[1] Held in its current form since 2023, the format of the competition is loosely based on the Eurovision Song Contest and was first used in 1995 under its original title Het Nederlandse Songfestival (transl.

In May 2023, twenty-eight years after the 1995 edition, the thirteen regional public broadcasters announced the launch of a reworked version of the format under the name Regio Songfestival.

On 2 October 2023, it was revealed that the show would be hosted by Greek-Dutch singer Stefania Liberakakis, alongside RTV Utrecht reporters Riks Ozinga [nl] and Bernadette Keizer.

[26] RTV Utrecht announced that Liberakakis and Ozinga would be the show's main presenters, while Keizer would serve as the green room host.

[28] The 10, 11 and 12-point scores from the juries were announced by a spokesperson from each region in the following order: The second edition of Regio Songfestival was held on 9 November 2024, beginning at 20:30 CET, and lasted approximately two hours.

On 4 July 2024, it was revealed that the show would be hosted by presenter and singer Lex Uiting [nl], alongside L1 reporters Yaël Camille Weijenberg and Riël Linssen.

[41] Singer John Tana [nl] performed the song "Daan kom iech mer aon" as an interval act.

The RPO, the organisation that groups together all of the Netherlands' regional public broadcasters, confirmed after Gelderland's win in 2024 that the contest would continue with a third edition.