The Netherlands was represented at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "", composed by
Joop Stokkermans, with lyrics by Theo Strengers, and performed by
Ronnie Tober. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, (NTS), selected its entry through a national final. Tober had previously finished second in the .
Before Eurovision
1968
The national final was held at the Tivoli in
Utrecht
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, hosted by Elles Berger. Six songs were originally lined up for the final, but singers Tante Leen and Trea Dobbs both withdrew, leaving a field of just four.
The song was reportedly chosen by a 325-piece public jury from different provinces of the country as well as a small professional jury. Tober received 117 votes from the public jury and 5 from the professional jury.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Tober performed second in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting "" had received just 1 point (from ), placing the Netherlands joint last (with ) of the 17 entries. This was the fourth (and to date last in the finals) time the Netherlands ended the evening at the bottom of the scoreboard.
The Dutch conductor at the contest was
Dolf van der Linden
David Gijsbert van der Linden (22 June 1915 – 30 January 1999), known as Dolf van der Linden, was a Dutch Conductor (music), conductor of popular music with a reputation which extended beyond the borders of the Netherlands.
Biography
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Voting
References
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1968
1968
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an origina ...