| Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 29 October 2016 Song: 3 March 2017 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | O'G3NE | |||
| Selected song | "Lights and Shadows" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (4th, 200 points) | |||
| Final result | 11th, 150 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Lights and Shadows" written by Rory de Kievit and Rick Vol. The song is performed by the group O'G3NE, who was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the Netherlands at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. O'G3NE's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 29 October 2016, while the song, "Lights and Shadows", was presented to the public on 3 March 2017.
The Netherlands was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 11 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 6, "Lights and Shadows" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May. It was later revealed that the Netherlands placed fourth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 200 points. In the final, the Netherlands placed eleventh out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 150 points.