Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Prior to the 2022 contest, the Netherlands has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-one times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in the inaugural contest in 1956. Since then, the country has won the event five times: in 1957, 1959, 1969 (as one of four countries to tie for first place), 1975, and most recently in 2019. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, the Netherlands has featured in eight finals. The country ended last on five occasions, most recently in the second semi-final of 2011. The Netherlands has also received nul points on two occasions, in 1962 and 1963. In 2021, directly qualifying for the final as the host nation, it ended 23rd (fourth to last) with Jeangu Macrooy and "Birth of a New Age", being one of four contestants to receive nul points from the televoting.

The Dutch national broadcaster, AVROTROS, broadcasts the event within the Netherlands and is responsible for organising the national selection process. The Netherlands has used various methods to select the Dutch entry in the past, such as the Nationaal Songfestival, a live televised national final to choose the performer, song or both to compete at Eurovision. However, internal selections have also been held on several occasions. Since 2013, the broadcaster has internally selected the Dutch entry for the contest. In 2013, the internal selection of Anouk performing "Birds" managed to take the country to the final for the first time in eight years and placed ninth overall. In 2014, the internal selection of The Common Linnets performing the song "Calm After the Storm" qualified the nation to the final once again and placed second, making it the most successful Dutch result in the contest since its victory in 1975, until Duncan Laurence won in 2019 with the song "Arcade".

The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 will take place at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, Italy, and will consist of two semi-finals held on 10 and 12 May, and the grand final on 14 May 2022. According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, are required to qualify from one of the two semi-finals to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.