Date - February 22 & March 1, 1967
Official name - Nationaal Songfestival 1967
Organising broadcaster - NTS
Venues - Kloosterhoeve, Harmelen & Theater Orpheus, Apeldoorn
Host - Leo Nelissen
Director - Ellen Blazer
Stage designer - Freek Biesiot
Producer - Adrie van Oorschot
Musical director - Dolf van der Linden
Orchestra - Metropole Orchestra (Metropole Orkest)
Concertmaster - Guus Valten
Opening tune - "Door de nacht klinkt een lied" (Jack Bulterman / arr. Bert Paige)
Interval act - Metropole Orchestra playing several instrumental tunes, all arranged by Joop Elders: "Wiener Blut" (Johann Strauss II) / medley "Hofballtänze" (Joseph Lanner) - "Ich bin so glücklich" (Will Glahé) - Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (Johann Strauss II) / "Jungle Fantasy" (Esy Morales)
Intermezzo act - Performance by Arjan Blanken (tenor singer), Sem Nijveen (violin), and Ko Ikelaar (flute) feat. dancers Annie-Marie Holmes & David Holmes (choreographed by Karel Shook)
Number of entries - 6, all performed by Thérèse Steinmetz
Winning entry - 'Ring-dinge-ding'
Winning songwriters - Gerrit den Braber / Johnny Holshuysen
Winning orchestrator - Bert Paige
Note 1 - The Nationaal Songfestival in 1967 was subdivided into two events, for the first of which - in Harmelen - all seven songs were performed to the accompaniment of an ensemble version of the Metropole Orchestra, while the final broadcast from Apeldoorn was accompanied by the full orchestra. In the case of all six participating entries, the two different orchestrations were penned by the same arranger
Note 2 - The audience having been invited to vote for their favourite by sending postcards after the first of two shows, upon which the result was announced in the second programme in Apeldoorn
PARTICIPATING ENTRIES
Song 1
Title – "Tornado"
Lyrics – Gerrit den Braber
Composition – Bert Paige
Studio arrangement – Bert Paige
Live orchestration – Bert Paige
Score – 6th place (422 votes)
Song 2
Title – "Sta stil bij mij"
Lyrics – Gerrit den Braber
Composition – Joop Portengen
Studio arrangement – Ruud Bos
Live orchestration – Ruud Bos
Score – 5th place (1304 votes)
Song 3
Title – "Waar ben je?"
Lyrics – Gerrit den Braber
Composition – Rudy van Houten
Studio arrangement – Ruud Bos
Live orchestration – Ruud Bos
Score – 4th place (1509 votes)
Song 4
Title – "Hoor"
Lyrics – Gerrit den Braber
Composition – Kees Bruyn
Studio arrangement – Kees Bruyn
Live orchestration – Kees Bruyn
Score – 3rd place (2704 votes)
Song 5
Title – "Zing"
Lyrics – Jan Vuik
Composition – Jan Vuik
Studio arrangement – Kees Bruyn
Live orchestration – Kees Bruyn
Score – 2nd place (3231 votes)
Song 6
Title – "Ring-dinge-ding"
Lyrics – Gerrit den Braber
Composition – Johnny Holshuysen
Studio arrangement – Bert Paige
Live orchestration – Bert Paige
Score – 1st place (5550 votes)
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