The Netherlands are one of the sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 , which took place on 15 November 2003 at the Forum in Copenhagen , Denmark . AVRO was responsible for the organisation of the Dutch Junior Eurovision Song Contest entry . A national final has been organised by AVRO to select the entry , called '' Junior Songfestival '' . Entrants previously wrote their own songs and sent it to the broadcaster , where a jury and the public decided the winner . However , as of 2016 , candidates audition individually and are placed in groups later on
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest