Lied van Liedjes 16

This was the sixteenth Lied van Liedjes to be held. It was held on the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th of November 2001.

Other Countries

 * - the Belarussian broadcaster withdrew after a fixed voting scandal was reveal at the realization of their first national final to send the nation's president favorite song. LvL banned Belarus from partipating for 2 editions (16 and 17)
 * - the Canadian broadcaster, who is participating in the Commonwealth spin-off tournament, appealed to the contest to allow their participation despite being in North America. They did not appear on the final list of participants.
 * - the Cypriot broadcaster withdrew stating that the broadcaster were short on money and unable to pay the participation fee.
 * - the Gibraltar broadcaster made no official statement. They did not appear on the final list of participants.
 * - the Hong Kong broadcaster, who is participating in the Commonwealth spin-off tournament, appealed to the contest to allow their participation despite being in North America. They did not appear on the final list of participants.
 * - As the contest was going to be held in England, many fans were hoping for a Crown Department Territory to debut at least one edition, Isle of Man was the most talked, but they did not appear on the final list of participants.
 * - the Israeli broadcaster made no official statement. They did not appear on the final list of participants. They did criticize the return of two arab nations to the contest, stating it will be impossible to co-operate with them.
 * - the Lebanese broadcaster made no official statement. They did not appear on the final list of participants.
 * - the Luxembourgish broadcaster withdrew stating that the broadcaster were short on money and unable to pay the participation fee.
 * - the Luxembourgish broadcaster withdrew stating that the broadcaster were short on money and unable to pay the participation fee.
 * - the Moroccan broadcaster made no official statement. They did not appear on the final list of participants.
 * - Syria had intentions to participate on the contest, yet they did not made an official statement. They did not appear on the final list of participants
 * - Tunisia had intentions to participate on the contest, yet they did not made an official statement. They did not appear on the final list of participants