The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final.

Ten songs took part and voting was by eleven "celebrity" juries of nine people based in each Dutch province.

[1] On the night of the final Lester performed 3rd in the running order, following Monaco and preceding Austria.

"De mallemolen" had been one of the front-runners in pre-contest betting, but at the close of voting had managed to muster only 35 points, placing the Netherlands 12th of the 18 entries.

Because the normal jury made up of members of the public did not show up on the day of the final for unknown reasons, a jury made up of music and entertainment professionals was brought in at the last minute.