Eurovision 1962 - Netherlands

De Spelbrekers performing "Katinka", the Dutch entry at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest.

The fourth song that year to score the dreaded "nul points" (along with Belgium, Spain and Austria) and the one that deserved it less, IMO. Not that it's a winner, but this upbeat, catchy number was one of the year's most memorable numbers and should have done better. At least, its disastrous showing at the voting didn't prevent it from becoming a hit and a classic of early 60s Eurovision. Oh, and the screen going black at the middle of the performance isn't due to the video quality - that is actually how European viewers saw it on the night, since a technical glitch with the broadcast caused this rather unfortunate mishap (foretelling of the song's luck, perhaps?).

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Eurovision
• Song
• Contest
• ESC
• 1962
• netherlands
• spelbrekers
• katinka
• nederland
• dutch
• holland
• duo
• pop
• luxembourg

[derekjtaylor]

Fun song, did not deserve 0 points. By the way, did someone in Luxembourg forget to pay the electric bill?

[Johndenseje]

BEST

[bojant94]

@derekjtaylor xD an error in the connection between The Netherlands and Luxembourg made the Dutch viewers see their contestants in negative!

[pratt68]

@derekjtaylor There were, apparently, two power failures during the contest! I bet there was someone running about round the back trying to put francs into the meter.

[cacobcn]

my female dog's name is Katinka! is exciting!!!!

[birdonet]

jajajajajajajajajajajajaj

[rosseboom]

katinka is een geweldig

[TheDaggelito]

2:10 looks like two zombies

[Fabian81]

@etierik The performance was very typical in those days ... the 60s ... you kinda had to "be presented" is a certain way for television viewers that is why we look at it today and it seems to artificial. The songs if fun but I agree it's too childish but once again this is the 60s in those days uptempo songs were somehow very much like this.

[deutschphilippinen]

yes i like this song too, can not undesrtand that he got such a low rating

[etierik]

I still can't get the song out of my head whenever I hear either the name Katinka or the word 'kroket' (which sound like 'koket' even though it's a kind of fast food), so the song in itself is certainly good enough.

[etierik]

Good song, but the performance is only so-so. Those movements and looks are just a little bit too artificial, and the lyrics are a bit too childish for two men in their forties. Also, the left one is better at keeping up a fake smile than the right one (for the viewer) but neither smile actually looks real.