- Wat Een Dag
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Netherlands Wat Een Dag
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year = 1961
country = Netherlands
artist =Greetje Kauffeld
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language = Dutch
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composer = Dick Schallies
lyricist = Pieter Goemans
conductor =Dolf van der Linden
place = 10th
points = 6
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1961nl from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = Wat Een Geluk
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next = Katinka
next_link = Katinka (song)"Wat Een Dag" (English translation: "What A Day") was the Dutch entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1961 , performed in Dutch byGreetje Kauffeld .The song is sung from the perspective of a young woman experiencing love and generally finding the world to be a lovely place. She sings, for example, that "I have even picked some flowers unpunished/In the park across the street", lending credence to her belief that this is truly her day.
The song was performed sixth on the night (following
Yugoslavia 'sLjiljana Petrović with "Neke Davne Zvezde " and precedingSweden 'sLill-Babs with "April, April "). At the close of voting, it had received 6 points, placing 10th in a field of 16.It was succeeded as Dutch representative at the 1962 Contest by
De Spelbrekers with "Katinka".
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