The Netherlands was represented by Maggie MacNeal , with the song ' " Amsterdam " , at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest , which took place in The Hague on 19 April . 1980 was one of only three years in Dutch Eurovision history ( 1961 and 2008 being the others ) when both performer and song were chosen internally by broadcaster NOS . MacNeal had previously finished third in the 1974 Eurovision as part of duo Mouth and MacNeal
1974 Eurovision
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980