1979 NETHERLANDS EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - February 7, 1979

Official name - Nationaal Songfestival 1979

Organising broadcaster - NOS

Venue - RAI Congrescentrum, Amsterdam

Host - Martine Bijl

Director - Ralph Inbar

Stage designer - Peter Gabriëlse

Producer - Hans Pohl

Selection committee - Guus Jansen, Snr. / Henk van der Molen / Harry Geelen / Arie Maasland "Malando" / Herman Schoonderwalt / Joop Stokkermans / Gerrit den Braber / Paul Natte / Dick van 't Sant

Musical director - Harry van Hoof

Orchestra - Metropole Orchestra (Metropole Orkest)

Concertmaster - Ernő Oláh

Opening tune - "Sailin' On The Robert E. Lee" (Eugene West / arr. Bert Paige)

Medley of all five entries arranged by - Harry van Hoof

Interval acts - Toots Thielemans performing an instrumental version of 'A ba ni bi' (Nurit Hirsh / arr. Carl Schulze) & Julio Iglesias performing three of his hit songs, all arranged by Carl Schulze: 'Quiero' (Rafael Ferro / Julio Iglesias / Eva Sobredo "Cecilia") - 'Manuela' (Ana Magdalena / Manuel Alejandro) - 'Eternally' (Charlie Chaplin)

Number of entries - 5, all performed by Xandra (Sandra Reemer & backing group)

Winning entry - 'Colorado'

Winning songwriters - Gerard Cox / Ferdi Bolland / Rob Bolland

Winning orchestrator - Piet Souer

Sandra Reemer with her Xandra backing group performing 'Intercity', one of the five songs in the 1979 national final in Amsterdam

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES

Song 1

Title – "Lieveling"

Lyrics – Gerard Cox

Composition – Ferdi Bolland / Rob Bolland

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Paul Natte

Score – 2nd place (109 votes)

Song 2

Title – "Lila lavendel"

Lyrics – Ilja Gort

Composition – Ilja Gort

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Herman Schoonderwalt

Score – 5th place (66 votes)

Song 3

Title – "Intercity (Jij en ik)"

Lyrics – Tineke Beishuizen

Composition – Marcel Lahaye

Studio arrangement – Dick Bakker

(studio orchestra conducted by Harry van Hoof)

Live orchestration – Dick Bakker

Score – 3rd place (104 votes)

Song 4

Title – "Waar ben je heen?"

Lyrics – Dick Ridder

Composition – Dick Ridder

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Harry van Hoof

Score – 4th place (68 votes)

Song 5

Title – "Colorado"

Lyrics – Gerard Cox

Composition – Ferdi Bolland / Rob Bolland

Studio arrangement – Piet Souer

(studio orchestra conducted by Harry van Hoof)

Live orchestration – Piet Souer

Score – 1st place (203 votes)