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

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) held the national final at its television studios in Hilversum, hosted by Eddy Becker.

"Ik hou van jou" emerged the winner by a 10-point margin over Maribelle's second song "Vanavond".

[1] On the night of the final Maribelle performed 11th in the running order, following Denmark and preceding Yugoslavia.

At the close of voting "Ik hou van jou" had received 34 points from seven countries, placing the Netherlands joint 13th (with Germany) of the 19 entries.