Date - February 22, 1978
Official name - Nationaal Songfestival 1978
Organising broadcaster - AVRO
Venue - Congresgebouw, The Hague
Host - Willem Duys
Director - Theo Ordeman
Stage designer - Frank Rosen
Producers - Fred Oster
Musical director - Harry van Hoof
Orchestra - Metropole Orkest (Metropole Orchestra)
Concertmaster - Ernő Oláh
Number of entries - 8, performed by 4 acts (2 songs each)
Winning entry - ''t Is OK' Harmony
Winning songwriters - Toon Gispen / Dick Kooyman / Eddy Ouwens
Winning orchestrator - Dick Bakker
PARTICIPATING ENTRIES
Song 1
Title – "Duncan"
Rendition – Barry Duncan
Lyrics – Will Luikinga
Composition – Hein Braat "Barry Duncan"
Studio arrangement – Hugh den Ouden
Live orchestration – Hugh den Ouden
Score – 2nd place (24 votes)
Song 2
Title – "Bim bam bom"
Rendition – Harmony
Lyrics – Dick Kooyman
Composition – Eddy Ouwens / Dick Bakker
Studio arrangement – Dick Bakker
Live orchestration – Ruud Bos
Score – 3rd place (19 votes)
Song 3
Title – "Heel nu en dan"
Rendition – The Internationals
Lyrics – Cees Bergman / Elmer Veerhoff / Aart Mol / Lucia Flint / Erwin van Prehn / Geertjan Hessing / Jaap Eggermont
Composition – Cees Bergman / Elmer Veerhoff / Aart Mol / Lucia Flint / Erwin van Prehn / Geertjan Hessing / Jaap Eggermont
Studio arrangement – Hans Hollestelle
Live orchestration – Hans Hollestelle
Score – 6th place (7 votes)
Song 4
Title – "Jaimie (Sweet Cider)"
Rendition – Kimm (Hekker)
Lyrics – Teun de Vries
Composition – Tom Salisbury
Studio arrangement – Tom Salisbury
(studio orchestra conducted by Tom Salisbury)
Live orchestration – Tom Salisbury
Score – 4th place (12 votes)
Song 5
Title – "Rosamunde"
Rendition – Barry Duncan
Lyrics – Will Luikinga
Composition – Dick Bakker
Studio arrangement – Hugh den Ouden
Live orchestration – Hugh den Ouden
Score – 7th & 8th place (ex aequo, 6 votes)
Song 6
Song title – "’t Is OK"
Rendition – Harmony
Lyrics – Toon Gispen / Dick Kooyman
Composition – Eddy Ouwens
Studio arrangement – Dick Bakker
Live orchestration – Dick Bakker
Score – 1st place (36 votes)
Song 7
Title – "Boem boem"
Rendition – The Internationals
Lyrics – Cees Bergman / Elmer Veerhoff / Aart Mol / Lucia Flint / Erwin van Prehn / Geertjan Hessing / Jaap Eggermont
Composition – Cees Bergman / Elmer Veerhoff / Aart Mol / Lucia Flint / Erwin van Prehn / Geertjan Hessing / Jaap Eggermont
Studio arrangement – Hans Hollestelle
Live orchestration – Hans Hollestelle
Score – 5th place (10 votes)
Song 8
Title – "Dit is mijn dag vandaag (This Is My Day)"
Rendition – Kimm (Hekker)
Lyrics – Teun de Vries
Composition – Tom Salisbury
Studio arrangement – Tom Salisbury
(studio orchestra conducted by Tom Salisbury)
Live orchestration – Tom Salisbury
Score – 7th & 8th place (ex aequo, 6 votes)
