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

Five acts participated in the Dutch preselection, which consisted of five qualifying rounds, followed by the final on 13 February.

All the shows were held at the Theater Concordia in Bussum, hosted by the 1959 Eurovision winner Teddy Scholten.

The 31-member jury contained a mixture of journalists, employees of organising NTS, and randomly chosen audience members.

[2] On the night of the final Vandenbos performed first in the running order, preceding the United Kingdom.