Date - February 23, 1997
Official name - Nationaal Songfestival 1997
Organising broadcaster - NOS
Venue - Marcanti Plaza, Amsterdam
Hosts - Bart Peeters / Joop van Zijl
Directors - Pim Marks / Jan de Roode
Stage designer - Machteld Wafelbakker
Producers - Piet Erkelens / Harry de Winter
Musical director - Dick Bakker
Orchestra - Metropole Orchestra (Metropole Orkest, pre-recorded)
Concertmasters - Ernő Oláh & Rami Koch
Vocal arrangements - Paulette Willemse
Number of entries - 6, all performed by Mrs. Einstein
Winning entry - 'Niemand heeft nog tijd'
Winning songwriter - Ed Hooijmans
Winning orchestrator - Gerbrand Westveen
PARTICIPATING ENTRIES
Song 1
Title – "Ik doe alsof"
Lyrics – Erwin de Graaff
Composition – Erwin de Graaff
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Gerbrand Westveen
Score – 6th place (53 votes)
Song 2
Title – "Dat liefde zo moet zijn"
Lyrics – Hans van Hemert
Composition – Hans van Hemert
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Henk Huizinga
Score – 3rd place (153 votes)
Song 3
Title – "Samen sterk"
Lyrics – Tjeerd van Zanen / Alan Michael
Composition – Tjeerd van Zanen / Alan Michael
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Gerbrand Westveen
Score – 5th place (57 votes)
Song 4
Title – "Niemand heeft nog tijd"
Lyrics – Ed Hooijmans
Composition – Ed Hooijmans
Studio arrangement – Gerbrand Westveen
(Metropole Orchestra conducted by Dick Bakker)
Live orchestration – Gerbrand Westveen
Score – 1st place (159 votes)
Song 5
Title – "Toen de aarde stilstond"
Lyrics – Guus Willemse
Composition – Guus Willemse
Studio arrangement – Dick Scheepbouwer / Mrs. Einstein
Live orchestration – Gerbrand Westveen
Score – 2nd place (157 votes)
Song 6
Title – "Laat het los"
Lyrics – Jerry van der Wolf
Composition – Jerry van der Wolf
Studio arrangement – Dick Scheepbouwer / Mrs. Einstein
Live orchestration – Gerbrand Westveen
Score – 4th place (93 votes)
