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, with the song "Wat een geluk", at the

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, which took place on 29 March in

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. Although

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had won the previous contest for the Netherlands, Dutch broadcaster NTS declined to host the contest for a second time in two years, so 1959 runners-up the

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had agreed to host the 1960 contest, which was staged by the

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at London's

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. Song and singer were chosen independently of each other at the Dutch national final, held on 9 February. Other participants included future Dutch representatives

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) and

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Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1960

The national final took place at the

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TV studios in

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, hosted by Hannie Lips. Eight songs were involved, with all songs presented twice by different performers, once with a full orchestra and once in a more pared-down style. The format was basically the same as that used in 1959, apart from the fact that this year each singer performed only once so there were 16 participants in total. The winning song was chosen by votes from regional juries, then an "expert" jury decided which of the two performers of the winning song should go to London. After "Wat een geluk" was announced the winner the expert jury chose Carrell over Palmen as the singer.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final

performed 10th in the running order, following

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and preceding

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. At the close of voting "Wat een geluk" had received 2 points, placing the Netherlands 12th of the 13 entries, ahead only of

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. The Dutch jury awarded its highest mark (5) to the United Kingdom.ESC History - Netherlands 1960
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's bad result marked the start of a very poor Eurovision decade for the Netherlands, in which the country never placed higher than 10th again until

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's shared victory in the 1969 contest.

Voting

Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.

External links

Dutch Preselection 1960

References

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