelderland | Emma Luca | "Illusie" | Dutch |
|
| Groningen |
RTV Noord | Trap Aan! | "Ien de keet" | Low Saxon[b] |
|
| Limburg |
L1 | Maxime and Glyn | "Oceaan" | Dutch |
|
| North Brabant |
Omroep Brabant | Dominique de Bont | "Wie we waren" | Dutch |
|
| North Holland |
NH | Renee Rose | "Meisje met een droom" | Dutch |
|
| Overijssel |
RTV Oost | Merlijn Dewasme | "Adem" | Dutch |
|
| Rijnmond |
RTV Rijnmond | Braidy | "Banaan" | Dutch |
|
| Utrecht |
RTV Utrecht | Thijs Swinkels | "Wanneer zie ik je weer?" | Dutch |
|
| West |
Omroep West | Kopsmart | "'Ier lêt me 'art" | Schevenings |
|
| Zeeland |
Omroep Zeeland | Cycz | "Oceaan" | Dutch |
|
Venue and presenters
The event was staged at the Theater aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht.[38] The venue has a capacity of 915 spectators. On 4 July 2024, it was revealed that the show would be hosted by presenter and singer Lex Uiting, alongside L1 reporters Yaël Camille Weijenberg and Riël Linssen.[43] Linssen was later replaced by Bas van Mulken, who served as the green room host.
Contest overview
The running order for the live show was published on 11 October 2024.[44] Singer John Tana performed the song "Daan kom iech mer aon" as an interval act.
| R/O | Region | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utrecht |
Thijs Swinkels | "Wanneer zie ik je weer?" | 78 | 11 |
| 2 | Drenthe |
Marianne Veenstra | "'t Is zo wisse (as een klontie zuut is)" | 101 | 8 |
| 3 | Overijssel |
Merlijn Dewasme | "Adem" | 171 | 2 |
| 4 | Zeeland |
Cycz | "Oceaan" | 92 | 9 |
| 5 | West |
Kopsmart | "'Ier lêt me 'art" | 110 | 7 |
| 6 | North Brabant |
Dominique de Bont | "Wie we waren" | 169 | 3 |
| 7 | Limburg |
Maxime and Glyn | "Oceaan" | 81 | 10 |
| 8 | North Holland |
Renee Rose | "Meisje met een droom" | 151 | 4 |
| 9 | Friesland |
Fegebart | "Bingojûn" | 134 | 6 |
| 10 | Flevoland |
Sanne-Maaike Oudshoorn | "Wil ik anders" | 60 | 12 |
| 11 | Gelderland |
Emma Luca | "Illusie" | 193 | 1 |
| 12 | Rijnmond |
Braidy | "Banaan" | 49 | 13 |
| 13 | Groningen |
Trap Aan! | "Ien de keet" | 141 | 5 |
Spokespersons
The 10, 11 and 12-point scores from the juries were announced by a spokesperson from each region in the following order:
- Utrecht – Pearl Jozefzoon
- Drenthe – René Steenbergen
- Overijssel – Willie Oosterhuis
- Zeeland – Elsa van Hermon
- West – Tess Merlot
- North Brabant – Tom van den Oetelaar
- Limburg – Maxime Cabo
- North Holland – Maarten Faber
- Friesland – Sipke Jan Bousema
- Flevoland – Roy Blokzijl
- Gelderland – Eric van den Berg
- Rijnmond – Joan Franka
- Groningen – Rik Baptist
Detailed voting results
| Split results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Combined | Jury | Public | |||
| Region | Points | Region | Points | Region | Points | |
| 1 | Gelderland |
193 | Gelderland |
121 | Groningen |
78 |
| 2 | Overijssel |
171 | North Brabant |
110 | Gelderland |
72 |
| 3 | North Brabant |
169 | Overijssel |
106 | Overijssel |
65 |
| 4 | North Holland |
151 | North Holland |
105 | North Brabant |
59 |
| 5 | Groningen |
141 | Friesland |
95 | Zeeland |
52 |
| 6 | Friesland |
134 | West |
84 | North Holland |
46 |
| 7 | West |
110 | Drenthe |
81 | Friesland |
39 |
| 8 | Drenthe |
101 | Utrecht |
72 | Limburg |
33 |
| 9 | Zeeland |
92 | Groningen |
63 | West |
26 |
| 10 | Limburg |
81 | Limburg |
48 | Drenthe |
20 |
| 11 | Utrecht |
78 | Flevoland |
47 | Flevoland |
13 |
| 12 | Flevoland |
60 | Rijnmond |
42 | Rijnmond |
7 |
| 13 | Rijnmond |
49 | Zeeland |
40 | Utrecht |
6 |
| Voting procedure used: 67% jury vote 33% televoting |
Total score |
Jury vote score |
Televoting score |
Jury vote | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Utrecht |
Drenthe |
Overijssel |
Zeeland |
West |
North Brabant |
Limburg |
North Holland |
Friesland |
Flevoland |
Gelderland |
Rijnmond |
Groningen | |||||
Contestants |
Utrecht | 78 | 72 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| Drenthe | 101 | 81 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Overijssel | 171 | 106 | 65 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Zeeland | 92 | 40 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||
| West | 110 | 84 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | ||
| North Brabant | 169 | 110 | 59 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | ||
| Limburg | 81 | 48 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||
| North Holland | 151 | 105 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Friesland | 134 | 95 | 39 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Flevoland | 60 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Gelderland | 193 | 121 | 72 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Rijnmond | 49 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Groningen | 141 | 63 | 78 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||
| # | Recipient | Regions giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Friesland |
Groningen, Overijssel, Rijnmond, West |
| 3 | Gelderland |
Flevoland, North Brabant, Utrecht, |
| North Holland |
Gelderland, Limburg, Zeeland | |
| 1 | Drenthe |
Friesland |
| North Brabant |
North Holland | |
| West |
Drenthe |
2025 edition
The third edition of Regio Songfestival was held on 1 November 2025 at 20:30 CET, and lasted approximately two hours.[45] It was organised by Omroep Gelderland after their win in the previous year's edition.[46][47][48] The show was broadcast on television by all participating broadcasters, as well as AVROTROS on the national television channel NPO 1 Extra.[49]
Competing entries
| Region | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drenthe |
RTV Drenthe | De Broers Roo | "Olde Jetta" | Low Saxon[a] |
|
| Flevoland |
Omroep Flevoland | Luca Ferron | "Morgen heb ik spijt" | Dutch |
|
| Friesland |
Omrop Fryslân | Anke Stilma | "Wêrom" | West Frisian |
|
| Gelderland |
Omroep Gelderland | Droadneagels | "Kandatannogandesdan" | Low Saxon[c] |
|
| Groningen |
RTV Noord | Iwan and Jeroen | "Alles goud" | Dutch, Low Saxon[b] |
|
| Limburg |
L1 | Fourtune | "Geluksdag" | Dutch |
|
| North Brabant |
Omroep Brabant | Rosa Spruit | "Geen woorden op papier" | Dutch | Rosa Spruit |
| North Holland |
NH | Kelsey Verbrugge | "Bij jou ben ik thuis" | Dutch |
|
| Overijssel |
RTV Oost | Poelepetaten | "Zo gezegd" | Low Saxon[d] | Morten Boerman |
| Rijnmond |
RTV Rijnmond | Flora | "In het rood" | Dutch | Denise Nathalie Voss |
| Utrecht |
RTV Utrecht | Dyde | "Laat maar" | Dutch |
|
| West |
Omroep West | Driewieler | "Gelukt?" | Dutch |
|
| Zeeland |
Omroep Zeeland | Tarzan & the Beachwaiters | "Buitenbenen" | Dutch |
|
Venue and presenters
On 26 April 2025, it was announced that the contest would be staged at the Musis & Stadstheater in Arnhem.[48] On 3 June 2025, Omroep Gelderland unveiled that Jochem van Gelder, Linda Geerdink and Rik Bronkhorst would host the event, all three being TV and radio presenters at the broadcaster.[51]
Contest overview
The running order for the live show was published on 8 October 2025.[50] Sieneke performed her 2010 Eurovision entry "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" as an interval act.
| R/O | Region | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Groningen |
Iwan and Jeroen | "Alles goud" | 222 | 1 |
| 2 | North Brabant |
Rosa Spruit | "Geen woorden op papier" | 162 | 2 |
| 3 | West |
Driewieler | "Gelukt?" | 103 | 9 |
| 4 | Drenthe |
De Broers Roo | "Olde Jetta" | 135 | 7 |
| 5 | Friesland |
Anke Stilma | "Wêrom" | 94 | 10 |
| 6 | Utrecht |
Dyde | "Laat maar" | 144 | 4 |
| 7 | Rijnmond |
Flora | "In het rood" | 60 | 13 |
| 8 | Overijssel |
Poelepetaten | "Zo gezegd" | 158 | 3 |
| 9 | North Holland |
Kelsey Verbrugge | "Bij jou ben ik thuis" | 140 | 5 |
| 10 | Limburg |
Fourtune | "Geluksdag" | 139 | 6 |
| 11 | Flevoland |
Luca Ferron | "Morgen heb ik spijt" | 81 | 11 |
| 12 | Gelderland |
Droadneagels | "Kandatannogandesdan" | 127 | 8 |
| 13 | Zeeland |
Tarzan & the Beachwaiters | "Buitenbenen" | 79 | 12 |
Spokespersons
The 10, 11 and 12-point scores from the juries were announced by a spokesperson from each region in the following order:
- Groningen – René Siertsema
- West – Bob Brinkman
- Drenthe – Wim Boer
- Friesland – Wim Brons
- Utrecht – Melanie Ryan
- North Brabant – Dominique de Bont
- Rijnmond – Joan Franka
- Overijssel – Merlijn Dewasme
- North Holland – Maarten Faber
- Limburg – Emmy Ackermans
- Flevoland – Roy Blokzijl
- Gelderland – Esther Stegeman
- Zeeland – Elsa van Hermon
- AI jury – Robin
Detailed voting results
| Split results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Combined | Jury | Public | |||
| Region | Points | Region | Points | Region | Points | |
| 1 | Groningen |
222 | Groningen |
138 | Groningen |
84 |
| 2 | North Brabant |
162 | North Holland |
126 | Overijssel |
77 |
| 3 | Overijssel |
158 | Utrecht |
102 | North Brabant |
70 |
| 4 | Utrecht |
144 | West |
96 | Gelderland |
63 |
| 5 | North Holland |
140 | North Brabant |
92 | Limburg |
56 |
| 6 | Limburg |
139 | Drenthe |
86 | Drenthe |
49 |
| 7 | Drenthe |
135 | Limburg |
83 | Utrecht |
42 |
| 8 | Gelderland |
127 | Overijssel |
81 | Friesland |
35 |
| 9 | West |
103 | Gelderland |
64 | Zeeland |
28 |
| 10 | Friesland |
94 | Flevoland |
60 | Flevoland |
21 |
| 11 | Flevoland |
81 | Friesland |
59 | North Holland |
14 |
| 12 | Zeeland |
79 | Rijnmond |
54 | West |
7 |
| 13 | Rijnmond |
60 | Zeeland |
51 | Rijnmond |
6 |
| Voting procedure used: 67% jury vote 33% televoting |
Total score |
Jury vote score |
Televoting score |
Jury vote | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Groningen |
North Brabant |
West |
Drenthe |
Friesland |
Utrecht |
Rijnmond |
Overijssel |
North Holland |
Limburg |
Flevoland |
Gelderland |
Zeeland |
AI jury | |||||
Contestants |
Groningen | 222 | 138 | 84 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
| North Brabant | 162 | 92 | 70 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||
| West | 103 | 96 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Drenthe | 135 | 86 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Friesland | 94 | 59 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Utrecht | 144 | 102 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Rijnmond | 60 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Overijssel | 158 | 81 | 77 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | ||
| North Holland | 140 | 126 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Limburg | 139 | 83 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Flevoland | 81 | 60 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Gelderland | 127 | 64 | 63 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Zeeland | 79 | 51 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | ||
| # | Recipient | Regions giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Groningen |
Drenthe, Friesland, Gelderland, North Brabant, North Holland, Zeeland |
| 2 | North Holland |
Flevoland, Limburg |
| 1 | Friesland |
AI jury |
| Gelderland |
Rijnmond | |
| Limburg |
Overijssel | |
| Utrecht |
West | |
| West |
Utrecht | |
| Zeeland |
Groningen |
