The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Morgen", composed by Joop Stokkermans, with lyrics by Theo Strengers, and performed by Ronnie Tober. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final. Tober had previously finished second in the 1965 national final.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1968 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) | |||
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 1968 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 28 February 1968 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Ronnie Tober | |||
| Selected song | "Morgen" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 1 point | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editNationaal Songfestival 1968
editThe national final was held at the Tivoli in Utrecht, hosted by Elles Berger. Six songs were originally lined up for the final, but singers Tante Leen and Trea Dobbs both withdrew, leaving a field of just four.[1] The song was reportedly chosen by a 325-piece public jury from different provinces of the country as well as a small professional jury. Tober received 117 votes from the public jury and 5 from the professional jury.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Frank | "Annemarie" | 75 | 3 |
| 2 | Gonnie Baars | "Ik wil van alles" | 47 | 4 |
| 3 | Ronnie Tober | "Morgen" | 122 | 1 |
| 4 | Conny Vink | "Hé, moet je bij mij zijn" | 78 | 2 |
At Eurovision
editOn the night of the final Tober performed second in the running order, following Portugal and preceding Belgium. At the close of voting "Morgen" had received just 1 point (from Italy), placing the Netherlands joint last (with Finland) of the 17 entries. This was the fourth (and to date last in the finals) time the Netherlands ended the evening at the bottom of the scoreboard.[3]
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Dolf van der Linden.
Voting
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References
edit- ^ ESC National Finals database 1968
- ^ "Ronnie Tober met liedje naar London". delpher.nl. Het Parool. 29 February 1968. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1968
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of London 1968". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.