Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

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Eurovision Song Contest 1962
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
National selection
Selection processNationaal Songfestival 1962
Selection date(s)27 February 1962
Selected entrant De Spelbrekers
Selected song"Katinka"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result13th, 0 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄196119621963►

The Netherlands was represented by duo De Spelbrekers, with the song '"Katinka", at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 18 March in Luxembourg City. "Katinka" was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 27 February.

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Before Eurovision

De Spelbrekers was selected to represent Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 Nationale Finale Song Festival in Concordia te Bussum. De spelbrekers 4+5, Joke van den Burg, Bestanddeelnr 913-5754.jpg
De Spelbrekers was selected to represent Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Nationaal Songfestival 1962

The national final was held at the Theater Concordia in Bussum, hosted by Hannie Lips and Elisabeth Mooy. Seven songs took part and the winning song was chosen by 12 regional juries, each with 60 points to divide between the songs. "Katinka" emerged the clear winner by a 28-point margin. Future Dutch representative Conny Vandenbos (1965) was one of the other participants. [1]

27 February 1962
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Rita Corita"Carnaval"1204
2 De Spelbrekers "Katinka"1691
3Joke van den Burg"Het is voorbij"985
4Ella Raya"Heb je nog die mooie oude grachten?"217
5Gert Timmerman"Niets"1412
6 Conny Vandenbos "Zachtjes"1383
7Pat Berry"Wees zuinig op de wereld"336

At Eurovision

On the night of the final De Spelbrekers performed 8th in the running order, following Germany and preceding eventual contest winners France. Voting was by each national jury awarding 3, 2 and 1 points to their top three songs, and at the end of the evening "Katinka" (along with the entries from Austria, Belgium and Spain) had failed to pick up a single point, the second time the Netherlands had finished at the foot of the scoreboard. 1962 was the first contest in which any entry failed to score, but the "honour" of being Eurovision's first ever nul-pointer is generally awarded to Belgium's Fud Leclerc, as he had performed earliest of the four in the running order. The Dutch jury awarded its 3 points to Monaco. [2]

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Dolf van der Linden.

Despite its poor showing at Eurovision, "Katinka" was a big domestic hit and remains one of the better-remembered Dutch Eurovision entries from the contest's early years.

Voting

The Netherlands did not receive any points at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest. [3]

Points awarded by the Netherlands [3]
ScoreCountry
3 pointsFlag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
2 pointsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
1 pointFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

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References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1970
  2. ESC History - Netherlands 1962
  3. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.