Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973
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The Netherlands was represented by Ben Cramer, with the song "De oude muzikant", at the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 7 April in Luxembourg City. Cramer was selected internally by broadcaster NOS to be the Dutch representative and the song was chosen at the national final on 28 February.
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Eurovision Song Contest 1973 | ||||
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Country | Netherlands | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 1973 | |||
Selection date(s) | 28 February 1973 | |||
Selected entrant | Ben Cramer | |||
Selected song | "De oude muzikant" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Pierre Kartner | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 14th, 69 points | |||
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The Netherlands was considered one of the most contemporary-minded countries when it came to choosing Eurovision entries, so the choice in 1973 of a stylistically and lyrically very old-fashioned song, which would not have sounded out of place in a 1950s contest, was widely regarded as rather strange.