The Netherlands was represented by
Conny Vandenbos, with the song "'t Is genoeg", at the
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 ...
, 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
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
. Future Dutch representative
Ronnie Tober (
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 ...
) 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 the Dutch preselections of
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
and
1996
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.
Final
The national final was held on 13 February. The winning song was again chosen by a mixed 31-member jury, each awarding 1 point to their favourite song. "'t Is genoeg" was the winner by a 5-point margin.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Vandenbos performed first in the running order, preceding the
United Kingdom. Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-3-1 to its top three songs, and at the close of the voting "'t Is genoeg" had received 5 points (all from
Norway), placing the Netherlands 11th of the 18 entries. The Dutch jury awarded its 5 points to contest winners
Luxembourg.
ESC History - Netherlands 1965
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The Dutch conductor at the contest was Dolf van der Linden.
Voting
References
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1965
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
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...