Netherlands in The Song 5

The Netherlands participated in The Song 5 in Espoo, Finland. The Dutch broadcaster, AVROTOS, selected their entry via a national selection. The winning entry was "Ladada (Mon dernier mot)", performed by Claude, written by Arno Krabman, Joren van der Voort and Claude Kiambe.

Participation
On December 27 2022, the Dutch broadcaster announced that a national selection would be held to select their entry for the first time. The competing songs were released the following day.

Nationaal Songfestival
There were six competing songs. Claude won the final with "Ladada (Mon dernier mot)". In second place, Blanks will compete in The Song Second Chance 5 with "Lost in the Moment". This will be the Netherlands' debut in The Song Second Chance.

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