Date - February 18, 1976
Official name - Nationaal Songfestival 1976
Organising broadcaster - AVRO
Venue - Congresgebouw, The Hague
Host - Willem Duys
Director - Theo Ordeman
Stage designer - Roland de Groot
Producer - Fred Oster
Musical director - Harry van Hoof
Orchestra - Festivalorkest (freelance orchestra)
Incidental music - Bert Paige
Number of entries - 5
Winning entry - 'The Party Is Over' Sandra Reemer
Winning songwriter - Hans van Hemert
Winning orchestrator - Harry van Hoof
Note - As one of the Bolland brothers fell ill in the course of the week of rehearsals, a back-up artist was booked, Ruby Carmichael; in the end, however, Bolland & Bolland did perform in the final as planned. Ruby Carmichael's entry is given below as reserve song.
PARTICIPATING ENTRIES
Song 1
Title – "Do You Dig It"
Rendition – Spooky & Sue
Lyrics – Sue Chaloner
Composition – Hans van Hemert
Studio arrangement – Piet Souer
Live orchestration – Piet Souer
Score – 5th place (5 votes)
Song 2
Title – "Souvenir"
Rendition – Bolland & Bolland
Lyrics – Ferdi Bolland / Rob Bolland
Composition – Ferdi Bolland / Rob Bolland
Studio arrangement – Harry van Hoof
(studio orchestra conducted by Harry van Hoof)
Live orchestration – Harry van Hoof
Score – 2nd place (30 votes)
Song 3
Title – "The Party Is Over"
Rendition – Sandra Reemer
Lyrics – Hans van Hemert
Composition – Hans van Hemert
Studio arrangement – Harry van Hoof
Live orchestration – Harry van Hoof
Score – 1st place (35 votes)
Song 4
Title – "I Was Born To Love"
Rendition – Rosy & Andres
Lyrics – Marshal Manengkei
Composition – Dries Holten
Studio arrangement – Job Maarse
Live orchestration – Job Maarse
Score – 4th place (17 votes)
Song 5
Title – "Someone Is Waitin' For You"
Rendition – Lucifer
Lyrics – Margriet Eshuijs
Composition – Margriet Eshuijs
Studio arrangement – Dick Bakker
Live orchestration – Dick Bakker
Score – 3rd place (23 votes)
Reserve song
Title – "Bodega Bay"
Rendition – Ruby Carmichael (Henny Vrienten)
Lyrics – Henny Vrienten
Composition – Henny Vrienten
Studio arrangement – Dick Bakker
(studio orchestra conducted by Dick Bakker)
Live orchestration – Dick Bakker
