Date - February 27, 1974
Official name - Nationaal Songfestival 1974
Organising broadcaster - AVRO
Venue - Jaarbeurs Congrescentrum, Utrecht
Host - Willem Duys
Director - Theo Ordeman
Stage designer - Els Salomons
Producer - Fred Oster
Musical director - Harry van Hoof
Orchestra - Songfestivalorkest (freelance orchestra)
Interval acts - Lenny Kuhr / Dana / Séverine / Vicky Leandros / Anne-Marie David
Number of entries - 3, all performed by Mouth & MacNeal
Winning entry - 'Ik zie een ster'
Winning songwriters - Gerrit den Braber / Hans van Hemert
Winning orchestrator - Piet Souer
Note - The winning entry, 'Ik zie een ster', was performed on the international Eurovision stage with English lyrics by Hans van Hemert, 'I See A Star'
PARTICIPATING ENTRIES
Song 1
Title – "Liefste"
Lyrics – Lennaert Nijgh
Composition – Hans van Hemert
Studio arrangement – Piet Souer
(studio orchestra conducted by Piet Souer)
Live orchestration – Piet Souer
Score – 2nd place (19 votes)
Song 2
Title – "Zoals de oudjes zongen"
Lyrics – Hans Bouwens / John Möring / Peter Schoonhoven
Composition – Hans Bouwens / John Möring / Peter Schoonhoven
Studio arrangement – Piet Souer
(studio orchestra conducted by Piet Souer)
Live orchestration – Piet Souer
Score – 3rd place (12 votes)
Song 3
Title – "Ik zie een ster"
Lyrics – Gerrit den Braber
Composition – Hans van Hemert
Studio arrangement – Piet Souer
(studio orchestra conducted by Piet Souer)
Live orchestration – Piet Souer
Score – 1st place (79 votes)
