Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 | ||||
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Country | Netherlands | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 1975 | |||
Selection date(s) | 26 February 1975 | |||
Selected entrant | Teach-In | |||
Selected song | "Ding-a-dong" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 1st, 152 points | |||
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands was represented by six-member group
Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 1975
The national final was held at the Jaarbeurs in
Draw | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | "Ik heb geen geld voor de trein" | 1 | 2 |
2 | "Dinge dong" | 4 | 1 |
3 | "Circus" | 0 | 3 |
Draw | Artist | Points | Place |
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1 | Albert West | 33 | 2 |
2 | Teach-In | 56 | 1 |
3 | Debbie | 11 | 3 |
At Eurovision
The free-language rule applied in 1975, so prior to the contest the song was translated into English as "Ding-a-dong" and performed in English at the final. On the night of the final Teach-In performed first in the running order, preceding Ireland. 1975 saw the introduction of the current Eurovision scoring system, and "Ding-a-dong" received six maximum 12 points votes from Israel, Malta, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. At the close of voting it had received 152 points in total (with points from every other participating country), winning the contest by a 14-point margin over runners-up the United Kingdom.[2] This was the Netherlands' fourth Eurovision victory. The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to Luxembourg.[3]
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.
This was the first time in Eurovision history that the contest was won by the song which had opened the show, although this would happen again with the United Kingdom the following year and Sweden in 1984.
"Ding-a-dong" reached number 3 on the Dutch Singles chart and also became a hit in several other markets, including the United Kingdom where it peaked at number 13, and Sweden where it made number 2.
Voting
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References
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1975
- ^ "Final of Stockholm 1975". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1975
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Stockholm 1975". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.