Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

  • Piet Souer
  • Peter van Asten
Finals performanceFinal result7th, 78 pointsNetherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands was represented by duo Maxine and Franklin Brown, with the song "De eerste keer", at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Oslo on 18 May.

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1996

Five acts participated in the Dutch preselection, which consisted of five qualifying rounds, followed by the final on 3 March 1996.

Heats

Five qualifying heats took place on consecutive evenings between 26 February and 1 March 1996. Each involved one of the selected acts performing three songs, with the televoting winner from each act going forward to the final.[1]

Heat 1 – Roland Verstappen – 26 February 1996
Draw Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 "Dan dansen wij" Henk Post, Jelle Kooistra 13% 3
2 "Een woord van jou" Peter Groot Kormelink, Herman Grimme 14% 2
3 "Ik wil alleen walsen met jou" Roland Verstappen 73% 1
Heat 2 – Gina de Wit – 27 February 1996
Draw Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 "De kracht van je hart" Gina de Wit 17% 3
2 "De wereld is van jou" Pim Koopman, Jeroen Englebert 57% 1
3 "Jij hoort bij mij" Gina de Wit 26% 2
Heat 3 – Maxine and Franklin Brown – 28 February 1996
Draw Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 "Wie weet wat morgen brengt" John Ewbank 21% 3
2 "De eerste keer" Piet Souer, Peter van Asten 54% 1
3 "Dat woordje wij" Tom Bakker, Pieter Goemans 25% 2
Heat 4 – Lucretia van der Vloot – 29 February 1996
Draw Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 "Neem me mee" Michel Pos, Annemiek Woudt 16% 3
2 "Hoe hoger je klimt" Franky Douglas, Arnout van Krimpen 39% 2
3 "Neem de tijd voor mij" Edwin de Groot, Rudi Nijhuis 45% 1
Heat 5 – Clau-dya's – 1 March 1996
Draw Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 "Met of zonder jou" Pim Koopman, Jeroen Englebert 27% 3
2 "Als je hart klopt" Ad van Olm 40% 1
3 "Mozart" Henk Temming, Han Kooreneef, Michiel Eilbracht 33% 2

Final

The final was held on 3 March at the Cinevideo Studio in Almere, hosted by Ivo Niehe. The winning song was chosen by voting from 13 regional juries, and "De eerste keer" emerged as the winner by an 11-point margin. The show was also broadcast in Belgium on BRTN.[2]

Final – 3 March 1996
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Gina de Wit "De wereld is van jou" 40 2
2 Maxine and Franklin Brown "De eerste keer" 51 1
3 Roland Verstappen "Ik wil alleen walsen met jou" 9 5
4 Clau-dya's "Als je hart klopt" 12 4
5 Lucretia van der Vloot "Neem de tijd voor mij" 31 3
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song
North Brabant
Drenthe
Flevoland
Friesland
Gelderland
Limburg
Groningen
North Holland
Overijssel
South Holland
Utrecht
The Hague
Zeeland
Total score
1 "De wereld is van jou" 5 3 3 3 3 2 3 5 3 2 1 2 5 40
2 "De eerste keer" 1 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 5 5 5 5 2 51
3 "Ik wil alleen walsen met jou" 2 2 1 1 2 1 9
4 "Als je hart klopt" 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 12
5 "Neem de tijd voor mij" 2 2 1 5 5 2 2 3 3 3 3 31

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only pre-qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. "De eerste keer" placed 9th, thus qualifying for the final.[3]

On the night of the final the pair performed 15th in the running order, following Slovenia and preceding Belgium. At the close of the voting "De eerste keer" had received 78 points from 15 countries (including a maximum 12 from Austria), placing the Netherlands 7th of the 23 entries.[4] The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland.[5]

The Dutch jury consisted of 8 professional jurors and 8 representatives of public. Sandra de Jong was the non-voting chairperson.[6]

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Dick Bakker.

Voting

Qualifying round

Points awarded to the Netherlands (qualifying round)[7]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Denmark
8 points
7 points  Macedonia
6 points
5 points  Romania
4 points  Belgium
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by the Netherlands (qualifying round)[7]
Score Country
12 points  Sweden
10 points  Estonia
8 points  Poland
7 points  United Kingdom
6 points  Ireland
5 points   Switzerland
4 points  Portugal
3 points  Hungary
2 points  Slovenia
1 point  Macedonia

Final

Points awarded to the Netherlands (final)[8]
Score Country
12 points  Austria
10 points  France
8 points  Sweden
7 points
6 points  Spain
5 points
4 points  Estonia
3 points   Switzerland
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by the Netherlands (final)[8]
Score Country
12 points  Ireland
10 points  Norway
8 points  Sweden
7 points  Turkey
6 points  Portugal
5 points  Croatia
4 points   Switzerland
3 points  Estonia
2 points  Belgium
1 point  Greece

References

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database - Netherlands 1996 semi-finals
  2. ^ ESC National Finals database - Netherlands 1996 final
  3. ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  4. ^ "Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1996
  6. ^ "'Zo'n nummer moet ook op maandagmorgen mooi zijn'". 20 May 1996.
  7. ^ a b Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  8. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

External links

  • Netherlands selection 1996
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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"
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Countries
Final
Qualification
Artists
Final
Qualification
Songs
Final
  • "¡Ay, qué deseo!"
  • "Beşinci Mevsim"
  • "Chcę znać swój grzech..."
  • "Dan najlepših sanj"
  • "Diwanit bugale"
  • "De eerste keer"
  • "Emis forame to himona anixiatika"
  • "I evighet"
  • "In a Woman's Heart"
  • "Kaelakee hääl"
  • "Kým nás máš"
  • "Liefde is een kaartspel"
  • "O meu coração não tem cor"
  • "Mon cœur l'aime"
  • "Mono gia mas"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
  • "Sjúbídú"
  • "Sveta ljubav"
  • "Den vilda"
  • "The Voice"
  • "Weil's dr guat got"
  • "Za našu ljubav"
Qualification
  • "Fortuna"
  • "Kun med dig"
  • "Planet of Blue"
  • "Rugă pentru pacea lumii"
  • "Samo ti"
  • "Shalom Olam"
  • "Ya eto ya"