Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960
In the first round, half of the songs, "Carrousel", "Niet voor mij", "Regenkapje", and "Vanavond" were performed with a full orchestra, the Metropole Orkest under the direction of Dolf van der Linden, while the other fours songs, "Addio", "In mijn hart", "Wat een geluk" and "Ik leef" were presented in a more pared-down style, with an ensemble led by Eddy de Jong.[1][2] The regional juries were located in Boekelo, Boxtel, Coevorden, Drachten, Emmeloord, Rotterdam, Groningen, Gulpen, Yerseke, Nijmegen, Zaandam, and Zeist.[2] After "Wat een geluk", written by Willy van Hemert and Dick Schallies [nl], was announced as the winning song, the expert jury unanimously chose Carrell over Palmen as the singer.At the close of voting "Wat een geluk" had received 2 points, placing the Netherlands 12th of the 13 entries, ahead only of Luxembourg.Rudi Carrell's bad result marked the start of a very poor Eurovision decade for the Netherlands, in which the country never placed higher than 10th again until Lenny Kuhr's shared victory in the 1969 contest.
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