Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975

  • Dick Bakker
  • Will Luikinga
  • Eddy Ouwens
Finals performanceFinal result1st, 152 pointsNetherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1974 • 1975 • 1976►

The Netherlands was represented by six-member group Teach-In, with the song "Ding-a-dong", at the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Stockholm on 22 March. Teach-In were chosen as the Dutch representatives at the national final on 26 February, and went on to win the 1975 contest for the Netherlands.

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1975

The national final was held at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, hosted by Willem Duys. For the first time since 1970, the Dutch performer had not been preselected by broadcaster NOS, and the 1975 selection consisted of two stages. Firstly, each of the three participating acts performed a song and 5-member international jury voted for the best song; then the chosen song was performed by all three acts and a 100-member public jury voted for the act they wanted to perform it. Teach-In were chosen with over half of the public vote.[1]

Song selection – 26 February 1975
Draw Song Points Place
1 "Ik heb geen geld voor de trein" 1 2
2 "Dinge dong" 4 1
3 "Circus" 0 3
Performer selection – 26 February 1975
Draw Artist Points Place
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

Points awarded to the Netherlands[4]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points  Portugal
6 points   Switzerland
5 points  France
4 points  Turkey
3 points  Belgium
2 points
1 point  Italy
Points awarded by the Netherlands[4]
Score Country
12 points  Luxembourg
10 points  Israel
8 points  France
7 points   Switzerland
6 points  Ireland
5 points  Belgium
4 points  United Kingdom
3 points  Yugoslavia
2 points  Norway
1 point  Malta

References

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1975
  2. ^ "Final of Stockholm 1975". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1975
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Stockholm 1975". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

External links

  • Dutch Preselection 1975
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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
  • "At Va'Ani"
  • "Une chanson c'est une lettre"
  • "Dan ljubezni"
  • "Ding-a-dong"
  • "Era"
  • "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste"
  • "Gelukkig zijn"
  • "Jennie, Jennie"
  • "Let Me Be the One"
  • "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"
  • "Madrugada"
  • "Mikado"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Seninle Bir Dakika"
  • "Singing This Song"
  • "That's What Friends Are For"
  • "Toi"
  • "Touch My Life (with Summer)"
  • "Tú volverás"