Nationaal Songfestival (the National Song Festival in Dutch) is the name for the Dutch preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. It started in 1956. It was organized until 1969 by Dutch television Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS). Then the broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) took over the event. TROS organized the event in 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, then VARA broadcast the event only twice, in 2007 and 2008. TROS then took over in recent years and has been broadcasting the event in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
In 1961, 1980 and 2008, the Dutch entry to the Eurovision Song Contest was not chosen through a national contest but representative was assigned by a committee. In 1963, the Nationaal Songfestival event for 1963 was canceled because of a strike.
In 1985, 1991, 1995 and 2002, Netherlands did not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Over the years there were many different formats chosen for the Dutch contribution to be determined. In 2007, 2009 and 2011, the representing artist(s) was designated in advance, but the song was chosen during the Nationaal Songfestival.
In 2010, Pierre Kartner was internally designated as a lyricist and composer. Then, during the competition, five candidates were chosen to interpret the song written by Kartner.
Year | Broadcaster | Presenter | Executives | Song | Author(s) | Composer(s) |
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1956 | NTS | Karin Kraaykamp | Corry Brokken | "Voorgoed voorbij" | Jelle de Vries | Jelle de Vries |
1957 | NTS | Karin Kraaykamp | Corry Brokken | "Net als toen" | Willy van Hemert | Guus Jansen |
1958 | NTS | Tanja Koen | Corry Brokken | "Heel de wereld" | Benny Vreden | Benny Vreden |
1959 | NTS | Karin Kraaykamp | Teddy Scholten | "Een beetje" | Willy van Hemert | Dick Schallies |
1960 | NTS | Hannie Lips & Piet te Nuyl jr. | Rudi Carrell | "Wat een geluk" | Willy van Hemert | Dick Schallies |
1961 | NTS | Greetje Kauffeld | "Wat een dag" | Pieter Goemans | Dick Schallies | |
1962 | NTS | Elisabeth Mooy & Hannie Lips | De Spelbrekers | "Katinka" | Henny Hamhuis | Joop Stokkermans |
1963 | NTS | Rudi Carrell | Annie Palmen | "Een speeldoos" | Pieter Goemans | Pieter Goemans |
1964 | NTS | Elles Berger | Anneke Grönloh | "Jij bent mijn leven" | René de Vos | Ted Powder |
1965 | NTS | Teddy Scholten | Conny Vandenbos | "'t Is Genoeg" | Joke Prior-van Soest | Johnny Holshuyzen |
1966 | NTS | Teddy Scholten | Milly Scott | "Fernando en Filippo" | Gerrit den Braber | Kees Bruyn |
1967 | NTS | Leo Nelissen | Thérèse Steinmetz | "Ring-dinge-ding" | Gerrit den Braber | Johnny Holshuyzen |
1968 | NTS | Elles Berger | Ronnie Tober | "Morgen" | Theo Strengers | Joop Stokkermans |
1969 | NTS | Pim Jacobs | Lenny Kuhr | "De troubadour" | David Hartsema | Lenny Kuhr |
1970 | NOS | Pim Jacobs | Hearts of Soul | "Waterman" | Pieter Goemans | Pieter Goemans |
1971 | NOS | Willy Dobbe | Saskia & Serge | "Tijd" | Gerrit den Braber | Joop Stokkermans |
1972 | NOS | Barend Barendse | Sandra & Andres | "Als het om de liefde gaat" | Dries Holten | Hans van Hemert |
1973 | NOS | Simon van Collem & Viola van Emmenes | Ben Cramer | "De oude muzikant" | Pierre Kartner | Pierre Kartner |
1974 | NOS | Willem Duys | Mouth & MacNeal | "Ik zie een ster" | Hans van Hemert | Hans van Hemert |
1975 | NOS | Willem Duys | Teach-In | "Ding-A-Dong" | Will Luikinga | Eddy Ouwens & Dick Bakker |
1976 | NOS | Willem Duys | Sandra Reemer | "The Party's Over" | Hans van Hemert | Hans van Hemert |
1977 | NOS | Ati Dijckmeester | Heddy Lester | "De mallemolen" | Wim Hogenkamp | Frank Affolter |
1978 | NOS | Willem Duys | Harmony | "'t Is OK" | Dick Kooiman & Toon Gispen | Eddy Ouwens |
1979 | NOS | Martine Bijl | Xandra | "Colorado" | Gerard Cox | Bolland & Bolland |
1980 | NOS | Maggie MacNeal | "Amsterdam" | Alex Alberts | Robert Verwey, Sjoukje Smit & Frans Smit | |
1981 | NOS | Fred Oster & Elles Berger | Linda Williams | "Het is een wonder" | Bart van der Laar | Cees de Wit |
1982 | NOS | Lenny Kuhr | Bill van Dijk | "Jij en ik" | Liselore Gerritsen | Dick Bakker |
1983 | NOS | Ivo Niehe | Bernadette | "Sing Me a Song" | Martin Duiser | Piet Souer |
1984 | NOS | Eddy Becker | Maribelle | "Ik hou van jou" | Richard Debois & Peter van Asten |
Richard Debois & Peter van Asten |
1986 | NOS | Pim Jacbos | Frizzle Sizzle | "Alles heeft ritme" | Rob ten Bokum & Peter Schön | Rob ten Bokum & Peter Schön |
1987 | NOS | Astrid Joosten | Marcha | "Rechtop in de wind" | Peter Koelewijn | Peter Koelewijn |
1988 | NOS | Astrid Joosten | Gerard Joling | "Shangri-La" | Peter de Wijn | Peter de Wijn |
1989 | NOS | Linda de Mol | Justine Pelmelay | "Blijf zoals je bent" | Cees Bergman, Elmer Veerhoff, Aart Mol, Erwin van Prehn & Geertjan Hessing |
Jan Kisjes |
1990 | NOS | Paula Patricio | Maywood | "Ik wil alles met je delen" | Alice May | Alice May |
1992 | NOS | Bas Westerweel | Humphrey Campbell | "Wijs me de weg" | Edwin Schimscheimer | Edwin Schimscheimer |
1993 | NOS | Paul de Leeuw | Ruth Jacott | "Vrede" | Henk Westbroek | Jochem Fluitsma & Eric van Tijn |
1994 | NOS | Paul de Leeuw | Willeke Alberti | "Waar is de zon?" | Coot van Doesburgh | Edwin Schimscheimer |
1996 | TROS | Ivo Niehe | Maxine & Franklin Brown | "De eerste keer" | Piet Souer | Peter van Asten |
1997 | NOS | Bart Peeters & Joop van Zijl | Mrs. Einstein | "Niemand heeft nog tijd" | Ed Hooijmans | Ed Hooijmans |
1998 | NOS | Paul de Leeuw & Linda de Mol | Edsilia Rombley | "Hemel en aarde" | Jochem Fluitsma & Eric van Tijn | Jochem Fluitsma & Eric van Tijn |
1999 | NOS | Paul de Leeuw & Linda de Mol | Marlayne | "One Good Reason" | Tjeerd van Zanen | Alan Michael |
2000 | NOS | Paul de Leeuw | Linda Wagenmakers | "No Goodbyes" | John O'Hare | Ellert Driessen |
2001 | NOS | Paul de Leeuw | Michelle | "Out On My Own" | André Remkes & Dirk Jan Vermeij |
André Remkes & Dirk Jan Vermeij |
2003 | TROS | Loes Luca (& Harm Edens) | Esther Hart | "One More Night" | Tjeerd van Zanen & Alan Michael |
Tjeerd van Zanen & Alan Michael |
2004 | TROS | Nance & Humberto Tan | Re-Union | "Without You" | Angeline van Otterdijk | Ed van Otterdijk |
2005 | TROS | Nance & Hans Schiffers | Glennis Grace | "My Impossible Dream" | Bruce Smith | Robert D. Fischer |
2006 | NOS | Paul de Leeuw | Treble | "Amambanda" | Treble | Treble |
2007 | VARA | Paul de Leeuw | Edsilia Rombley | "On Top of the World" | Tjeerd Oosterhuis & Martin Gijzemijter | Tjeerd Oosterhuis & Martin Gijzemijter |
2008 | VARA | Claudia de Breij | Hind | "Your Heart Belongs to Me" | Hind & Tjeerd van Zanen | Hind & Tjeerd van Zanen |
2009 | TROS | Jack van Gelder | De Toppers | "Shine" | Gordon | Bas van den Heuvel |
2010 | TROS | Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen | Sieneke | "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" | Pierre Kartner | Pierre Kartner |
2011 | TROS | Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen | 3JS | "Je vecht nooit alleen" | 3JS | 3JS |
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