| Eurovision Song Contest 1960 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) | |||
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 1960 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 9 February 1960 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Rudi Carrell | |||
| Selected song | "Wat een geluk" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 2 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with the song "Wat een geluk", composed by Dick Schallies, with lyrics by Willy van Hemert, and performed by Rudi Carrell. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final.
Although Teddy Scholten had won the previous contest for the Netherlands, NTS declined to host the contest for a second time in two years, so 1959 runners-up the United Kingdom had agreed to host the 1960 contest, which was staged by the BBC at London's Royal Festival Hall.
Song and singer were chosen independently of each other at the Dutch national final, held on 9 February at 21:00 CET (UTC 20:00).[1] Other participants included future Dutch representatives Greetje Kauffeld (1961) and Annie Palmen (1963).
- ^ "Nationale finale van Song Festival". Limburgs Dagblad. 8 February 1960. p. 8. ISSN 1388-1531. Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via Delpher.