1988 NETHERLANDS EUROVISION SELECTION

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

Gerard Joling performing one of the six songs in the 1988 national selection

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)