Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968
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The Netherlands was represented by Ronnie Tober
, with the song '"Morgen", at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in London
. "Morgen" was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 28 February. Tober had previously finished second in the Dutch preselection in 1965
.
, 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. It is not currently known how the winning song was chosen.
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) time the Netherlands ended the evening at the bottom of the scoreboard.
Ronnie Tober
Ronald Edwin Tober is a Dutch born singer.-Early life in America:Tober was born in Bussum, Netherlands and at the age of three moved to the United States with his family, where they lived in Albany, the capital of the State of New York. Attending St...
, with the song '"Morgen", at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. "Morgen" was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 28 February. Tober had previously finished second in the Dutch preselection in 1965
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
The Netherlands was represented by Conny Vandenbos, with the song '"'t Is genoeg", at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 20 March in Naples, Italy. Five acts participated in the Dutch preselection, which consisted of five qualifying rounds, followed by the final on 13 February...
.
Final
The national final was held at the Tivoli in UtrechtUtrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
, 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. It is not currently known how the winning song was chosen.
| 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
On the night of the final Tober performed second in the running order, following PortugalPortugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and preceding Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. At the close of voting "Morgen" had received just 1 point (from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
), placing the Netherlands joint last (with Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
) of the 17 entries. This was the fourth (and to date last) time the Netherlands ended the evening at the bottom of the scoreboard.