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"De eerste keer"Eurovision Song Contest 1996 entry Country Netherlands Artist(s) Maxine & Franklin Brown Language Dutch Composer(s) Peter van Asten Lyricist(s) Piet Souer, Peter van Asten Conductor Dick Bakker Finals performance Final result 7th Final points 78 Appearance chronology ◄ Waar is de zon? (1994) Niemand heeft nog tijd (1997) ► "De eerste keer" (The first time) was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Dutch by Maxine & Franklin Brown.
The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with the duo singing about getting back in touch with one another years after the end of their relationship. They describe their feelings during tat relationship, and conclude that they should see each other again, aiming to "pick it up just like the first time".
The song was the fifteenth act of the night, after Slovenia's Regina with "Dan najlepših sanj" and preceding Belgium's Lisa del Bo with "Liefde is een kaartspel". At the end of the televote, it had received 78 points, placing 7th in a field of 23.
It was succeeded as Dutch representative at the 1997 contest by Mrs. Einstein with "Niemand heeft nog tijd".
Songs of the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 1. "The Voice" · 2. "I evighet" · 3. "Den vilda" · 4. "Sveta ljubav" · 5. "Kaelakee hääl" · 6. "O meu coração não tem cor" · 7. "De eerste keer" · 8. "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" · 9. "Mono Yia Mas" · 10. "In a Woman's Heart" · 10. "Weil's dr guat got" · 12. "Beşinci Mevsim" · 13. "Sjúbídú" · 14. "Emeis Forame to Himona Anixiatika" · 15. "Chcę znać swój grzech..." · 16. "Mon cœur l'aime" · 16. "Liefde is een kaartspel" · 18. "Kým nás máš" · 19. "Diwanit Bugale" · 20. "¡Ay, qué deseo!" · 21. "Dan najlepših sanj" · 22. "Za našu ljubav" · 23. "Niin kaunis on taivas"(songs arranged by final results)Categories:- Eurovision songs of the Netherlands
- Eurovision songs of 1996
- Songs written by Piet Souer
- Dutch-language songs
- Netherlands stubs
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