1976 NETHERLANDS EUROVISION SELECTION

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.

Spooky & Sue rehearsing their performance of 'Do You Dig It' with Harry van Hoof's freelance orchestra

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