Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974
Mouth and MacNeal | ||||
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| Selected song | "I See a Star" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 15 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands was represented by duo
1974 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Brighton, England on 6 April. Mouth and MacNeal were internally selected by broadcaster NOS
to be the Dutch representatives .
Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 1974
The final was held on 27 February 1974 at the Jaarbeurs in
Utrecht, hosted by Willem Duys. Only three songs were performed and voted on by a jury. "Ik zie een ster" emerged the runaway winner.[1]
| Draw | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Liefste" | 19 | 2 |
| 2 | "Zoals de oudjes zongen" | 12 | 3 |
| 3 | "Ik zie een ster" | 79 | 1 |
At Eurovision
The free-language rule applied in 1974, so prior to the contest the song was translated into English as "I See a Star" and performed in English at the final. On the night of the final Mouth and MacNeal performed 12th in the running order, following
Volare" by Domenico Modugno, third in 1958, and Gigliola Cinquetti's runner-up "Sì", also from 1974 and 2014's Calm After the Storm, by The Common Linnets
, also Dutch).
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.
Voting
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References
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1974
- ^ "Final of Brighton 1974". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "ESC History - Netherlands 1974". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Brighton 1974". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
External links
- Dutch Preselection 1974 Archived 9 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine