Nationaal Songfestival
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Nationaal Songfestival is an annual music competition, which was originally organised by the Dutch public broadcaster Nederlandse Televisie Stichting, and later by the Nederlandse Omroep Stichting and
Participants of Nationaal Songfestival 1968
Sandra Reemer performing at Nationaal Songfestival 1970
Nationaal Songfestival artists performing as an interval act at the 2011 edition
The Circustheater in The Hague, venue of the 1969 and 1980 editions
The Netherlands has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 65 times since making its debut as one of the seven countries at the first contest in 1956. The country has missed five contests, tw
Nationaal Songfestival
…determine the country's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The festival has produced four Eurovision winners and eight top-five placings for the Netherlands at the contest. Due to declining interest in the competition and the Netherlands' poor performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in the late 2000s and early 2010s…
Teddy Scholten arriving at Schiphol Airport after winning the 1959 edition
Milly Scott posing before the 1966 scoreboard
Teach-In on stage for their 1975 winner's reprise
Anouk at a press conference after qualifying for the 2013 final