Eurovision 1978 Netherlands: Harmony - "'t Is OK" (2024)

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Eurovision 1978 Netherlands: Harmony - "'t Is OK"? ›

The Netherlands was represented by the group Harmony, with the song "'t Is OK", at the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Paris on 22 April. Harmony were the winners of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 22 February.

The winner of the contest was Israel with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta. The winning entry was a love song sung in the Hebrew equivalent of Ubbi dubbi (the title is an expansion of the Hebrew word ani, meaning "I").

ABBA is the most successful Eurovision Song Contest winner. The Swedish pop band won the contest in 1974 and has enjoyed phenomenal success ever since, despite officially splitting up in 1983. The most covered Eurovision Song Contest song is Domenico Mudugno's Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu, also known as Volare.

The Netherlands entered the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. The Netherlands has won the Eurovision Song Contest 5 times in total: 2 times in the 1950s, 1 time in the 1970s, 1 time, shared with 3 other countries, in 1969 and most recently in 2019.

The main vocals of the competing songs must be sung live on stage, however other rules on pre-recorded musical accompaniment have changed over time. The orchestra was a prominent feature of the contest from 1956 to 1998.

“The Dutch artist Joost Klein was disqualified from the Grand Final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest following threatening behaviour directed at a female member of the production crew.

However, following a backstage incident involving Klein and a production staff member shortly after his semi-final performance, the Netherlands was disqualified from the final, where it was set to perform in position 5. It was the first time that an entry was disqualified during the contest.

Israel's performance at Eurovision was booed by spectators inside the venue, while outside protesters condemned Israel's participation in the song contest while waging war on Palestinians in Gaza.

Groups were first allowed to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971, a year after the Beatles broke up, so even if they had wanted to participate, the Fab Four wouldn't have been eligible during their active years.

Why is Eurovision blocked in the US? ›

So if you try to watch Eurovision 2024 from the US or another country that doesn't have the right to show the contest, you might encounter issues. This is because broadcasters are subject to geo-blocks and licensing laws. In the meantime, Europeans can watch Eurovision for free without a single issue.

In close to half of the markets (18 out of 37), the Eurovision Song Contest claimed over 50% of the viewing share, led by Iceland with 96% and closely followed by other Nordic markets (Sweden 87.3%, Norway 85.5% and Finland 83.1%), Croatia (73.2%) and Lithuania (70.2%).

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Israel had won the contest on four occasions: in 1978 with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" performed by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, in 1979 with the song "Hallelujah" performed by Milk and Honey, in 1998 with the song "Diva" performed by Dana International and in 2018 with the song "Toy" performed by Netta Barzilai.

"Beatles" was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 in London, performed by the group Forbes. An ode to the band of the same name, it finished in last place with 2 points, giving the country its worst result since Monica Zetterlund also finished in the same position fourteen years earlier in London.