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De vogels van Holland
"De vogels van Holland" ("The birds of Holland") was the first Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 (the only edition of the contest at which two entries per country were allowed). It was written by Annie M. G. Schmidt and performed in Dutch by Jetty Paerl. The song is particularly significant for being the first song performed in Eurovision Song Contest history, and the first of many to sing the praises of the singer's homeland.
Description and background.
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen, composer and musician
- Gwendolyn Masin (born 1977), violinist, author, pedagogue, founder of GAIA Chamber Music Festival
- Willem Mengelberg (1871–1951), conductor
- Rogier van Otterloo, composer
- Willem van Otterloo (1907–1978), composer
- Jetty Paerl (1921–2013), singer (De vogels van Holland)
- Willem Pijper, composer
- Abbie de Quant, flautist
- André Rieu (born 1949), violinist, conductor, and composer
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