"maximum 12 from France and 10 from Italy and Switzerland), placing the Netherlands 5th of the 22 entries, their first top 5 finish since 1980. The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to Ireland. The Dutch conductor at the contest was Rogier van Otterloo for the fifth and last time, only a few months before his death in January 1988. Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 The Netherlands was represented by Marcha (Marga Bult), with the song '""Rechtop in de wind"", at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Brussels on 9 April. The song was the"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1956 The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland on Thursday 24 May. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union, the pan-European music competition was inspired by the Italian Sanremo Music Festival. Lohengrin Filipello hosted the first contest which lasted approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. Seven countries participated, with each of them performing two songs. Two jury members from all participating countries cast their votes in secret, based on which song was their favourite. This first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1957 The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the second edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on Sunday 3 March 1957 in Frankfurt-am-Main, West Germany. It was won by the Netherlands with ""Net als toen"", performed by Corry Brokken. Like the first 1956 edition, this one was still mainly a radio programme, but there was a noticeable increase in the number of people with televisions. For some time, a rumour had existed that the privilege of hosting the 1957 contest was given to Germany because they had come in second place in 1956 with"
"the contest in their own native language. Details of the commentators and the broadcasting station that they represented are shown in the table below. Eurovision Song Contest 1956 The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland on Thursday 24 May. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union, the pan-European music competition was inspired by the Italian Sanremo Music Festival. Lohengrin Filipello hosted the first contest which lasted approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. Seven countries participated, with each of them performing two songs. Two jury members"
"the table below. Eurovision Song Contest 1957 The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the second edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on Sunday 3 March 1957 in Frankfurt-am-Main, West Germany. It was won by the Netherlands with ""Net als toen"", performed by Corry Brokken. Like the first 1956 edition, this one was still mainly a radio programme, but there was a noticeable increase in the number of people with televisions. For some time, a rumour had existed that the privilege of hosting the 1957 contest was given to Germany because they had come in second place"
"are also included in the table below. Eurovision Song Contest 1959 The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on Wednesday 11 March 1959 in Cannes, France, following the country's victory at the 1958 edition. The contest was won by the Netherlands with the song """"Een beetje"""", performed by Teddy Scholten. This was the second win for the Netherlands. Willy van Hemert was also the lyricist of """"Net als toen"""", which won the 1957 contest. The event took place in Cannes, France, with the venue being the original building of"
"at the beginning, it was announced that a jury would choose the winner. ""Straatdeuntje"" was the winning song and would become Belgium's third entry in the Eurovision Song Contest (as every country had two songs in the 1956 competition) and the first song submitted by the Flemish broadcaster as well as the first Belgian entry performed in Dutch. At the Eurovision Song Contest in Frankfurt, the Belgian entry was the first of the night preceding Luxembourg with ""Amours mortes (tant de peine)"". Reflecting the song title, the stage was showing the picture of a street in the background. Schoepen delivered,"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1958 The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Hilversum, Netherlands, following the country's win at the 1957 Contest, forming the convention that the winning country of the previous Eurovision Song Contest hosts the following year's contest. The event was held on Wednesday 12 March 1958 at AVRO Studios. The winner was France with the song ""Dors, mon amour"", performed by André Claveau, written by Pierre Delanoë and composed by Hubert Giraud. At 46 years and 76 days of age, Claveau became the oldest victor of the contest until"
"Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 The Netherlands were represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 by Corry Brokken with the song ""Net als toen"" written by Guus Jansen and Willy van Hemert. The Dutch entry was chosen during a national final called ""Nationaal Songfestival"" and the country would go on to win the Eurovision Song Contest. Like in the previous year, a national final titled ""National Songfestival"" was held with eight songs competing. Four singers took part in the selection, each of them presenting two songs. Corry Brokken was the only singer from the 1956 national final who"
"These include: The Eurovision Song Contest () is an annual international song competition, that was first held in Lugano, Switzerland, on 24 May 1956. Seven countries participated – each submitting two songs, for a total of 14. This was the only contest in which more than one song per country was performed: since 1957 all contests have allowed one entry per country. The 1956 contest was won by the host nation, Switzerland. In this competition, only countries that are members of the EBU can participate. The first winner was Switzerland, and the most recent is Israel with a new voting"
"of their leading jazz singers. Luxembourg returned to the contest after a one-year break with a song in native Luxembourgish language. The Netherlands was mistakenly announced as Holland (which is only the western part of the country of The Netherlands). The conductors of the orchestra for each country's performance were: The contest saw the return of one artist who had participated in its previous editions, with Belgium's representative Fud Leclerc, who previously represented the country in 1956 and 1958. Each country had 10 jury members who each cast one vote for their favorite song. The table below shows the order"
"Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 Belgium was represented by Fud Leclerc, with the song '""Mon amour pour toi"", at the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 19 March in London. The song was chosen in the Belgian national final on 24 January. This was the third of Leclerc's four appearances for Belgium at Eurovision. The final took place at the INR studios in Brussels, and was hosted by Georges Désir & Arlette Vincent. Five songs participated and the winner was chosen by an ""expert"" jury. Among the other participants was Solange Berry, who had represented Luxembourg"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1959 The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on Wednesday 11 March 1959 in Cannes, France, following the country's victory at the 1958 edition. The contest was won by the Netherlands with the song """"Een beetje"""", performed by Teddy Scholten. This was the second win for the Netherlands. Willy van Hemert was also the lyricist of """"Net als toen"""", which won the 1957 contest. The event took place in Cannes, France, with the venue being the original building of Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, after"
"contest with over 16 countries participating with a total of 18 entries. The Swedish entry was also sung in English. For the first time since Dutch victory 'Een Beetje' in 1959, the winning song was not a ballad. The contest took place in Naples, the capital of region Campania in southern Italy and the third-largest city in Italy, after Rome and Milan. This is Italy's first hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest. The host venue was the then new Sala di Concerto della RAI (""RAI Production Centre of Naples""), founded few years prior to the contest, in the late fifties"
"conductor who conducted the orchestra. Four artists who had participated in previous editions of the contest returned in 1958: Fud Leclerc, who also represented Belgium in 1956; Margot Hielscher for Germany, who also participated in 1957; Corry Brokken for the Netherlands, who participated in 1956 and won in 1957; and Lys Assia, who won the first contest in 1956 and participated in 1957. Each country had 10 jury members who each decided the best song and each awarded 1 point. The table below shows the order in which votes were cast during the 1958 contest along with the spokesperson who"
"one commentator (Maurice Molitor) was native to Luxembourg. Conductors without a flag are Luxembourgish. Jacques Lasry changed his nationality to be Israeli in 1978. Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest Luxembourg has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 37 times since making its debut at the first contest in 1956. Between 1956 and 1993, Luxembourg only missed the 1959 contest. Since 1994, Luxembourg has not participated in the contest. Luxembourg has won the contest five times. Only Ireland (seven) and Sweden (six) have more wins. Luxembourg's first victory was in 1961 when Jean-Claude Pascal won with ""Nous les amoureux"". France"
"was responsible for announcing the votes for their respective country. Each national broadcaster also sent a commentator to the contest, in order to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language. Details of the commentators and the broadcasting station for which they represented are also included in the table below. Eurovision Song Contest 1958 The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Hilversum, Netherlands, following the country's win at the 1957 Contest, forming the convention that the winning country of the previous Eurovision Song Contest hosts the following year's contest."
"clearest victory ever in this voting system as they got 31% of all votes and 34.4% of the votes possible to be received (as no country can vote for itself). Furthermore, in the voting system of that year, it would be the only entry ever to receive points from every other country and one of only two to lead on the scoreboard from the first until the last vote. The Netherlands would be the only country to win the contest on its second attempt until Ukraine did so in 2004. Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 The Netherlands were"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1965 The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the tenth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Naples, Italy, following the Italian victory at the previous 1964 edition. Luxembourg won, for the second time in the history of the contest, with the song ""Poupée de cire, poupée de son"", performed by France Gall and composed by Serge Gainsbourg. Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Spain each scored ""null points"" for the second time. The 1965 contest marked the debut of Ireland, a country which later went on to dominate the competition. This was also the first"
"in order of presentation. The reason behind the withdrawal, was that the Eurovision contest coincided with Holy Saturday. Their entry would have been ""Wagon-lit"" (βάγκον λι) performed by Polina. The Italian broadcaster, RAI, simply decided not to send any delegation to Bergen. ""Host conductor in bold"" The winning song, Belgium's ""J'aime la vie,"" received points from every jury (Belgium received five sets of 12 points; every country awarded Belgium at least five points except for Germany, which gave them just one point). Belgium was the winner in the voting from the results of the second jury out of twenty, in"
"All countries who participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 returned for a second consecutive year, with no new countries making a début, nor any nations returning or withdrawing. Each performance had a conductor who maestro the orchestra. The contest saw the return of four artists this year, with three artists having previously participated in the 1960. Camillo Felgen for Luxembourg; François Deguelt for Monaco; and Fud Leclerc making his fourth appearance for Belgium, having also been present at the 1956 and 1958 contests. Jean Philippe, having previous represented France in 1959, returned to the contest as a representative for"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1962 The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the seventh edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on Sunday 18 March 1962 at the Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg. The contest was won for a third time by France with the song """"Un premier amour"""", performed by Isabelle Aubret. This marked the first time a country had won three contests. Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain all scored ""nul points"" for the first time. The 1962 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in Luxembourg City. The venue chosen to host the 1962 contest was the Villa Louvigny. The building served"
"only half of the points the Dutch winner received (31 points). Six countries gave points to the French entry, which means two thirds exactly of the other countries. The French jury itself gave only two countries any points: the Netherlands and most notably six points to Germany, by far the highest mark for the host country. Remarkably, France has also got its highest vote from Germany - again six points. France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 France took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the second time in 1957. The country was represented by Paul Desjardins with the"
"conducted at the contest by the musical director Dolf van der Linden. Brokken thus became the only performer in Eurovision history ever to have finished both first and last; it was also the only year, until 2015, in which the host country ended the evening at the bottom of the scoreboard. Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 The Netherlands was represented by Corry Brokken, with the song '""Heel de wereld"", at the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 12 March in Hilversum. ""Heel de wereld"" was chosen at the Dutch national final on 11 February. Brokken had"
"in the 1958 contest. On the night of the final Fud Leclerc performed 5th in the running order, following Denmark and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting ""Mon Amour Pour Toi"" had received 9 points (4 from Sweden, 3 from Italy and 1 from Austria and Germany), placing Belgium 6th of the 13 entries. The Belgian jury awarded its highest mark (3) to contest winners France. Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 Belgium was represented by Fud Leclerc, with the song '""Mon amour pour toi"", at the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 19 March"
"Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 The Netherlands was represented by Corry Brokken, with the song '""Heel de wereld"", at the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 12 March in Hilversum. ""Heel de wereld"" was chosen at the Dutch national final on 11 February. Brokken had taken part in both previous Eurovisions, and her victory in Frankfurt the previous year with ""Net als toen"" had brought the contest to the Netherlands for the first time. The national final took place at the AVRO TV studios in Hilversum (the same venue in which the Eurovision final took place),"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1960 The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on Tuesday 29 March 1960 in London. Although the Netherlands had won the contest in 1959, the Netherlands Television Foundation declined to host another contest so soon after staging the event in 1958. The honour of hosting the contest therefore passed to the United Kingdom, which had come second in 1959. Therefore, the BBC chose Catherine Boyle (as she was then known) to be the mistress of ceremonies at the contest for the first time. France's win this year"
"in which votes were cast during the 1960 contest along with the spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for their respective country. Each national broadcaster also sent a commentator to the contest, in order to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language. Details of the commentators and the broadcasting station for which they represented are also included in the table below. Eurovision Song Contest 1960 The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on Tuesday 29 March 1960 in London. Although the Netherlands had won the"
"four runner-up entries. Norway holds the record for finishing in last place in the final the most times: eleven. Israel is the only non European country to win with 4 wins. The early years of the contest saw many wins for ""traditional"" Eurovision countries: France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. However, the success of these countries has declined in recent decades; the Netherlands last won in 1975; France, in 1977; and Luxembourg, in 1983. Luxembourg last entered the contest in 1993. The first years of the 21st century produced numerous first-time winners, from both ""new"" and long-serving countries who had previously"
"Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 The Netherlands was represented by Rudi Carrell, with the song '""Wat een geluk"", at the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 29 March in London. Although Teddy Scholten had won the previous contest for the Netherlands, Dutch broadcaster NTS declined to host the contest for a second time in two years, so 1959 runners-up the United Kingdom had agreed to host the 1960 contest, which was staged by the BBC at London's Royal Festival Hall. Song and singer were chosen independently of each other at the Dutch national final, held on"
"British journalist George Campey in the London ""Evening Standard"" in 1951. The first contest was held in the town of Lugano, Switzerland, on 24 May 1956. Seven countries participated—each submitting two songs, for a total of 14. This was the only contest in which more than one song per country was performed: since 1957, all contests have allowed one entry per country. The 1956 contest was won by the host nation, Switzerland. The programme was first known as the ""Eurovision Grand Prix"" (in English). This ""Grand Prix"" name was adopted by Germany, Denmark, Norway and the Francophone countries, with the"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1963 The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the eighth annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was held in London, United Kingdom, after the British broadcaster BBC stepped in to organise the event. France had won the 1962 edition with the right to host this following one but were unable to, due to financial shortcomings. The contest was won by Denmark with the song ""Dansevise"", performed by Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann. Denmark's win was their first. Four countries got nul points, with Finland, Norway and Sweden failing to score any points for the first time and The Netherlands"
"Details of the commentators and the broadcasting station for which they represented are also included in the table below. Eurovision Song Contest 1966 The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, following the country's win at the previous 1965 edition. The host venue was Grand Auditorium de RTL in Villa Louvigny. The presenter was Josiane Chen. The winner was Austria with the song ""Merci, Chérie"" performed and composed by Udo Jürgens, and written by Jürgens and Thomas Hörbiger. This would remain Austria's only"