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The songs are written and composed in the ''[[chanson]]'' style characteristic of the 1950s in Europe. The winning title which means "The birds of Holland", was written by [[Annie M. G. Schmidt]] and composed by Cor Lemaire.<ref name=crommert>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/prive/article20445196.ece|title=Jetty Pearl vandaag jarig|last=Crommert|first=Richard van de|date=27 May 2010|work=[[De Telegraaf]]|language=nl|access-date=6 October 2013}}</ref> where Paerl sings that the "birds of Holland" are especially musical, learning to "twitter in their early youth / So they can celebrate spring in Holland". She goes on to explain that it is the unique nature of the Dutch climate and the faithfulness of Dutch girls that cause the birds of the country to sing; they really sing, in contrast with the French, Japanese, and Chinese birds, all of which sing "tudeludelu", a sound roughly approximating birdsong.

The second place title song was performed eighthVoorgoed voorbij


== At Eurovision ==
== At Eurovision ==
There were seven participating countries, and each was drawn to perform two songs in the same order via two rounds, with Netherlands performing first in each round, making "De vogels van Holland" the first song performed in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] history,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/melodi_grand_prix/1.6598619|title=Hva vet du om ESC?|last=Sivertsen|first=Eirik|date=13 May 2009|publisher=[[NRK]]|language=no|access-date=6 October 2013}}</ref><ref name=wolther>{{cite book|last=Wolther|first=Irving|editor=Peter Moormann|title=Musik Im Fernsehen: Sendeformen und Gestaltungsprinzipien|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AWYf44-2OWwC&pg=PA23|year=2009|publisher=Springer|isbn=9783531919058|pages=11–29|chapter=Musik im Medienkorsett: Der Eurovision Song Contest zwischen Kompositionswettbewerb und Fernsehereignis|language=de}}</ref> and the first of many to sing the praises of the singer's homeland.<ref name=wolther/><ref>{{cite book|last=Wolther|first=Irving|title="Kampf der Kulturen": der Eurovision Song Contest als Mittel national-kultureller Repräsentation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KScH3tsXORgC&pg=PA128|year=2006|publisher=Königshausen & Neumann|isbn=9783826033575|page=128|language=de}}</ref> According to Des Mangan this song set the tone for the Eurovision tradition of nonsensical lyrics, although he admits that there are other contenders for such a claim as well.<ref>Mangan, Des, ''This is Sweden Calling'', Random House, Australia (2004), {{ISBN|978-1-74051-295-4}}</ref> "Voorgoed voorbij" opened the second round, performing eighth, after Italy.
Both of the Dutch entries were conducted at the contest by the musical director [[Fernando Paggi]]. The final votes of the first contest were never announced, so it is not known what place the songs finished at the actual Eurovision Song Contest.

Both of the Dutch entries were conducted at the contest by the musical director [[Fernando Paggi]] and preceded host country {{esccnty|Switzerland|y=1956}}. The final votes of the first contest were never announced, so it is not known what place the songs finished at the actual Eurovision Song Contest. Simon Barclay, in ''The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010'', claims that "The vogels van Holland" finished second.<ref name=barclay>{{cite book|last=Barclay|first=Simon|title=The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BfuBF7fOnyoC&pg=PA171|year=2010|publisher=Silverthorn|isbn=9781445784151}}</ref> The two were succeeded as Dutch representative at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1957|1957 contest]] again by Corry Brokken with "[[Net als toen]]".



==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091026223413/http://geocities.com/national_finals_50s_60s/Netherlands1956.html Dutch National Final page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091026223413/http://geocities.com/national_finals_50s_60s/Netherlands1956.html Dutch National Final page]
*{{cite web|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?1956nl2|title=1956 Netherlands|author=Diggiloo Thrush|access-date=2006-11-30}}


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Revision as of 03:37, 5 January 2022

Eurovision Song Contest 1956
Country Netherlands
National selection
Selection processNational Songfestival 1956
Selection date(s)24 April 1956
Selected entrantJetty Paerl and
Corry Brokken
Selected song"De vogels van Holland" and
"Voorgoed voorbij"
Finals performance
Final resultN/A
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
1956 • 1957►

The Netherlands held a national final to select the two entrants that Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), the Dutch broadcaster, would send to the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in Lugano, Switzerland. The final was held on 24 April 1956.

Before Eurovision

National Songfestival 1956

The final was held on 24 April 1956 at the AVRO TV Studios in Hilversum, hosted by Karin Kraaykamp. "De vogels van Holland" (The birds of Holland) by Jetty Paerl and "Voorgoed voorbij" (Over forever) by Corry Brokken were chosen by postcard voting as the two Dutch entries.[1]

Final – 24 April 1956
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Corry Brokken "Ik zei : ja" 478 5
2 Jetty Paerl "De vogels van Holland" 1,530 2
3 Bert Visser "Gina mia" 116 7
4 Jetty Paerl "De telefoon" 438 6
5 Corry Brokken "Voorgoed voorbij" 1,854 1
6 Bert Visser "Meisje" 34 8
7 Corry Brokken "'t Is lente" 1,210 3
8 Jetty Paerl "Mei in Parijs" 1,034 4

The songs are written and composed in the chanson style characteristic of the 1950s in Europe. The winning title which means "The birds of Holland", was written by Annie M. G. Schmidt and composed by Cor Lemaire.[2] where Paerl sings that the "birds of Holland" are especially musical, learning to "twitter in their early youth / So they can celebrate spring in Holland". She goes on to explain that it is the unique nature of the Dutch climate and the faithfulness of Dutch girls that cause the birds of the country to sing; they really sing, in contrast with the French, Japanese, and Chinese birds, all of which sing "tudeludelu", a sound roughly approximating birdsong.

The second place title song was performed eighthVoorgoed voorbij

At Eurovision

There were seven participating countries, and each was drawn to perform two songs in the same order via two rounds, with Netherlands performing first in each round, making "De vogels van Holland" the first song performed in the Eurovision Song Contest history,[3][4] and the first of many to sing the praises of the singer's homeland.[4][5] According to Des Mangan this song set the tone for the Eurovision tradition of nonsensical lyrics, although he admits that there are other contenders for such a claim as well.[6] "Voorgoed voorbij" opened the second round, performing eighth, after Italy.

Both of the Dutch entries were conducted at the contest by the musical director Fernando Paggi and preceded host country Switzerland. The final votes of the first contest were never announced, so it is not known what place the songs finished at the actual Eurovision Song Contest. Simon Barclay, in The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, claims that "The vogels van Holland" finished second.[7] The two were succeeded as Dutch representative at the 1957 contest again by Corry Brokken with "Net als toen".


References

  1. ^ "DUTCH NATIONAL FINAL 1956".
  2. ^ Crommert, Richard van de (27 May 2010). "Jetty Pearl vandaag jarig". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. ^ Sivertsen, Eirik (13 May 2009). "Hva vet du om ESC?" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b Wolther, Irving (2009). "Musik im Medienkorsett: Der Eurovision Song Contest zwischen Kompositionswettbewerb und Fernsehereignis". In Peter Moormann (ed.). Musik Im Fernsehen: Sendeformen und Gestaltungsprinzipien (in German). Springer. pp. 11–29. ISBN 9783531919058.
  5. ^ Wolther, Irving (2006). "Kampf der Kulturen": der Eurovision Song Contest als Mittel national-kultureller Repräsentation (in German). Königshausen & Neumann. p. 128. ISBN 9783826033575.
  6. ^ Mangan, Des, This is Sweden Calling, Random House, Australia (2004), ISBN 978-1-74051-295-4
  7. ^ Barclay, Simon (2010). The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Silverthorn. ISBN 9781445784151.
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