Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978
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't Is OK
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 | ||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 1978 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 22 February 1978 | |||
| Selected entrant | Harmony | |||
| Selected song | "'t Is OK" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 37 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands was represented by the group
1978 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Paris
on 22 April. Harmony were the winners of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 22 February.
Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 1978
The final was held at the
Teach-In, Sandra Reemer and Heddy Lester). Each juror awarded one point to his/her favourite song, with 120 points available in total. After a rather confused voting procedure (during which the juries in Gelderland and South Holland originally tried to award more than 10 points apiece), "'t Is OK" emerged the winner by a 12-point margin.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Duncan | "Duncan" | 24 | 2 |
| 2 | Harmony | "Bim Bam Bom" | 19 | 3 |
| 3 | The Internationals | "Heel nu en dan" | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Kimm | "Jaimie" | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | Barry Duncan | "Rosamunde" | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Harmony | "'t Is OK" | 36 | 1 |
| 7 | The Internationals | "Boem boem boem" | 10 | 5 |
| 8 | Kimm | "Dit is mijn dag vandaag" | 6 | 7 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Harmony performed 11th in the running order, following Belgium and preceding Turkey. Along with the United Kingdom's Co-Co, Harmony came in for some criticism for their garish and clashing stage costumes. At the close of voting "'t Is OK" had received 37 points from eight countries, placing the Netherlands 13th of the 20 entries.[2] The Dutch jury reciprocated the Israeli 12 points by awarding its 12 to contest winner "A-Ba-Ni-Bi".[3]
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.
Voting
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References
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1978
- ^ "Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1978
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.