Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 information
Eurovision Song Contest 1973
Country
Netherlands
National selection
Selection process
Nationaal Songfestival 1973
Selection date(s)
28 February 1973
Selected entrant
Ben Cramer
Selected song
"De oude muzikant"
Selected songwriter(s)
Pierre Kartner
Finals performance
Final result
14th, 69 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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1973
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The Netherlands was represented by Ben Cramer, with the song "De oude muzikant", at the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 7 April in Luxembourg City. Cramer was selected internally by broadcaster NOS to be the Dutch representative and the song was chosen at the national final on 28 February.
The Netherlands was considered one of the most contemporary-minded countries when it came to choosing Eurovision entries, so the choice in 1973 of a stylistically and lyrically very old-fashioned song, which would not have sounded out of place in a 1950s contest, was widely regarded as rather strange.
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