The Netherlands held a national final to select the two entrants that Nederlandse Omroep Stichting

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting

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 (NOS), the Dutch broadcaster, would send to the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in Lugano

Lugano

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, Switzerland

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. The final was held on 24 April 1956.

Results

Draw	Artist	Song
1	Corry Brokken Corry Brokken Corry Brokken is a former Dutch singer.Brokken won the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, representing the Netherlands singing "Net als toen"...	"Ik zei : ja"
2	Jetty Paerl Jetty Paerl Jetty Pearl is a Dutch singer, who was most famous in the 1950s and 1960s. She was married to Dutch artist Cees Bantzinger.During the World War II, she lived in London, as the Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany...	"De vogels van Holland De Vogels Van Holland "De vogels van Holland" was the first Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 - the only edition of the contest at which two entries per country were allowed - performed in Dutch by Jetty Paerl... "
3	Bert Visser	"Gina mia"
4	Jetty Paerl Jetty Paerl Jetty Pearl is a Dutch singer, who was most famous in the 1950s and 1960s. She was married to Dutch artist Cees Bantzinger.During the World War II, she lived in London, as the Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany...	"De telefoon"
5	Corry Brokken Corry Brokken Corry Brokken is a former Dutch singer.Brokken won the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, representing the Netherlands singing "Net als toen"...	"Voorgoed voorbij Voorgoed Voorbij "Voorgoed voorbij" was the second Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 - the only Contest where competing countries were permitted to enter two songs - performed in Dutch by Corry Brokken.... "
6	Bert Visser	"Meisje"
7	Corry Brokken Corry Brokken Corry Brokken is a former Dutch singer.Brokken won the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, representing the Netherlands singing "Net als toen"...	"'t Is lente"
8	Jetty Paerl Jetty Paerl Jetty Pearl is a Dutch singer, who was most famous in the 1950s and 1960s. She was married to Dutch artist Cees Bantzinger.During the World War II, she lived in London, as the Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany...	"Mei in Parijs"

"De vogels van Holland

De Vogels Van Holland

"De vogels van Holland" was the first Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 - the only edition of the contest at which two entries per country were allowed - performed in Dutch by Jetty Paerl...

" ("The birds of Holland") by Jetty Paerl

Jetty Paerl

Jetty Pearl is a Dutch singer, who was most famous in the 1950s and 1960s. She was married to Dutch artist Cees Bantzinger.During the World War II, she lived in London, as the Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany...

 and "Voorgoed voorbij

Voorgoed Voorbij

"Voorgoed voorbij" was the second Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 - the only Contest where competing countries were permitted to enter two songs - performed in Dutch by Corry Brokken....

" ("Over forever") by Corry Brokken

Corry Brokken

Corry Brokken is a former Dutch singer.Brokken won the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, representing the Netherlands singing "Net als toen"...

were chosen as the two Dutch entries. The votes of the first contest were never announced.

External links

• Dutch National Final page