Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Participating broadcaster| Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
Country|  Netherlands
National selection
Selection process| Nationaal Songfestival 1978
Selection date(s)| 22 February 1978
Selected artist(s)| Harmony
Selected song| "'t Is OK"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Eddy Ouwens
* Toon Gispen
* Dick Kooiman

Placement
Final result| 13th, 37 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "'t Is OK", composed by Eddy Ouwens, with lyrics by Toon Gispen and Dick Kooiman, and performed by the band Harmony. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final.

## Before Eurovision

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### Nationaal Songfestival 1978

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The final was held at the Congresgebouw in The Hague, hosted by Willem Duys. Four acts took part performing two songs each and voting was by 10-member juries in the eleven Dutch provinces, with an additional jury made up of ten former Dutch Eurovision participants (Teddy Scholten, Greetje Kauffeld, De Spelbrekers, Conny Vandenbos, Lenny Kuhr, Maggie MacNeal, Getty Kaspers of Teach-In, Sandra Reemer, and Heddy Lester). Each juror awarded one point to his/her favourite song, with 120 points available in total. After a rather confused voting procedure (during which the juries in Gelderland and South Holland originally tried to award more than 10 points apiece), "'t Is OK" emerged the winner by a 12-point margin.[1]

Final – 22 February 1978  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Points  | Place

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1  | Barry Duncan  | "Duncan"  | 24  | 2
2  | Harmony | "Bim Bam Bom"  | 19  | 3
3  | The Internationals  | "Heel nu en dan"  | 7  | 6
4  | Kimm | "Jaimie"  | 12  | 4
5  | Barry Duncan  | "Rosamunde"  | 6  | 7
6  | Harmony | "'t Is OK"  | 36  | 1
7  | The Internationals  | "Boem boem boem"  | 10  | 5
8  | Kimm | "Dit is mijn dag vandaag"  | 6  | 7

## At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Harmony performed 11th in the running order, following Belgium and preceding Turkey. Along with the United Kingdom's Co-Co, Harmony came in for some criticism for their garish and clashing stage costumes. At the close of voting "'t Is OK" had received 37 points from eight countries, placing the Netherlands 13th of the 20 entries.[2] The Dutch jury reciprocated the Israeli 12 points by awarding its 12 to contest winner "A-Ba-Ni-Bi".[3]

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.

### Voting

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Points awarded to the Netherlands[4] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Israel
10 points  |
8 points  |
7 points  |
6 points  |  Luxembourg
5 points  |

* Denmark
* Italy

4 points  |  Germany
3 points  |  United Kingdom
2 points  |
1 point  |

* Monaco
* Sweden

Points awarded by the Netherlands[4] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Israel
10 points  |  Monaco
8 points  |  Switzerland
7 points  |  Germany
6 points  |  France
5 points  |  Belgium
4 points  |  Spain
3 points  |  Luxembourg
2 points  |  United Kingdom
1 point  |  Denmark

## References

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1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1978
2. ^ "Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
3. ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1978
4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

## External links

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* Dutch Preselection 1978

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* Linda Williams

Songs|

* "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. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

Artists|

* Baccara
* Caline and Olivier Toussaint
* Co-Co
* Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta
* Gemini
* Harmony
* Mabel
* Nilüfer and Nazar
* Joël Prévost
* Ricchi e Poveri
* Ireen Sheer
* Seija Simola
* Björn Skifs
* Springtime
* Jahn Teigen
* Tania Tsanaklidou
* Jean Vallée
* José Vélez
* Carole Vinci
* Colm C. T. Wilkinson

Songs|

* "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"
* "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie"
* "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
* "The Bad Old Days"
* "Bailemos un vals"
* "Boom Boom"
* "Born to Sing"
* "Charlie Chaplin"
* "Dai li dou"
* "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten"
* "Feuer"
* "Il y aura toujours des violons"
* "Les Jardins de Monaco"
* "Mil etter mil"
* "Mrs. Caroline Robinson"
* "Parlez-vous français ?"
* "Questo amore"
* "Sevince"
* "'t Is OK"
* "Vivre"

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