Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957
Eurovision Song Contest 1957 | ||||
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Country | Netherlands | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 1957 | |||
Selection date(s) | 3 February 1957 | |||
Selected entrant | Corry Brokken | |||
Selected song | "Net als toen" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 1st, 31 points | |||
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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.
Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 1957
Nationaal Songfestival 1957 | |
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AVRO Studios, Hilversum | |
Presenter(s) | Karin Kraaykamp |
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Voting system | The winner was decided by the audience, who could vote for their favourite by sending a postcard. |
Like in the previous year, a national final titled Nationaal Songfestival was held with eight songs competing. Again, the show was hosted by Karin Kraaykamp. Four singers took part in the selection, each of them presenting two songs. The winner was again chosen by postcard voting, however, this time, only the top four entries were announced. Corry Brokken, who was already one of the two Dutch representatives in the 1956 Eurovision Song Contest, was the clear winner of the national final, as her entries finished first and second. Marcel Thielemans finished third and fourth, but far behind her. The winning song was "Net als toen" and would be the third Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest.
It can be seen that the interest in the contest had increased a lot: in 1956, a total of 6,694 postcards were counted, fewer than only the winning one received in 1957, which got 6,927; the top four received a total of postcards of 14,858 postcards.[1][2]
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Votes | Place |
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1 | Hea Sury | "De bromtol" | Melle Wiersma, Willy van Hemert | 532 | 7 |
2 | Hea Sury | "Een liedje van niets" | Jelle de Vries | 140 | 8 |
3 | John de Mol | "Havannah is zo ver" | Jan Mol | 814 | 6 |
4 | John de Mol | "Hiep hiep hiep hoera" | Jan Mol | 819 | 5 |
5 | Marcel Thielemans | "Ik weet nog goed" | Pi Scheffer, Alexander Pola | 965 | 4 |
6 | Corry Brokken | "Iwan" | Pi Scheffer, Alexander Pola | 4,692 | 2 |
7 | Corry Brokken | "Net als toen" | Guus Jansen, Willy van Hemert | 6,927 | 1 |
8 | Marcel Thielemans | "Simpe sampe sompe" | Joh Steggerda | 2,544 | 3 |
Releases
"Net als toen" was released on an EP by Corry Brokken with the title "Grand Prix 1957 Eurovision".[3] The entry itself did not reach the Dutch single charts and was also not an international hit although it would win the Eurovision Song Contest. Brokken has also recorded a German version ("Damals war alles so schön") and a French version ("Tout comma avant") of the song. None of the other songs in the national final made any commercial impact.
At Eurovision
At the Eurovision Song Contest in
Voting
Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.
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Trivia
- Despite winning the Eurovision Song Contest, according to Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad, "Net als toen" stood no chance.[6]
Sources
References
- ^ DUTCH NATIONAL FINAL 1956
- ^ DUTCH NATIONAL FINAL 1957
- ^ http://www.eurovisioncovers.co.uk/nl57.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ "And the conductor is...|...Corry Brokken - Net als toen".
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Frankfurt 1957". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Algemeen Handelsblad". Algemeen Handelsblad. 4 February 1957.