Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959

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  • Willy van Hemert
Finals performanceFinal result1st, 21 pointsNetherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands was represented by Teddy Scholten, with the song "Een beetje", at the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 11 March in Cannes, France. Song and singer were chosen independently of each other at the Dutch national final, held on 17 February. Scholten went on to win the 1959 contest for the Netherlands, the first time a country had scored two Eurovision victories. The 1957 contest winner Corry Brokken failed in her bid to represent the Netherlands for a fourth consecutive year, while future Dutch representative Greetje Kauffeld was also among those taking part.

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1959

The national final took place at the AVRO TV studios in Hilversum, hosted by Karin Kraaykamp. Eight songs and seven singers were involved, with all songs presented twice by different performers, once with a full orchestra and once in a more pared-down style.

The winning song was chosen by votes from regional juries, then an "expert" jury decided which of the two performers and versions of the winning song should go to Cannes. After "Een beetje" was announced the winner, the expert jury chose Scholten with the full orchestra version of the song. [1]

Song selection – 17 February 1959
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Corry Brokken & Bruce Low "Mijn hart en ik" 110 3
2 Greetje Kauffeld & John de Mol
3 Greetje Kauffeld "Als ik denk aan geluk" 38 7
4 Dick Doorn
5 Tonny van Hulst "Kleine zilv'ren ster" 35 8
6 Corry Brokken
7 John de Mol "Op het plein" 48 5
8 Greetje Kauffeld
9 Corry Brokken "Iedere dag met jou" 43 6
10 Bruce Low
11 Dick Doorn "De regen" 148 2
12 Teddy Scholten
13 Bruce Low "Angelina" 53 4
14 Tonny van Hulst
15 Teddy Scholten "Een beetje" 235 1
16 John de Mol
Artist selection – 17 February 1959
Artist Result
Teddy Scholten Selected
John de Mol Eliminated

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Scholten performed 5th in the running order, following Monaco and preceding Germany. At the close of voting "Een beetje" had received 21 points, winning the contest by a 5-point margin over runners-up the United Kingdom. The Netherlands thus became the first country to win Eurovision twice.[2]

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Dolf van der Linden.

Rumours after the contest suggested that the Italian jury had awarded a very high 7 points to "Een beetje" in order to reduce the chances of a French or British win, but these were never substantiated.

Voting

Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.

Points awarded to the Netherlands[3]
Score Country
7 points  Italy
4 points  France
3 points
2 points  Germany
1 point
Points awarded by the Netherlands[3]
Score Country
5 points  United Kingdom
3 points  Sweden
1 point

External links

  • Dutch Preselection 1959

References

  1. ^ "Nationaal Archief". nationaalarchief.nl. hdl:10648/a98df16a-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1959
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Cannes 1959". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Alles heeft ritme"
  • "Als het om de liefde gaat"
  • "Amambanda"
  • "Amsterdam"
  • "Arcade"
  • "Een beetje"
  • "Birds"
  • "Birth of a New Age"
  • "Blijf zoals je bent"
  • "Burning Daylight"
  • "Calm After the Storm"
  • "Colorado"
  • "De diepte"
  • "Ding-a-dong"
  • "De eerste keer"
  • "Europapa"
  • "Fernando en Filippo"
  • "Grow"
  • "Heel de wereld"
  • "Hemel en aarde"
  • "Het is een wonder"
  • "I See a Star"
  • "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"
  • "Ik hou van jou"
  • "Ik wil alles met je delen"
  • "Jij bent mijn leven"
  • "Jij en ik"
  • "Katinka"
  • "Lights and Shadows"
  • "De mallemolen"
  • "Morgen"
  • "My Impossible Dream"
  • "Net als toen"
  • "Never Alone"
  • "Niemand heeft nog tijd"
  • "No Goodbyes"
  • "On Top of the World"
  • "One Good Reason"
  • "One More Night"
  • "De oude muzikant"
  • "Out on My Own"
  • "Outlaw in 'Em"
  • "The Party's Over"
  • "Rechtop in de wind"
  • "Ring-dinge-ding"
  • "Shangri-La"
  • "Shine"
  • "Sing Me a Song"
  • "Slow Down"
  • "Een speeldoos"
  • "'t Is genoeg"
  • "'t Is OK"
  • "Tijd"
  • "De troubadour"
  • "De vogels van Holland"
  • "Voorgoed voorbij"
  • "Vrede"
  • "Waar is de zon"
  • "Walk Along"
  • "Wat een dag"
  • "Wat een geluk"
  • "Waterman"
  • "Wijs me de weg"
  • "Without You"
  • "You and Me"
  • "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where the Netherlands did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Augustin"
  • "Een beetje"
  • "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n"
  • "Hou toch van mij"
  • "Irgendwoher"
  • "Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien"
  • "Oui, oui, oui, oui"
  • "Mon ami Pierrot"
  • "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)"
  • "Sing, Little Birdie"
  • "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig"