Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956

Eurovision Song Contest 1956
Country	Netherlands
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	24 April 1956
Selected entrant	Jetty Paerl and Corry Brokken
Selected song	"De vogels van Holland" and "Voorgoed voorbij"
Finals performance
Final result	7th "Voorgoed voorbij" 14th "De vogels van Holland"

The Netherlands held a national final to select the two entrants that Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), the Dutch broadcaster, would send to the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in Lugano, Switzerland. The final was held on 24 April 1956.

Results

Draw	Artist	Song
1	Corry Brokken	"Ik zei : ja"
2	Jetty Paerl	"De vogels van Holland"
3	Bert Visser	"Gina mia"
4	Jetty Paerl	"De telefoon"
5	Corry Brokken	"Voorgoed voorbij"
6	Bert Visser	"Meisje"
7	Corry Brokken	"'t Is lente"
8	Jetty Paerl	"Mei in Parijs"

"De vogels van Holland" ("The birds of Holland") by Jetty Paerl and "Voorgoed voorbij" ("Over forever") by Corry Brokken were chosen as the two Dutch entries. The votes of the first contest were never announced.

External links

• Dutch National Final page