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{{Short description|1959 song by Teddy Scholten}}
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⚫ ''''n Beetje''' (A little bit)<ref>Catalog of Copyright Entries Library of Congress. Copyright Office - 1962 -- Page 339 "THE MOMENT 'n Beetje. Original lyrics by Willy van Hemert, English lyrics by Johnny Lehmann, m Dick Schallles. Great Britain"</ref>, sometimes incorrect spelled as '''Een Beetje''', was the winning song of the ]. Performed in ] by ], the song was the second victory for the ] in the first four years of the contest's history.

⚫ "'''{{'}}n Beetje'''" ({{IPA|nl|əm ˈbeːtɕə}}; "A little bit"),<ref>Catalog of Copyright Entries Library of Congress. Copyright Office - 1962 -- Page 339 "THE MOMENT 'n Beetje. Original lyrics by Willy van Hemert, English lyrics by Johnny Lehmann, m Dick Schallles. Great Britain"</ref> spelled in full as "'''Een beetje'''", is a song recorded by Dutch singer ] with music composed by {{ill|Dick Schallies|nl}} and Dutch lyrics written by ]. It {{esccnty|Netherlands|t=represented the Netherlands}} in the ] held in ], winning the contest. It was the second victory for the country in the first four years of the contest.

== Background ==
=== Conception ===
⚫ "{{ '}}n Beetje" was composed by {{ill|Dick Schallies|nl}} and Dutch lyrics by ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nieuws.nl/algemeen/20171009/componist-en-pianist-schallies-overleden/ |title=Componist en pianist Schallies overleden |access-date=2017-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010055405/https://nieuws.nl/algemeen/20171009/componist-en-pianist-schallies-overleden/ |archive-date=2017-10-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is more up-tempo than the previous winners had been, as well as being somewhat less serious. It is sung from the perspective of a young woman being asked by her lover if she is "true" and "faithful", to which she answers "A little bit". This unusual admission is then justified by the comment that "everyone is in love at least once", hence nobody can be said to be entirely faithful to anyone. Befitting the lyrics, the music has a lilt to it which had been missing from the previous winners.<ref name="DG">{{Cite web |title=Een beetje - lyrics|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?1959nl|website=The Diggiloo Thrush}}</ref>

=== Eurovision ===
On 17 February 1959, "{{ '}}n Beetje" performed by both ] –with a full orchestra– and John de Mol –in a more pared-down style– competed in the {{esccnty|Netherlands|y=1959|t=4th edition}} of the '']'', the national final organized by the ] (NTS) to select its song and performer for the {{escyr|1959||4th edition}} of the ]. The song won the competition so it became the {{esccnty|Netherlands|t=Dutch entrant}} for Eurovision. The expert jury chose then Scholten with the full orchestra version of the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/50s_60s/Netherlands1959.html|title=Dutch National Final 1959|website=natfinals.50webs.com}}</ref>

Scholten recorded it in Dutch, German –as "Sei ehrlich"–, French –"Un p'tit peu"–, Italian –"Un poco"–, and Swedish –"Om våren"–. She sang an English version for the ] as "The Moment".<ref name="DG"/>

On 11 March 1959, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the {{lang|fr|]|i=unset}} in ] hosted by {{lang|fr|]|i=unset}} (RTF) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Scholten performed the song fifth in a field of eleven entrants, following {{esccnty|Monaco|y=1959}}'s "]" by ] and preceding {{esccnty|Germany|y=1959}}'s "]" by ]. ] conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the Dutch entry.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 1959|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 1959|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=] / ]|date=11 March 1959}}</ref>


By the close of voting, it had received 21 points, placing it first in a field of eleven, winning the contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/cannes-1959/final|title=Official Eurovision Song Contest 1959 scoreboard|website=]}}</ref> The song was succeeded as Dutch representative in {{escyr|1960}} by "]" by ], and as Contest winner by "]" by ] for {{esccnty|France}}.
⚫ The song is more up-tempo than the previous winners had been, as well as being somewhat less serious. It is sung from the perspective of a young woman being asked by her lover if she is "true" and "faithful", to which she answers "A little bit". This unusual admission is then justified by the comment that "everyone is in love at least once", hence nobody can be said to be entirely faithful to anyone. Befitting the lyrics, the music has a lilt to it which had been missing from the previous winners. Scholten also recorded the song in German (as "Sei ehrlich"), French ("Un p'tit peu"), Italian ("Un poco") and Swedish ("Om våren"). She sang an English version for British television as "The Moment".


==Reception==
The song was performed fifth on the night, following ]'s ] with "]" and preceding ]'s ] and ] with "]". By the close of voting, it had received 21 points, placing it first in a field of 11.
] just after winning Eurovision.]]
"Een beetje"'s Eurovision performance was called "excellent" and "surprisingly fresh" in an article published a few days after the contest by Dutch newspaper '']'', which added that its mid-show timing, after four entries with six more to go, already showcased it as standing out in the field and predicted to get a decent score. With that, it viewed that for some time it looked as though Switzerland and then the United Kingdom will swoop the win, while pointing that Italy was given the best chance to win prior to the evening; and as part of the article's big-lettered title, reviewed that the United Kingdom was a "tough competitor". In addition it opined that the entry's musical director, Dutch conductor Dolf van der Linden, didn't seem very enthusiastic with the melodic execution, by France's RTF orchestra.<ref>{{cite news |title=Teddy won alles met "'n beetje" |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=MMRHCE02:163631060:mpeg21:p00001 |work=] |date=12 March 1957 |language=nl |page= |access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref>


''DutchNews.nl'' described the song as having a "charming performance" by Scholten, a lively rhythm and lyrics peppered with wordplay which "added to the song’s musicality – even for those who did not speak Dutch", and altogether as the reasons the entry "won over everybody". However, it adds that Scholten was a "surprising winner" since the "growing army of Eurovision pundits put their bets on the UK entry" performed by Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson, whom it viewed as a potential "English equivalent" of Scholten and her fellow artist husband Henk.<ref name="Dutchnews">{{cite news |title=Sixty years of the Dutch at Eurovision: all you need to know |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2015/05/sixty-years-of-the-dutch-at-eurovision-all-you-need-to-know/ |website=DutchNews.nl/ |date=15 May 2015 |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>
The song was succeeded as contest winner in 1960 by ] singing "]" for ].


Comparing the song to the previous 1956–1958 contests winners, entertainment website '']'' reviewed it in 2021 as having "a bit more innocuous" lyrics, reflecting the writers' "inherently self-effacing nature", a "faster pace" music and noting "energy" in Scholten's performance. It concludes those to "prove" the entry as "among the most influential Eurovision songs to date" as well as the first Eurovision entry to "hint at what the identity of the contest would come to be"; bearing ingredients of the contest's styles and popularity celebrated nowadays.<ref>{{cite news |title= Eurovision: The First 10 Winners (& Their Songs) |url= https://screenrant.com/eurovision-first-winners-songs/ |website=] |last=MELLO |first=DAVID |date=11 July 2021 |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>
It was succeeded as ] at the ] by ] with "]".


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1959 song by Teddy Scholten
"'n Beetje"
Song by Teddy Scholten
from the EP Eurovisie Song Festival
LanguageDutch
Released1959
LabelPhilips
Composer(s)Dick Schallies [nl]
Lyricist(s)Willy van Hemert
Eurovision Song Contest 1959 entry
CountryNetherlands
Artist(s)Teddy Scholten
LanguageDutch
Composer(s)Dick Schallies
Lyricist(s)Willy van Hemert
ConductorDolf van der Linden
Finals performance
Final result1st
Final points21
Entry chronology
◄ "Heel de wereld" (1958)
"Wat een geluk" (1960) ►

"'n Beetje" (Dutch pronunciation: [əm ˈbeːtɕə]; "A little bit"), spelled in full as "Een beetje", is a song recorded by Dutch singer Teddy Scholten with music composed by Dick Schallies [nl] and Dutch lyrics written by Willy van Hemert. It represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 held in Cannes, winning the contest. It was the second victory for the country in the first four years of the contest.

Background

Conception

"'n Beetje" was composed by Dick Schallies [nl] and Dutch lyrics by Willy van Hemert. It is more up-tempo than the previous winners had been, as well as being somewhat less serious. It is sung from the perspective of a young woman being asked by her lover if she is "true" and "faithful", to which she answers "A little bit". This unusual admission is then justified by the comment that "everyone is in love at least once", hence nobody can be said to be entirely faithful to anyone. Befitting the lyrics, the music has a lilt to it which had been missing from the previous winners.

Eurovision

On 17 February 1959, "'n Beetje" performed by both Teddy Scholten –with a full orchestra– and John de Mol –in a more pared-down style– competed in the 4th edition of the Nationaal Songfestival, the national final organized by the Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) to select its song and performer for the 4th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition so it became the Dutch entrant for Eurovision. The expert jury chose then Scholten with the full orchestra version of the song.

Scholten recorded it in Dutch, German –as "Sei ehrlich"–, French –"Un p'tit peu"–, Italian –"Un poco"–, and Swedish –"Om våren"–. She sang an English version for the BBC as "The Moment".

On 11 March 1959, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes hosted by Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Scholten performed the song fifth in a field of eleven entrants, following Monaco's "Mon ami Pierrot" by Jacques Pills and preceding Germany's "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" by Alice and Ellen Kessler. Dolf van der Linden conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the Dutch entry.

By the close of voting, it had received 21 points, placing it first in a field of eleven, winning the contest. The song was succeeded as Dutch representative in 1960 by "Wat een geluk" by Rudi Carrell, and as Contest winner by "Tom Pillibi" by Jacqueline Boyer for France.

Reception

Teddy Scholten arriving at Schipol Airport just after winning Eurovision.

"Een beetje"'s Eurovision performance was called "excellent" and "surprisingly fresh" in an article published a few days after the contest by Dutch newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad, which added that its mid-show timing, after four entries with six more to go, already showcased it as standing out in the field and predicted to get a decent score. With that, it viewed that for some time it looked as though Switzerland and then the United Kingdom will swoop the win, while pointing that Italy was given the best chance to win prior to the evening; and as part of the article's big-lettered title, reviewed that the United Kingdom was a "tough competitor". In addition it opined that the entry's musical director, Dutch conductor Dolf van der Linden, didn't seem very enthusiastic with the melodic execution, by France's RTF orchestra.

DutchNews.nl described the song as having a "charming performance" by Scholten, a lively rhythm and lyrics peppered with wordplay which "added to the song’s musicality – even for those who did not speak Dutch", and altogether as the reasons the entry "won over everybody". However, it adds that Scholten was a "surprising winner" since the "growing army of Eurovision pundits put their bets on the UK entry" performed by Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson, whom it viewed as a potential "English equivalent" of Scholten and her fellow artist husband Henk.

Comparing the song to the previous 1956–1958 contests winners, entertainment website Screen Rant reviewed it in 2021 as having "a bit more innocuous" lyrics, reflecting the writers' "inherently self-effacing nature", a "faster pace" music and noting "energy" in Scholten's performance. It concludes those to "prove" the entry as "among the most influential Eurovision songs to date" as well as the first Eurovision entry to "hint at what the identity of the contest would come to be"; bearing ingredients of the contest's styles and popularity celebrated nowadays.

References

  1. Catalog of Copyright Entries Library of Congress. Copyright Office - 1962 -- Page 339 "THE MOMENT 'n Beetje. Original lyrics by Willy van Hemert, English lyrics by Johnny Lehmann, m Dick Schallles. Great Britain"
  2. "Componist en pianist Schallies overleden". Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  3. ^ "Een beetje - lyrics". The Diggiloo Thrush.
  4. "Dutch National Final 1959". natfinals.50webs.com.
  5. "Eurovision Song Contest 1959". Eurovision Song Contest. 11 March 1959. RTF / EBU.
  6. "Official Eurovision Song Contest 1959 scoreboard". Eurovision Song Contest.
  7. "Teddy won alles met "'n beetje"". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). 12 March 1957. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  8. "Sixty years of the Dutch at Eurovision: all you need to know". DutchNews.nl/. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  9. MELLO, DAVID (11 July 2021). "Eurovision: The First 10 Winners (& Their Songs)". Screen Rant. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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  • "Alles heeft ritme"
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  • "Amambanda"
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  • "Birds"
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  • "On Top of the World"
  • "One Good Reason"
  • "One More Night"
  • "De oude muzikant"
  • "Out on My Own"
  • "Outlaw in 'Em"
  • "The Party's Over"
  • "Rechtop in de wind"
  • "Ring-dinge-ding"
  • "Shangri-La"
  • "Shine"
  • "Sing Me a Song"
  • "Slow Down"
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  • "'t Is OK"
  • "Tijd"
  • "De troubadour"
  • "De vogels van Holland"
  • "Voorgoed voorbij"
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  • "Waar is de zon"
  • "Walk Along"
  • "Wat een dag"
  • "Wat een geluk"
  • "Waterman"
  • "Wijs me de weg"
  • "Without You"
  • "You and Me"
  • "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
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