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't Is Genoeg
The Netherlands was represented by Conny Vandenbos, with the song "'t Is genoeg", at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 20 March in Naples, Italy. Five acts participated in the Dutch preselection, which consisted of five qualifying rounds, followed by the final on 13 February. All the shows were held at the Theater Concordia in Bussum, hosted by the 1959 Eurovision winner Teddy Scholten. Vandenbos had previously taken part in the Dutch preselection of 1962. Future Dutch representative Ronnie Tober (1968) was one of the other participants. Before Eurovision Nationaal Songfestival 1965 Heats Five qualifying heats took place on consecutive evenings between 8 and 12 February. Each involved one of the selected acts performing three songs, with the jury winner from each act going forward to the final. The 31-member jury contained a mixture of journalists, employees of organising TV station NTS and randomly chosen audience members. The same format was used again in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conny Vandenbos
Jacoba Adriana Hollestelle (16 January 1937 – 7 April 2002), known professionally as Conny Vandenbos, was a popular Dutch singer. She had her first radio hit in 1966 and continued to make hit recordings throughout the 1970s. She represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song " 't Is genoeg". Career Vandenbos made her solo debut in the KRO radio programme ''Springplank'', a showcase for young talent, in which she performed French chansons. After her performance at the Belgian ''Knokkefestival'' in 1961, Conny signed a recording contract with Philips. In 1964, she made a television series ''Zeg maar Conny'' ("Call me Conny") for the Dutch public broadcaster NCRV. In 1965, she represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Naples, Italy, with the song " 't Is genoeg", finishing in eleventh place. One year later, Vandenbos finally achieved chart success with her first hit single, "Ik ben gelukkig zonder jou". In 1974, Conny parte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands In The Eurovision Song Contest 1966
The Netherlands was represented by Milly Scott, with the song "Fernando en Filippo", at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 March in Luxembourg City. Five acts participated in the Dutch preselection, which consisted of five qualifying rounds, followed by the final on 5 February. All the shows were held at the Tivoli in Utrecht, hosted by the 1959 Eurovision winner Teddy Scholten. Scott earned a place in Eurovision history as the first black performer to appear on stage, and would later state that she believed her poor result at Eurovision was attributable, at least in part, to racism. Before Eurovision Nationaal Songfestival 1966 Heats Five qualifying heats took place on consecutive evenings between 31 January and 4 February. Each involved one of the selected acts performing three songs, with the jury winner from each act going forward to the final. A different jury of 15 was used each evening. The format was the same used in the 1965 preselection, and would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands In The Eurovision Song Contest
The Netherlands has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 62 times since making its debut as one of the seven countries at the first contest in . The country has missed only four contests, twice because the dates coincided with Remembrance of the Dead (1985, 1991) and twice because of being relegated due to poor results the previous year (1995 and 2002). The Netherlands hosted the contest in Hilversum (), Amsterdam (), twice in The Hague ( and ) and Rotterdam (, ). The Netherlands has won the contest five times, with Corry Brokken (), Teddy Scholten (), Lenny Kuhr in a four-way tie (), Teach-In () and Duncan Laurence (). The country's other top five results are Sandra and Andres fourth (), Mouth and MacNeal third (), Maggie MacNeal fifth (), Marcha fifth (), Edsilia Rombley fourth (), and second with The Common Linnets (). It has finished last in , , , , and in the second semi-final in . After the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, the Netherlands failed to reach th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolf Van Der Linden
David Gijsbert van der Linden (22 June 1915 – 30 January 1999), known as Dolf van der Linden, was a Dutch conductor of popular music with a reputation which extended beyond the borders of the Netherlands. Biography David Gijsbert van der Linden, the son of a salesman of musical instruments, was born in Vlaardingen, near Rotterdam. Before World War II, he played in some different bands as a pianist and tried his hand at arranging music for these bands. His colleagues started calling him "Dolf", because he reminded them of a former colleague with that name. In 1945, he was asked by Dutch authorities who had arrived back from their exile in London to form an orchestra for light music. Picking musicians he knew from all over the Netherlands, he thus managed to create the Metropole Orchestra. Famous names from these early years were Benny Behr, Sem Nijveen (both violinists), Kees Verschoor (clarinetist) and Manny Oets (pianist). In 1957, van der Linden conducted the winning Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small landlocked country in Western Europe. It borders Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union (together with Brussels, Frankfurt, and Strasbourg) and the seat of several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its French and German neighbors; while Luxembourgish is legally the only national language of the Luxembourgish people, French and German are also used in administrative and judicial matters and all three are considered administrative languages of the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley (Dutch Singer)
Shirley Zwerus, stage name Shirley (Zandvoort, 22 May 1946) is a Dutch singer and pianist. Her records were released internationally on Fontana Records from 1969. Discography Albums * 1978: ''Makin’ Love Is Good for You'' (als ''Shirley Zwerus'') **''Have You Ever Seen the Rain'' / ''Makin’ Love Is Good for You'' / ''The Light I Wanna Be'' / ''Save a Little for the Morning'' / ''The Next Time'' // ''A Bad Case of Rock ’n’ Roll'' / ''Fool, Fool'' / ''Love Has Tied Our Hearts Together'' / ''Giving It Up for Love'' / ''Don't Cry Out Loud'' * 1981: ''Shirley'' **''Bij jou'' / ''Eerste liefde vergeet je nooit'' / ''Bloemen bloeien zelfs als het koud is'' / ''Jij maakt me so blij'' / ''Het is voorbij'' // ''Heel even'' / ''Oh, het is waar'' / ''Nu ik jou niet heb'' / ''Dromen van een ander'' / ''Zonder woorden'' Singles * 1958: ''Maar ondanks dat (Ben jij m’n lieve schat)'' / ''Mambo Olé'' (als Duo ''Godert en Shirley'') * 1959: ''Teenager Melody'' / ''Jolly Joker'' (NL #14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands In The Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Netherlands was represented by duo Maxine and Franklin Brown, with the song "De eerste keer", at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Oslo on 18 May. Before Eurovision Nationaal Songfestival 1996 Five acts participated in the Dutch preselection, which consisted of five qualifying rounds, followed by the final on 3 March 1996. Heats Five qualifying heats took place on consecutive evenings between 26 February and 1 March 1996. Each involved one of the selected acts performing three songs, with the televoting winner from each act going forward to the final. Final The final was held on 3 March at the Cinevideo Studio in Almere, hosted by Ivo Niehe. The winning song was chosen by voting from 13 regional juries, and "De eerste keer" emerged as the winner by an 11-point margin. The show was also broadcast in Belgium on BRTN. At Eurovision In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only pre-qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (; NOS ; English: Dutch Broadcasting Foundation) is one of the broadcasting organisations making up the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system. It has a special statutory obligation to make news and sports programmes for the three Dutch public television channels and the Dutch public radio services. It is funded by the Dutch government. The foundation's remit derives from the Dutch Media Act 2008, which stipulates that the NOS produce regular and frequent programming of a public service nature, including, notably, a full and impartial news service and coverage of parliamentary procedures and debates, as well as reporting on sporting and other national events. The NOS also acts as technical co-ordinator for the Dutch public broadcasting system as a whole. In the event of emergencies and/or the breaking of a major news story, it can assume control of the public networks in order to provide co-ordinated coverage of events in co-operation with the othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the tenth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Naples, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song "Non ho l'età" by Gigliola Cinquetti. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), the contest was held at Sala di Concerto della RAI on 20 March 1965, and was hosted by Italian singer Renata Mauro. Eighteen countries participated in the contest - setting a new record for the highest number of entrants in the competition until that point. returned after being absent from the previous edition, while made its debut. Luxembourg won for the second time with the highly controversial "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" sung by the French singer France Gall, and written by Serge Gainsbourg, which later went on to be a massive hit in almost all European countries. It was the first winning song since the ' "Een beetje" in to not be a ballad, being th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finale Nationaal Songfestival 1965, Winnares Connie Vandenbos, Bestanddeelnr 917-4307
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