Nationaal Songfestival
Nationaal Songfestival (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɑ(t)ʃoːnaːl ˈsɔŋfɛstivɑl], lit. "National Song Festival") is the name of a Dutch televised music competition. It was organised almost every year between 1956 and 2012 to select the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest (Dutch: Eurovisiesongfestival). The festival has been on hiatus since 2013. Junior Songfestival, the children's version of the competition, is still active.
| Nationaal Songfestival | |
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 Logo for the 2010 edition. | |
| Also known as | NSF |
| Genre | Music competition |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| No. of episodes | 49 editions |
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| Original release | 24 April 1956 – 26 February 2012 |
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History
From 1956 to 1969, the competition was organised by the Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS). From 1970 onwards, the event was produced and broadcast by the Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), except in the years 1996, 2003, 2004 and 2005 (TROS), and 2007 (VARA). The Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) took over the event in 2009.
In 1961, 1980, 2008 and from 2013 onwards, the Dutch entry to the Eurovision Song Contest was not selected through the Nationaal Songfestival, but was chosen internally by a special committee. The 1963 edition of the Nationaal Songfestival was not televised due to a strike of the Metropole Orchestra.
The festival was usually held in late January or early February. Throughout the years, Nationaal Songfestival has used different formats to determine which artist and/or song would represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest. Occasionally, even songs that did not win the competition managed to enter the Dutch hit parade.
Past editions
| Year | Location | Presenter(s) | Winning song | Performed by | Songwriter(s) (l = lyrics, m = music) | ESC | Pt | SF | Pt |
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| 1956 | Hilversum | Karin Kraaykamp | "Voorgoed voorbij" | Corry Brokken | l&m: Jelle de Vries | 2 | — | N/A | |
| 1957 | Hilversum | Karin Kraaykamp | "Net als toen" | Corry Brokken | l: Willy van Hemert, m: Guus Jansen | 1 | 31 | ||
| 1958 | Hilversum | Tanja Koen | "Heel de wereld" | Corry Brokken | l&m: Benny Vreden | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1959 | Hilversum | Karin Kraaykamp | "Een beetje" | Teddy Scholten | l: Willy van Hemert, m: Dick Schallies | 1 | 21 | ||
| 1960 | Hilversum | Hannie Lips, Piet te Nuyl | "Wat een geluk" | Rudi Carrell | l: Willy van Hemert, m: Dick Schallies | 12 | 2 | ||
| 1962 | Bussum | Hannie Lips, Elisabeth Mooy | "Katinka" | De Spelbrekers | l: Henny Hamhuis, m: Joop Stokkermans | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | Utrecht | Elles Berger | "Jij bent mijn leven" | Anneke Grönloh | l: René de Vos, m: Ted Powder | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1965 | Bussum | Teddy Scholten | "'t Is genoeg" | Conny Vandenbos | l: Joke Prior-van Soest, m: Johnny Holshuyzen | 11 | 5 | ||
| 1966 | Utrecht | Teddy Scholten | "Fernando en Filippo" | Milly Scott | l: Gerrit den Braber, m: Kees Bruyn | 15 | 2 | ||
| 1967 | Harmelen | Leo Nelissen | "Ring-dinge-ding" | Thérèse Steinmetz | l: Gerrit den Braber, m: Johnny Holshuyzen | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1968 | Utrecht | Elles Berger | "Morgen" | Ronnie Tober | l: Theo Strengers, m: Joop Stokkermans | 16 | 1 | ||
| 1969 | The Hague | Pim Jacobs | "De troubadour" | Lenny Kuhr | l: David Hartsema, m: Lenny Kuhr | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1970 | The Hague | Pim Jacobs | "Waterman" | Hearts of Soul | l&m: Pieter Goemans | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1971 | Hilversum | Willy Dobbe | "Tijd" | Saskia & Serge | l: Gerrit den Braber, m: Joop Stokkermans | 6 | 85 | ||
| 1972 | Amsterdam | Barend Barendse | "Als het om de liefde gaat" | Sandra & Andres | l: Dries Holten, m: Hans van Hemert | 4 | 106 | ||
| 1973 | Amsterdam | Simon van Collem, Viola van Emmenes | "De oude muzikant" | Ben Cramer | l&m: Pierre Kartner | 14 | 69 | ||
| 1974 | Utrecht | Willem Duys | "Ik zie een ster" | Mouth & MacNeal | l&m: Hans van Hemert | 3 | 15 | ||
| 1975 | Utrecht | Willem Duys | "Dinge-dong" | Teach-In | l: Will Luikinga, m: Eddy Ouwens, Dick Bakker | 1 | 152 | ||
| 1976 | The Hague | Willem Duys | "The Party's Over" | Sandra Reemer | l&m: Hans van Hemert | 9 | 56 | ||
| 1977 | The Hague | Ati Dijckmeester | "De mallemolen" | Heddy Lester | l: Wim Hogenkamp, m: Frank Affolter | 12 | 35 | ||
| 1978 | The Hague | Willem Duys | "'t Is OK" | Harmony | l: Dick Kooiman, Toon Gispen, m: Eddy Ouwens | 13 | 37 | ||
| 1979 | Amsterdam | Martine Bijl | "Colorado" | Xandra | l: Gerard Cox, m: Rob Bolland, Ferdi Bolland | 12 | 51 | ||
| 1981 | Rotterdam | Fred Oster, Elles Berger | "Het is een wonder" | Linda Williams | l: Bart van der Laar, m: Cees de Wit | 9 | 51 | ||
| 1982 | The Hague | Lenny Kuhr | "Jij en ik" | Bill van Dijk | l: Liselore Gerritsen, m: Dick Bakker | 16 | 8 | ||
| 1983 | The Hague | Ivo Niehe | "Sing Me a Song" | Bernadette | l: Martin Duiser, m: Piet Souer | 7 | 66 | ||
| 1984 | Hilversum | Eddy Becker | "Ik hou van jou" | Maribelle | l&m: Richard Debois, Peter van Asten | 13 | 34 | ||
| 1986 | Amersfoort | Pim Jacbos | "Alles heeft ritme" | Frizzle Sizzle | l&m: Rob ten Bokum, Peter Schön | 13 | 40 | ||
| 1987 | The Hague | Astrid Joosten | "Rechtop in de wind" | Marcha | l&m: Peter Koelewijn | 5 | 83 | ||
| 1988 | The Hague | Astrid Joosten | "Shangri-La" | Gerard Joling | l&m: Peter de Wijn | 9 | 70 | ||
| 1989 | Amsterdam | Linda de Mol | "Blijf zoals je bent" | Justine Pelmelay | l: Cees Bergman, Elmer Veerhoff, Aart Mol, Erwin van Prehn, Geertjan Hessing, m: Jan Kisjes | 15 | 45 | ||
| 1990 | The Hague | Paula Patricio | "Ik wil alles met je delen" | Maywood | l&m: Alice May | 15 | 25 | ||
| 1992 | Hilversum | Bas Westerweel | "Wijs me de weg" | Humphrey Campbell | l&m: Edwin Schimscheimer | 9 | 67 | ||
| 1993 | Amsterdam | Paul de Leeuw | "Vrede" | Ruth Jacott | l: Henk Westbroek, m: Jochem Fluitsma, Eric van Tijn | 6 | 92 | ||
| 1994 | The Hague | Paul de Leeuw | "Waar is de zon?" | Willeke Alberti | l: Coot van Doesburgh, m: Edwin Schimscheimer | 23 | 4 | ||
| 1996 | Almere | Ivo Niehe | "De eerste keer" | Maxine & Franklin Brown | l: Piet Souer, m: Peter van Asten | 7 | 78 | ||
| 1997 | Amsterdam | Bart Peeters, Joop van Zijl | "Niemand heeft nog tijd" | Mrs. Einstein | l&m: Ed Hooijmans | 22 | 5 | ||
| 1998 | Amsterdam | Paul de Leeuw, Linda de Mol | "Hemel en aarde" | Edsilia Rombley | l&m: Jochem Fluitsma, Eric van Tijn | 4 | 150 | ||
| 1999 | Hilversum | Paul de Leeuw, Linda de Mol | "One Good Reason" | Marlayne | l&m: Tjeerd van Zanen, Alan Michael | 8 | 71 | ||
| 2000 | Rotterdam | Paul de Leeuw | "No Goodbyes" | Linda Wagenmakers | l: Ellert Driessen, m: John O'Hare | 13 | 40 | ||
| 2001 | Rotterdam | Paul de Leeuw | "Out On My Own" | Michelle | l&m: André Remkes, Dirk Jan Vermeij | 18 | 16 | ||
| 2003 | Rotterdam | Loes Luca, Harm Edens | "One More Night" | Esther Hart | l&m: Tjeerd van Zanen, Alan Michael | 13 | 45 | ||
| 2004 | Amsterdam | Nance Coolen, Humberto Tan | "Without You" | Re-Union | l: Angeline van Otterdijk, m: Ed van Otterdijk | 20 | 11 | 6 | 146 |
| 2005 | Amsterdam | Nance Coolen, Hans Schiffers | "My Impossible Dream" | Glennis Grace | l: Bruce Smith, m: Robert D. Fischer | DNQ | 14 | 53 | |
| 2006 | Amsterdam | Paul de Leeuw | "Amambanda" | Treble | l&m: Caroline Hoffman, Niña van Dijk, Djem van Dijk | 20 | 22 | ||
| 2007 | Almere | Paul de Leeuw | "Nooit meer zonder jou" | Edsilia Rombley | l&m: Tjeerd Oosterhuis & Martin Gijzemijter | 21 | 38 | ||
| 2009 | Hilversum | Jack van Gelder | "Shine" | De Toppers | l: Gordon Heuckeroth, m: Bas van den Heuvel | 17 | 11 | ||
| 2010 | Baarn | Yolanthe Cabau | "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" | Sieneke | l&m: Pierre Kartner | 14 | 29 | ||
| 2011 | Hilversum | Yolanthe Cabau | "Je vecht nooit alleen" | 3JS | l&m: Jan Dulles, Jaap Kwakman, Jaap de Witte | 19 | 13 | ||
| 2012 | Hilversum | Jan Smit, Vivienne van den Assem | "You and Me" | Joan Franka | l: Joany Hazebroek, m: Joany Hazebroek, Jessica Hoogenboom | 15 | 35 | ||
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