Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
The Netherlands participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France. National broadcaster AVROTROS selected Ayana to represent the Netherlands through the national final . With her song "", containing lyrics in Dutch, English and Japanese, she finished in 19th place at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with 43 points. Background Prior to the 2021 contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in every edition since its first entry in . The Netherlands have won the contest on one occasion: in with the song "Click Clack", performed by Ralf Mackenbach. In the , girl group UNITY represented the Netherlands with the song "Best Friends". Although the host country was Poland, their performance was recorded remotely in a television studio in the Netherlands due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They placed 4th out of 12 entries with 132 points, while France won the contest with 200 points. Before Junior Eurovision Junior Songfestival 2021 AVROTROS selected the Dutch representative through the televised national final that was held on 25 September 2021 at the RTM Stage, a part of the Rotterdam Ahoy, hosted by Romy Monteiro and Buddy Vedder. The winner was determined through points given by a