1958 NETHERLANDS EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - February 11, 1958

Official name - Nationaal Songfestival 1958

Organising broadcaster - NTS

Venue - AVRO Studios, Hilversum

Host - Tanja Koen

Director - Gijs Stappershoef

Stage designer - unknown

Producer - Piet te Nuyl, Jnr.

Musical director - Dolf van der Linden

Orchestra - Metropole Orchestra (Metropole Orkest)

Concertmaster - Guus Valten

Interval act - Metropole Orchestra playing an instrumental tune

Number of entries - 11

Winning entry - 'Heel de wereld' Corry Brokken

Winning songwriter - Benny Vreden

Winning orchestrator - Bert Paige

Note - The audience having been invited to vote for their favourite by sending postcards, the result was announced in a programme on February 20th, 1958, with 'Heel de wereld' being nominated to represent the Netherlands at the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest in Hilversum. Apart from the songs placing 1st to 5th, the results of the other six entries were not announced.

Rehearsals for the 1958 National Song Contest in Hof van Holland (Hilversum), with director Gijs Stappershoef lighting Dolf van der Linden's cigar while Greetje Kauffeld is waiting for the conductor to play her the melody of one of the two songs allotted to her

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES

Song 1

Title – "Stewardess"

Rendition – Greetje Kauffeld

Lyrics – Wim Ibo

Composition – Cor Lemaire

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Bert Paige

Score – 3rd place (3733 votes)

Song 2

Title – "Met elke lach van jou"

Rendition – Willy Alberti

Lyrics – Eddy de Jong

Composition – Eddy de Jong

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Joop Elders

Score – unknown

Song 3

Title – "Eén verlicht raam"

Rendition – Rita Reys

Lyrics – Guus Vleugel

Composition – Tom Dissevelt

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Pi Scheffer

Score – unknown

Song 4

Title – "Wiegelied voor Marjolein"

Rendition – Bruce Low

Lyrics – Pieter Goemans

Composition – Pieter Goemans

Studio arrangement – none 

Live orchestration – Manny Oets

Score – 4th place (2350 votes)

Song 5

Title – "Weet je"

Rendition – Corry Brokken

Lyrics – Truus Koopmans

Composition – Guus Jansen, Snr.

Studio arrangement – Jos Cleber

(studio orchestra conducted by Jos Cleber)

Live orchestration – Pi Scheffer

Score – 2nd place (4036 votes)

Song 6

Title – "Lentedag (Eerste lentedag)"

Rendition – Anneke van der Graaf

Lyrics – Willy van Hemert / Pieter Goemans

Composition – Dick Schallies

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Bert Paige

Score – unknown

Song 7

Title – "De warmte van je hart"

Rendition – Rita Reys

Lyrics – Steye van Brandenberg

Composition – Steye van Brandenberg

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Pi Scheffer

Score – unknown

Song 8

Title – "Marjan"

Rendition – Willy Alberti

Lyrics – Melle Weersma

Composition – Melle Weersma

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Joop Elders

Score – unknown

Song 9

Title – "Een afscheid zonder meer"

Rendition – Greetje Kauffeld

Lyrics – Jaap Dubbelboer

Composition – Henk van Dijk

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Joop Elders

Score – 5th place (1049 votes)

Song 10

Title – "Neem dat maar aan van mij"

Rendition – Bruce Low

Lyrics – Pieter Goemans

Composition – Manny Oets

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Bert Paige

Score – unknown

Song 11

Title – "Heel de wereld"

Rendition – Corry Brokken

Lyrics – Benny Vreden

Composition – Benny Vreden

Studio arrangement – Jos Cleber

(studio orchestra conducted by Jos Cleber)

Live orchestration – Bert Paige

Score – 1st place (8148 votes)