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

Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) held the national final at the AVRO Studios in Hilversum, hosted by Karin Kraaykamp.

After "Een beetje" was announced the winner, the expert jury chose Scholten with the full orchestra version of the song.

At the close of voting "Een beetje" had received 21 points, winning the contest by a 5-point margin over runners-up the United Kingdom.

Rumours after the contest suggested that the Italian jury had awarded a very high 7 points to "Een beetje" in order to reduce the chances of a French or British win, but these were never substantiated.