Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972

"Als het om de liefde gaat" emerged the clear winner.

[1] On the night of the final Sandra and Andres performed last in the running order, following eventual contest winners Luxembourg.

The pair, both dressed in outfits in vivid shades of green, gave a confident and engaging performance of the night's most bouncy, uptempo song and at the close of voting "Als het om de liefde gaat" had received 106 points, placing the Netherlands 4th of the 18 entries.

"Als het om de liefde gaat" reached number 3 on the Dutch Singles chart and was also released in English, French, and German versions.

[4] Each participating broadcaster appointed two jury members, one below the age of 25 and the other above, who voted by giving between one and five points to each song, except that representing their own country.