Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 information
Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Country
Netherlands
National selection
Selection process
Nationaal Songfestival 1966
Selection date(s)
31 January–5 February 1966
Selected entrant
Milly Scott
Selected song
"Fernando en Filippo"
Selected songwriter(s)
Kees de Bruyn
Gerrit den Braber
Finals performance
Final result
15th, 2 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands was represented by Milly Scott, with the song "Fernando en Filippo", at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 March in Luxembourg City. Five acts participated in the Dutch preselection, which consisted of five qualifying rounds, followed by the final on 5 February. All the shows were held at the Tivoli in Utrecht, hosted by the 1959 Eurovision winner Teddy Scholten.
Scott earned a place in Eurovision history as the first black performer to appear on stage, and would later state that she believed her poor result at Eurovision was attributable, at least in part, to racism.
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