Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1956 | ||||
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| Country |  Netherlands |
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 24 April 1956 | |||
| Selected entrant | Jetty Paerl and Corry Brokken |
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| Selected song | "De vogels van Holland" and "Voorgoed voorbij" |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | N/A | |||
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The Netherlands held a national final to select the two entrants that Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), the Dutch broadcaster, would send to the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in Lugano, Switzerland. The final was held on 24 April 1956.
Results
| Draw | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Corry Brokken | "Ik zei : ja" | I said: yes | 5th | 478 |
| 2 | Jetty Paerl | "De vogels van Holland" | The birds of Holland | 2nd | 1530 |
| 3 | Bert Visser | "Gina mia" | My Gina | 7th | 116 |
| 4 | Jetty Paerl | "De telefoon" | The telephone | 6th | 438 |
| 5 | Corry Brokken | "Voorgoed voorbij" | Over forever | 1st | 1854 |
| 6 | Bert Visser | "Meisje" | Girl | 8th | 34 |
| 7 | Corry Brokken | "'t Is lente" | It's spring | 3rd | 1210 |
| 8 | Jetty Paerl | "Mei in Parijs" | May in Paris | 4th | 1034 |
"De vogels van Holland" ("The birds of Holland") by Jetty Paerl and "Voorgoed voorbij" ("Over forever") by Corry Brokken were chosen as the two Dutch entries. The votes of the first contest were never announced, so it is not known what place the songs finished at the actual Eurovision Song Contest.
