De Spelbrekers were a Dutch singing duo, consisting of Theo Rekkers and Huug Kok. They were known for their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, representing the Netherlands.
Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song "A Million in One, Two, Three", written by Luc Smets, and performed by Dream Express. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Flemish Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (BRT), selected its entry through a national final.
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song "I See a Star", composed by Hans van Hemert, with lyrics by Gerrit den Braber, and performed by duo Mouth and MacNeal. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song "The Party's Over", written by Hans van Hemert, and performed by Sandra Reemer. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final. In addition, NOS was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Nederlands Congresgebouw in The Hague, after winning the previous edition with the song "Ding-a-dong" by Teach-In. This was the second of Reemer's three Eurovision appearances for the Netherlands: she had sung in the 1972 contest in a duo with Dries Holten (Andres), and would also take part in the 1979 contest under the name of Xandra.
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song "De mallemolen", composed by Frank Affolter, with lyrics by Wim Hogenkamp, and performed by Heddy Lester. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final.
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.
The Netherlands was represented by Xandra, with the song "Colorado", at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 31 March in Jerusalem. The song was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 7 February. Although it was claimed at the time that Xandra was the name of a six-piece band, in reality it was merely a name adopted by Eurovision veteran Sandra Reemer, who had previously represented the Netherlands in 1972 and 1976. The cover sleeves on the various domestic and international record issues of "Colorado" for example all pictured Reemer on her own without any "band members".
The Netherlands was represented by Bernadette, with the song "Sing Me a Song", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Munich on 23 April. Bernadette was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 23 February.
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the song "De troubadour", composed by David Hartsema, with lyrics by Lenny Kuhr, and performed by Kuhr herself. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final. The song won the competition in a joint win with the songs from France, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 with the song "Waterman", written by Pieter Goemans, and performed by three-sister group Hearts of Soul. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final.
Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "Als het weer lente is", composed by Jef van den Berg, with lyrics by Jaak Dreesen, and performed by Lize Marke. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Flemish Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (BRT), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally. Marke had previously finished second in the 1963 national final.
Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Ton nom", composed by Eric Channe, with lyrics by Tony Golan, and performed by Fud Leclerc. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon Radio-Télévision Belge (RTB), selected its entry through a national final. This was Leclerc's fourth time at Eurovision, and he still shares the record for the most Eurovision appearances as a main performer. "Ton nom" has also gone down in history as the first Eurovision performance ever to score nul-points.
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the song "Een beetje", composed by Dick Schallies, with lyrics by Willy van Hemert, and performed by Teddy Scholten. 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.
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 with the song "Fernando en Filippo", composed by Kees de Bruyn, with lyrics by Gerrit den Braber, and performed by Milly Scott. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final. Scott became the first black performer to appear on stage in Eurovision.
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "'t Is genoeg", composed by Johnny Holshuyzen, with lyrics by Karel Prior, and performed by Conny Vandenbos. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final.
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "Een speeldoos", written by Pieter Goemans, and performed by Annie Palmen. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally. Palmen had previously taken part in the 1960 national final.
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Jij bent mijn leven", composed by Ted Powder, with lyrics by René de Vos, and performed by Anneke Grönloh. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.
Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "Paradies, wo bist du?", written by Barbara Kist and Hans Blum, and performed by Ulla Wiesner. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), selected its entry through a national final.
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "Muistojeni laulu", written by Börje Sundgren, and performed by Laila Halme. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final and, subsequently, the performer internally once the national final was over.
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "You and Me" written by Joan Franka and Jessica Hogeboom. The song was performed by Joan Franka. The Dutch broadcaster Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) organised the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2012 in order to select the Dutch entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Six entries competed in the national final on 26 February 2012 where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. The first round consisted of three duels and the winner of each duel qualified to the second round. In the second round, "You and Me" performed by Joan Franka was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote.
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