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| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1959 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) | |||
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 1959 | |||
| Selection date | 17 February 1959 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Een beetje" | |||
| Artist | Teddy Scholten | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 21 votes | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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The Netherlands was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1959 byTeddy Scholten with the song "Een beetje", composed by Dick Schallies and written byWilly van Hemert. The Dutch participating Broadcaster,Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest, making the Netherlands the first country to achieve two victories in the contest.
At the Dutch national final, held on 17 February, song and performer were chosen independently of each other. The 1957 contest winnerCorry Brokken failed in her bid to represent the Netherlands for a fourth consecutive year, while future Dutch representativeGreetje Kauffeld was also among those taking part.
Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) held the national final at theAVRO Studios inHilversum, 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 a jury of music experts 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]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place |
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| 1 | Corry Brokken and Bruce Low | "Mijn hart en ik" | 110 | 3 |
| 2 | Greetje Kauffeld and 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 | Result |
|---|---|
| Teddy Scholten | Selected |
| John de Mol | Eliminated |
On the evening of the final Scholten performed 5th in the running order, followingMonaco and precedingGermany. At the close of voting "Een beetje" had received 21 votes, winning the contest by a 5-vote margin over runners-up theUnited Kingdom. The Netherlands thus became the first country to win Eurovision twice.
The Dutch conductor at the contest wasDolf van der Linden.
Rumours after the contest suggested that theItalian jury had awarded a very high 7 votes to "Een beetje" in order to reduce the chances of a French or British win, but these were never substantiated.
Every participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel of ten people. Every jury member could give one vote to his or her favourite song.
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