Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956
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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1956 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Songfestival 1956 | |||
| 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 | N/A | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
National Songfestival 1956
The final was held on 24 April 1956 at the AVRO TV Studios in Hilversum, hosted by Karin Kraaykamp. "De vogels van Holland" (The birds of Holland) by Jetty Paerl and "Voorgoed voorbij" (Over forever) by Corry Brokken were chosen by postcard voting as the two Dutch entries.[1]
| Final – 24 April 1956 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Corry Brokken | "Ik zei : ja" | 478 | 5 |
| 2 | Jetty Paerl | "De vogels van Holland" | 1,530 | 2 |
| 3 | Bert Visser | "Gina mia" | 116 | 7 |
| 4 | Jetty Paerl | "De telefoon" | 438 | 6 |
| 5 | Corry Brokken | "Voorgoed voorbij" | 1,854 | 1 |
| 6 | Bert Visser | "Meisje" | 34 | 8 |
| 7 | Corry Brokken | "'t Is lente" | 1,210 | 3 |
| 8 | Jetty Paerl | "Mei in Parijs" | 1,034 | 4 |
At Eurovision
Both of the Dutch entries were conducted at the contest by the musical director Fernando Paggi. The final votes of the first contest were never announced, so it is not known what place the songs finished at the actual Eurovision Song Contest.