| Eurovision Song Contest 1956 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) | |||
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Het Eurovisie Song Festival | |||
| Selection date(s) | 24 April 1956 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Jetty Paerl and Corry Brokken | |||
| Selected song | "De vogels van Holland" and "Voorgoed voorbij" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | "De vogels van Holland":
"Voorgoed voorbij": Jelle de Vries | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | N/A | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with two songs: "De vogels van Holland", composed by Cor Lemaire, with lyrics by Annie M. G. Schmidt, and performed by Jetty Paerl; and "Voorgoed voorbij", written by Jelle de Vries, and performed by Corry Brokken. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), held a national final to select its two entries in the contest. "De vogels van Holland" was the first entry performed in the Eurovision Song Contest, so it was also the first entry from the Netherlands and the first entry in Dutch in the contest.