Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
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The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Niemand heeft nog tijd" written by Ed Hooijmans. The song was performed by the group Mrs. Einstein, which was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) to represent the Netherlands at the 1997 contest in Dublin, Ireland. Mrs. Einstein's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 26 October 1996, while the national final Nationaal Songfestival 1997 was organised in order to select the song. Six songs competed in the national final on 23 February 1997 where "Niemand heeft nog tijd" was selected as the winning song following the combination of votes from twelve regional juries and a public vote.
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Country | Netherlands | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: Nationaal Songfestival 1997 | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 26 October 1996 Song: 23 February 1997 | |||
Selected entrant | Mrs. Einstein | |||
Selected song | "Niemand heeft nog tijd" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Ed Hooijmans | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 22nd, 5 points | |||
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 3 May 1997. Performing during the show in position 8, the Netherlands placed twenty-second out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 5 points.