| Selection process | National Final |
|---|---|
| Selection date(s) | 24 April 1956 |
| Selected entrant | Jetty Paerl and Corry Brokken |
| Selected song | „De vogels van Holland“ and „Voorgoed voorbij |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | N/A |
The Netherlands held a national final to select the two entrants that Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), the Dutch broadcaster, would send to the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in Lugano, Switzerland. The final was held on 24 April 1956.
| Draw | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corry Brokken | „Ik zei : ja“ | I said: yes | 5th | 478 |
| 2 | Jetty Paerl | „De vogels van Holland„ | The birds of Holland | 2nd | 1530 |
| 3 | Bert Visser | „Gina mia“ | My Gina | 7th | 116 |
| 4 | Jetty Paerl | „De telefoon“ | The telephone | 6th | 438 |
| 5 | Corry Brokken | „Voorgoed voorbij„ | Over forever | 1st | 1854 |
| 6 | Bert Visser | „Meisje“ | Girl | 8th | 34 |
| 7 | Corry Brokken | „‚t Is lente“ | It’s spring | 3rd | 1210 |
| 8 | Jetty Paerl | „Mei in Parijs“ | May in Paris | 4th | 1034 |
„De vogels van Holland“ („The birds of Holland“) by Jetty Paerl and „Voorgoed voorbij“ („Over forever“) by Corry Brokken were chosen as the two Dutch entries. The votes of the first contest were never announced, so it is not known what place the songs finished at the actual Eurovision Song Contest.
1. Corrie Brokken – Voorgoed voorbij (Over forever)
Language Dutch
Composer(s) Jelle de Vries
Lyricist(s) Jelle de Vries
Points: 1854
Released : No
2. Jetty Paerl – De vogels van Holland (The birds of Holland)
Language Dutch
Composer(s) Cor Lemaire
Lyricist(s) Annie M. G. Schmidt
Points: 1530
3. Corrie Broken – ‚t is lente (It’s springtime)
Language Dutch
Composer(s) Alexander Pola & Else van Epen-de Groot
Lyricist(s) Alexander Pola & Else van Epen-de Groot
Points: 1210
Released: No
4. Jetty Paerl – Mei in Parijs (May in Paris)
Language Dutch
Composer(s) Alexander Pola & Else van Epen-de Groot
Lyricist(s) Alexander Pola & Else van Epen-de Groot
Points: 1034
Released: No
5. Corrie Brokken – Ik zei : ja ( I say yes)
Language Dutch
Composer(s) Jurriaan Andriessen
Lyricist(s) Jurriaan Andriessen
Points: 478
Released: No
6. Jetty Paerl – De Telefoon (The Telephone)
Language Dutch
Composer(s) Annie M.G. Schmidt & Cor Lemaire
Lyricist(s) Annie M.G. Schmidt & Cor Lemaire
Points: 438
Released: No
7. Bert Visser – Gina mia (My Gina)
Language Dutch
Composer(s) Jelle de Vries
Lyricist(s) Jelle de Vries
Points: 116
Released: No
8. Bert Visser – Meisje(Girl)
Language Dutch
Composer(s) Jurriaan Andriessen
Lyricist(s) Jurriaan Andriessen
Points: 34
Released: No