Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

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Eurovision Song Contest 1996
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
National selection
Selection processNationaal Songfestival 1996
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
26 February 1996
27 February 1996
28 February 1996
29 February 1996
1 March 1996
Final:
3 March 1996
Selected entrant Maxine and Franklin Brown
Selected song"De eerste keer"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result7th, 78 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands was represented by duo Maxine and Franklin Brown, with the song "De eerste keer", at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Oslo on 18 May.

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Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1996

Five acts participated in the Dutch preselection, which consisted of five qualifying rounds, followed by the final on 3 March 1996.

Heats

Five qualifying heats took place on consecutive evenings between 26 February and 1 March 1996. Each involved one of the selected acts performing three songs, with the televoting winner from each act going forward to the final. [1]

Heat 1 – Roland Verstappen – 26 February 1996
DrawSongSongwriter(s)TelevotePlace
1"Dan dansen wij"Henk Post, Jelle Kooistra13%3
2"Een woord van jou"Peter Groot Kormelink, Herman Grimme14%2
3"Ik wil alleen walsen met jou"Roland Verstappen73%1
Heat 2 – Gina de Wit – 27 February 1996
DrawSongSongwriter(s)TelevotePlace
1"De kracht van je hart"Gina de Wit17%3
2"De wereld is van jou" Pim Koopman, Jeroen Englebert57%1
3"Jij hoort bij mij"Gina de Wit26%2
Heat 3 – Maxine and Franklin Brown – 28 February 1996
DrawSongSongwriter(s)TelevotePlace
1"Wie weet wat morgen brengt" John Ewbank 21%3
2"De eerste keer" Piet Souer, Peter van Asten54%1
3"Dat woordje wij"Tom Bakker, Pieter Goemans 25%2
Heat 4 – Lucretia van der Vloot – 29 February 1996
DrawSongSongwriter(s)TelevotePlace
1"Neem me mee"Michel Pos, Annemiek Woudt16%3
2"Hoe hoger je klimt"Franky Douglas, Arnout van Krimpen39%2
3"Neem de tijd voor mij"Edwin de Groot, Rudi Nijhuis45%1
Heat 5 – Clau-dya's – 1 March 1996
DrawSongSongwriter(s)TelevotePlace
1"Met of zonder jou" Pim Koopman, Jeroen Englebert27%3
2"Als je hart klopt"Ad van Olm40%1
3"Mozart"Henk Temming, Han Kooreneef, Michiel Eilbracht33%2

Final

The final was held on 3 March at the Cinevideo Studio in Almere, hosted by Ivo Niehe. The winning song was chosen by voting from 13 regional juries, and "De eerste keer" emerged as the winner by an 11-point margin. The show was also broadcast in Belgium on BRTN. [2]

Final – 3 March 1996
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Gina de Wit"De wereld is van jou"402
2 Maxine and Franklin Brown "De eerste keer"511
3Roland Verstappen"Ik wil alleen walsen met jou"95
4Clau-dya's"Als je hart klopt"124
5Lucretia van der Vloot"Neem de tijd voor mij"313
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSong
North Brabant
Drenthe
Flevoland
Friesland
Gelderland
Limburg
Groningen
North Holland
Overijssel
South Holland
Utrecht
The Hague
Zeeland
Total score
1"De wereld is van jou"533332353212540
2"De eerste keer"155553235555251
3"Ik wil alleen walsen met jou"2211219
4"Als je hart klopt"31112111112
5"Neem de tijd voor mij"2215522333331

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only pre-qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. "De eerste keer" placed 9th, thus qualifying for the final. [3]

On the night of the final the pair performed 15th in the running order, following Slovenia and preceding Belgium. At the close of the voting "De eerste keer" had received 78 points from 15 countries (including a maximum 12 from Austria), placing the Netherlands 7th of the 23 entries. [4] The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland. [5]

The Dutch jury consisted of 8 professional jurors and 8 representatives of public. Sandra de Jong was the non-voting chairperson. [6]

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Dick Bakker.

Voting

Qualifying round

Final

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Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo, Norway. Amila Glamočak represented Bosnia and Herzegovina with the song "Za našu ljubav". They finished on 22nd place out of 23 countries with 13 points. It was the worst result for Bosnia and Herzegovina until 2016.

Constantinos represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Mono gia mas". It finished 9th with 72 points.

References

  1. ↑ ESC National Finals database - Netherlands 1996 semi-finals
  2. ↑ ESC National Finals database - Netherlands 1996 final
  3. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN   978-1-84583-163-9.
  4. ↑ "Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. ↑ ESC History - Netherlands 1996
  6. ↑ "'Zo'n nummer moet ook op maandagmorgen mooi zijn'". 20 May 1996.
  7. 1 2 Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN   978-1-84583-163-9.
  8. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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