The Dutch participating Broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final.

In addition, NTS was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the AVRO Studios in Hilversum, after winning the previous edition with the song "Net als toen" by Corry Brokken.

At the close of voting "Heel de wereld" had received only 1 point (from Switzerland), placing the Netherlands joint last (with Luxembourg) of the 10 entries.

[2] The Dutch entry was conducted at the contest by the musical director Dolf van der Linden.

[3] Brokken thus became the only performer in Eurovision history ever to have finished both first and last; it was also the only year, until 2015, in which the host country ended the evening at the bottom of the scoreboard.