Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 1975
| Broadcaster = {{lang|nl|Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|i=no}} (NOS)
| Country = Netherlands
| Selection process = {{lang|nl|Nationaal Songfestival|i=no}} 1975
| Selection date = 26 February 1975
| Song = Ding-a-dong
| Artist = Teach-In
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Dick Bakker|Will Luikinga|Eddy Ouwens}}
| Final result = 1st, 152 points
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Ding-a-dong", composed by Dick Bakker, with lyrics by Will Luikinga and Eddy Ouwens, and performed by six-member group Teach-In. The Dutch participating broadcaster, {{lang|nl|Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|i=no}} (NOS), selected its entry through a national final. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest.
Before Eurovision
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= {{lang|nl|Nationaal Songfestival|i=no}} 1975 =
{{lang|nl|Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|i=no}} (NOS) held the national final at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, hosted by Willem Duys. For the first time since 1970, the performer had not been preselected by the broadcaster, and the 1975 selection consisted of two stages. Firstly, each of the three participating acts performed a song and 5-member international jury voted for the best song; then the chosen song was performed by all three acts and a 100-member public jury voted for the act they wanted to perform it. Teach-In were chosen with over half of the public vote.
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|+ Song selection – 26 February 1975 |
| Draw
! Song ! Points ! Place |
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| 1
| align="left" |"Ik heb geen geld voor de trein" |1 |2 |
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|2 | align="left" |"Dinge dong" |4 |1 |
| 3
| align="left" |"Circus" |0 |3 |
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|+ Performer selection – 26 February 1975 |
| Draw
! Artist ! Points ! Place |
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| 1
| align="left" |Albert West |33 |2 |
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|2 | align="left" |Teach-In |56 |1 |
| 3
| align="left" |Debbie |11 |3 |
At Eurovision
The free-language rule applied in 1975, so prior to the contest the song was translated into English as "Ding-a-dong" and performed in English at the final. On the evening of the final Teach-In performed first in the running order, preceding {{esccnty|Ireland|y=1975}}. 1975 saw the introduction of the current Eurovision scoring system, and "Ding-a-dong" received six maximum 12 points votes from {{esccnty|Israel|y=1975}}, {{esccnty|Malta|y=1975}}, {{esccnty|Norway|y=1975}}, {{esccnty|Spain|y=1975}}, {{esccnty|Sweden|y=1975}}, and the {{esccnty|United Kingdom|y=1975}}. At the close of voting it had received 152 points in total (with points from every other participating country), winning the contest by a 14-point margin over runners-up the United Kingdom.{{cite web |title=Final of Stockholm 1975 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-1975/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=9 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409175434/https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-1975/final |archive-date=9 April 2021 |url-status=live}} This was the fourth Eurovision victory for the Netherlands. The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to {{esccnty|Luxembourg|y=1975}}.
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.
This was the first time in Eurovision history that the contest was won by the song which had opened the show, though this would happen again with the United Kingdom the following year and Sweden in 1984.
"Ding-a-dong" reached number 3 on the Dutch Singles chart and also became a hit in several other markets, including the United Kingdom where it peaked at number 13, and Sweden where it made number 2.
= Voting =
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| + Points awarded to the Netherlands{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Stockholm 1975 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-1975/final/results/the-netherlands |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=9 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409183931/https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-1975/final/results/the-netherlands |archive-date=9 April 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
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| scope="row" | 12 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Israel|y=1975}}|{{Esc|Malta|y=1975}}|{{Esc|Norway|y=1975}}|{{Esc|Spain|1945|y=1975}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=1975}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1975}}}} |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Finland|y=1975}}|{{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1975}}|{{Esc|Monaco|y=1975}}}} |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Germany|y=1975}}|{{Esc|Ireland|y=1975}}|{{Esc|Yugoslavia|y=1975}}}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Esc|Portugal|y=1975}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Switzerland|y=1975}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Esc|France|y=1975}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Turkey|y=1975}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|Belgium|y=1975}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
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| scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Italy|y=1975}} |
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References
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{{Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1975}}