Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957
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| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1957 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) | |||
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| Selection process | Het Eurovisie Song Festival – Nationale finale | |||
| Selection date | 3 February 1957 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Net als toen" | |||
| Artist | Corry Brokken | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 31 votes | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with the song "Net als toen", composed by Guus Jansen, with lyrics by Willy van Hemert, and performed by Corry Brokken. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final. The song would go on to win the Eurovision Song Contest.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Het Eurovisie Song Festival – Nationale finale
[edit]Like in the previous year, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) held a national final titled Het Eurovisie Song Festival – Nationale finale with eight songs competing.[1] Initial plans foresaw ten competing entries: In late 1956, NTS asked five composers to submit songs for its national final: Jelle de Vries, Pi Scheffer, Melle Weersma, Johnny Steggerda, and Jaap Streefkerk.[2] In addition, the Dutch songwriters association Vereniging van woord- en toondichters der lichte muziek (WTL) should hold an open selection among its members to submit another five entries.[2][3] The songs submitted by WTL members finally weren't selected for the national final, therefore NTS chose to turn to composers Guus Jansen and Jan Mol to write additional entries.[4]
The national final was held in the AVRO Studios in Hilversum on 3 February 1957 at 21:45 CET (20:15 UTC), with a duration of 45 minutes.[5][1][6][7] It was broadcast live on television by NTS, with a deferred broadcast at 23:15 CET on radio Hilversum 2 by KRO.[5][1][8] The final was produced by Piet te Nuyl Jr. and directed by Ben Steggerda.[1] Again, the show was hosted by Karin Kraaykamp. The entries were sung by Corry Brokken, Heja Sury, John de Mol and Marcel Thielemans.[1][6] The artists were accompanied by the Metropole Orkest under the musical direction of Dolf van der Linden.[1] The winner was chosen by postcard voting.[1] Viewers had until 10 February 1957 to send in their postcards, giving one vote for a particular song per postcard.[1] 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. At least an approximate total of 17,000 postcards have been sent.[9] The winning song was announced on 16 February 1957 on NTS.[5]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Votes | Place |
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| 1 | Hea Sury | "De bromtol" | Melle Weersma, 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
[edit]"Net als toen" was released on an EP by Corry Brokken with the title "Grand Prix 1957 Eurovision". 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
[edit]At the Eurovision Song Contest in Frankfurt, the Dutch entry was performed sixth on the night following Austria with "Wohin, kleines Pony?" and preceding Germany with "Telefon, Telefon". Corry Brokken was backed by violinist Sem Nijveen, who had a remarkable long solo part.[10] The Dutch conductor at the contest was Dolf van der Linden. The Netherlands won the Eurovision Song Contest. At the close of voting, the Dutch entry had received 31 votes and at least one vote from every other country. It would be the 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 votes 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.
Voting
[edit]Each participating broadcaster assembled a ten-member jury panel. Every jury member could give one vote to his or her favourite song. The Dutch jury was composed by viewers who had participated in the national final postcard vote and given their vote to the winning song.[5]
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References
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- ^ "17.000 brieven" [17,000 letters]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Amsterdam, Netherlands. 11 February 1957. p. 5. Retrieved 1 February 2025 – via Delpher.
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- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Frankfurt 1957". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.