Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

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Netherlands in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Participating broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Selection process Nationaal Songfestival 1978
Selection date22 February 1978
Competing entry
Song"'t Is OK"
ArtistHarmony
Songwriters
Placement
Final result13th, 37 points
Participation chronology
◄1977 •1978• 1979►

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.

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Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1978

The final was held at the Congresgebouw in The Hague, hosted by Willem Duys. Four acts took part, each performing two songs each. [1] The 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.

Final – 22 February 1978
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Barry Duncan"Duncan"242
2Harmony"Bim Bam Bom"193
3The Internationals"Heel nu en dan"76
4 Kimm "Jaimie"124
5Barry Duncan"Rosamunde"67
6Harmony"'t Is OK"361
7The Internationals"Boem boem boem"105
8 Kimm "Dit is mijn dag vandaag"67

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Harmony performed 11th in the running order, following Belgium and preceding Turkey. 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.[ citation needed ]

Voting

References

  1. ↑ "Netherlands: Nationaal Songfestival 1978". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Paris 1978". Eurovision Song Contest . Retrieved 22 June 2025.
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