winner, 1957
Corry Brokken
Corry Brokken sang at three Eurovision Song Contests, in 1956, 1957 and 1958, for the Netherlands, and won in 1957 with “Net als toen”.
- who
- Dutch singer, judge
- born
- 3 December 1932, Breda, Netherlands
- died
- 31 May 2016 (aged 83), Laren, Netherlands
- contests
- 1956, 1957, 1958
- win
- 1957
- music
- chanson, jazz
- active
- from 1954
- record labels
- Philips Records
- sang for
- Netherlands
Biography
Corry Brokken was a Dutch singer and television presenter. Brokken sang for the Netherlands at each of the first three contests and won the second, in Frankfurt in 1957, with “Net als toen”. A year later, as the reigning champion, the result was joint last of ten.
There were hits at home, a place in the popular Sleeswijk Revue with Snip en Snap, and a television show of Brokken’s own. Brokken gave up singing in 1973 to study law, and went on to work as a lawyer and finally as a judge. Brokken also presented the 1976 contest in The Hague.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Corry Brokken”.
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At Eurovision
Three songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1956 Lugano
“Voorgoed voorbij”
Placing not published Only the winner was announced that year. The other placings were never published.
- Sung in
- Dutch
- Written by
- Jelle de Vries
- Conductor
- Fernando Paggi
- Running order
- 8th of 14
- Age on the night
- 23
- Won that year
- Switzerland: Lys Assia, “Refrain”
The story of Eurovision 1956: Seven countries, fourteen songs, and a result nobody kept
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1957 Frankfurt
“Net als toen”
Winner Won the contest with 31 points, ahead of 9 other songs.
- Sung in
- Dutch
- Written by
- Willy van Hemert, Guus Jansen
- Conductor
- Dolf van der Linden
- Running order
- 6th of 10
- Age on the night
- 24
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The story of Eurovision 1957: The scoreboard arrives — and so does a five-minute song
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1958 Hilversum
“Heel de wereld”
9th of 10 Finished 9th of 10, with 1 point.
- Sung in
- Dutch
- Written by
- Benny Vreden
- Conductor
- Dolf van der Linden
- Running order
- 2nd of 10
- Age on the night
- 25
- Won that year
- France: André Claveau, “Dors mon amour”
The story of Eurovision 1958: Italy sang twice, France won, and the world bought “Volare”
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Golden Harp
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Corry Brokken, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1957 Ten countries
Two singers were returning. Lys Assia, the reigning winner, sang for Switzerland again. Corry Brokken, who had sung one of the two Dutch songs in 1956, was back for the Netherlands.
- 1957 The result
The Netherlands won easily. Of the 100 votes available, 31 went to Corry Brokken's "Net als toen". France was second with 17, Denmark third with 10. Austria, on its debut, was last with three.
- 1957 The result
Brokken had sung in Lugano the year before and, like everyone but the winner, never learned where she finished. This time the numbers were up on the wall.
- 1958 Who was there
It was a year of familiar faces. Lys Assia sang for Switzerland for the third contest in a row, and Corry Brokken, the reigning champion, did the same for the Netherlands. Belgium's Fud Leclerc was back from 1956 and Germany's Margot Hielscher from 1957.
- 1958 The result
At the other end of the board, the host country had a bad night. Corry Brokken, defending champion and singing in her home studio, got one vote. The Netherlands shared last place with Luxembourg.
- 1976
The presenter had been here before in another role. Corry Brokken won the contest for the Netherlands in 1957.
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