The Netherlands was represented by
Ronnie Tober, with the song "Morgen", at the
1968 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in
London. "Morgen" was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 28 February. Tober had previously finished second in the Dutch preselection in
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
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Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 1968
The national final was held at the Tivoli in
Utrecht, hosted by Elles Berger. Six songs were originally lined up for the final, but singers Tante Leen and Trea Dobbs both withdrew, leaving a field of just four. It is not currently known how the winning song was chosen.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Tober performed second in the running order, following
Portugal and preceding
Belgium. At the close of voting "Morgen" had received just 1 point (from
Italy), placing the Netherlands joint last (with
Finland) of the 17 entries. This was the fourth (and to date last in the finals) time the Netherlands ended the evening at the bottom of the scoreboard.
ESC History - Netherlands 1968
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The Dutch conductor at the contest was Dolf van der Linden.
Voting
References
External links
Dutch Preselection 1968
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1968
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968
Eurovision
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