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The Netherlands in 1960

Rudi Carrell
Song
Wat een geluk

Willy van Hemert
Composer(s)
Dick Schallies
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Biography
Rudi Carrell has had a long and very successful career. Starting already in the 50's he scored his first Dutch hit in 1960 with his Eurovision entry Wat Een Geluk. It would be 1976, before he would have his second hit in the Netherlands with Samen Een Straatje Om. By then he had already started a highly successful career in Germany, singing, acting and presenting TV shows. His best known films were 1971's Tante Trude Aus Buxtehude, Die Tollen Tanten Schlagen Zu and Rudi Benimm Dich. Even as a singer Rudi was far more successful in Germany than in the Netherlands, scoring hits with songs like Goethe War Gut. Starting his career as a presenter in the Netherlands with the TV quiz Aan De Lopende Band, he took the concept with him, when he left for Germany. Am Laufenden Band was his first TV show in Germany and many shows like a German version of Stars In Your Eyes would follow.
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History

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All Participations for The Netherlands
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2008 | Hind | Your heart belongs to me | 8 | 13 |
| 2007 | Edsilia Rombley | On top of the world | 38 | 21 |
| 2006 | Treble | Amambanda | 22 | 20 |
| 2005 | Glennis Grace | My impossible dream | 53 | 14 |
| 2004 | Re-union | Without you | 11 | 20 |
| 2004 | Re-union | Without you | 146 | 6 |
| 2003 | Esther Hart | One more night | 45 | 13 |
| 2001 | Michelle | Out on my own | 16 | 18 |
| 2000 | Linda Wagenmakers | No goodbyes | 40 | 13 |
| 1999 | Marlayne | One good reason | 65 | 10 |
| 1998 | Edsilia Rombley | Hemel en aarde | 150 | 4 |
| 1997 | Mrs. Einstein | Niemand heeft nog tijd | 5 | 22 |
| 1996 | Maxine and Franklin Brown | De eerste keer | 78 | 7 |
| 1994 | Willeke Alberti | Waar is de zon | 4 | 23 |
| 1993 | Ruth Jacott | Vrede | 92 | 6 |
| 1992 | Humphrey Campbell | Wijs me de weg | 67 | 9 |
| 1990 | Maywood | Ik wil alles met je delen | 25 | 15 |
| 1989 | Justine Pelmelay | Blijf zoals je bent | 45 | 15 |
| 1988 | Gerard Joling | Shangri-la | 70 | 9 |
| 1987 | Marcha | Rechtop in de wind | 83 | 5 |
| 1986 | Frizzle Sizzle | Alles heeft ritme | 40 | 13 |
| 1984 | Maribelle | Ik hou van jou | 34 | 13 |
| 1983 | Bernadette | Sing me a song | 66 | 7 |
| 1982 | Bill van Dijk | Jij en ik | 8 | 16 |
| 1981 | Linda Williams | Het is een wonder | 51 | 9 |
| 1980 | Maggie MacNeal | Amsterdam | 93 | 5 |
| 1979 | Xandra | Colorado | 51 | 12 |
| 1978 | Harmony | 't Is OK | 37 | 13 |
| 1977 | Heddy Lester | De mallemolen | 35 | 12 |
| 1976 | Sandra Reemer | The party's over now | 56 | 9 |
| 1975 | Teach-In | Ding-a-dong | 152 | 1 |
| 1974 | Mouth and MacNeal | I see a star | 15 | 3 |
| 1973 | Ben Cramer | De oude muzikant | 69 | 14 |
| 1972 | Sandra and Andres | Als het om de liefde gaat | 106 | 4 |
| 1971 | Saskia and Serge | De tijd | 85 | 7 |
| 1970 | Patricia and Hearts of Soul | Waterman | 7 | 7 |
| 1969 | Lenny Kuhr | De troubadour | 18 | 1 |
| 1968 | Ronnie Tober | Morgen | 1 | 16 |
| 1967 | Thérèse Steinmetz | Ring-dinge | 2 | 16 |
| 1966 | Milly Scott | Fernando en Philippo | 2 | 15 |
| 1965 | Conny Van den bos | Het is genoeg | 5 | 11 |
| 1964 | Anneke Grönloh | Jij bent mijn leven | 2 | 10 |
| 1963 | Annie Palmen | Een speeldoos | 0 | 13 |
| 1962 | De Spelbrekers | Katinka | 0 | 13 |
| 1961 | Greetje Kauffeld | Wat een dag | 6 | 10 |
| 1960 | Rudi Carrell | Wat een geluk | 2 | 12 |
| 1959 | Teddy Scholten | Een beetje | 21 | 1 |
| 1958 | Corry Brokken | Heel de wereld | 1 | 9 |
| 1957 | Corry Brokken | Net als toen | 31 | 1 |
| 1956 | Jetty Paerl | De vogels van Holland | 0 | 2 |
| 1956 | Corry Brokken | Voorgoed voorbij | 0 | 2 |





