Date - March 23, 1988
Official name - Nationaal Songfestival 1988
Organising broadcaster - NOS
Venue - Congresgebouw, The Hague
Host - Astrid Joosten
Director - Henny Budie
Stage designer - Hub Berkers
Producer - Nelleke Koen
Selection committee - Willem van Beusekom / Harry van Hoof / John de Mol, Snr. / Joop de Roo / Jan van Doorn / Henny Budie / Gerard Joling
Musical director - Harry van Hoof
Orchestra - Metropole Orchestra (Metropole Orkest)
Concertmasters - Ernő Oláh & Rami Koch
Opening sequence & outro music arrangement - Piet Souer
Medley arrangements - Harry van Hoof
Interval acts - Montezuma's Revenge / Frizzle Sizzle / Bernadette Kraakman / Maria More's ballet group
Number of entries - 6, all performed by Gerard Joling
Winning entry - 'Shangri-la'
Winning songwriter - Peter de Wijn
Winning orchestrator - Hans Hollestelle
PARTICIPATING ENTRIES
Song 1
Title – "Heel verliefd"
Lyrics – Sjoukje van 't Spijker
Composition – Frans Smit
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Harry van Hoof
Score – 2nd place (222 votes)
Song 2
Title – "Shangri-la"
Lyrics – Peter de Wijn
Composition – Peter de Wijn
Studio arrangement – Hans Hollestelle
Live orchestration – Hans Hollestelle
Score – 1st place (283 votes)
Song 3
Title – "Happy End (In Hollywood)"
Lyrics – Ad van Olm / Eddy Ouwens
Composition – Ad van Olm / Eddy Ouwens
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Piet Souer
Score – 4th place (213 votes)
Song 4
Title – "December in april (December In July)"
Lyrics – Peter de Wijn
Composition – Peter de Wijn
Studio arrangement – Peter Schön
Live orchestration – Peter Schön
Score – 5th place (165 votes)
Song 5
Title – "Doo lang, doo lang (Doo doo lang / By The Light Of The Moon)"
Lyrics – Peter de Wijn
Composition – Peter de Wijn
Studio arrangement – Bart van der Post
Live orchestration – Hans Hollestelle
Score – 6th place (156 votes)
Song 6
Title – "Mijn droom"
Lyrics – Tom Manders, Jnr.
Composition – Tom Manders, Jnr.
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Harry van Hoof
Score – 3rd place (219 votes)
