🇳🇱 Nationaal Songfestival 1956 - Recap

The National Songfestival 1956 was held on 24 April 1956 at the AVRO TV Studios in Hilversum, hosted by Karin Kraaykamp. The songs were ranked by postcard voting. The top two songs were “Voorgoed voorbij“, written and composed by Jelle de Vries, and “De vogels van Holland“, written by Annie M. G. Schmidt and composed by Cor Lemaire. List of participants: - Corry Brokken - “Ik zei : ja“ - Jetty Paerl - “De vogels van Holland“ - Bert Visser - “Gina mia“ - Jetty Paerl - “De telefoon“ - Corry Brokken - “Voorgoed voorbij“ - Bert Visser - “Meisje“ - Corry Brokken - “’t Is lente“ - Jetty Paerl - “Mei in Parijs“