"De eerste keer" (The first time) was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Dutch by Maxine & Franklin Brown.
The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with the duo singing about getting back in touch with one another years after the end of their relationship. They describe their feelings during tat relationship, and conclude that they should see each other again, aiming to "pick it up just like the first time".
The song was the fifteenth act of the night, after Slovenia's Regina with "Dan najlepših sanj" and preceding Belgium's Lisa del Bo with "Liefde is een kaartspel". At the end of the televote, it had received 78 points, placing 7th in a field of 23.
It was succeeded as Dutch representative at the 1997 contest by Mrs. Einstein with "Niemand heeft nog tijd".
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Eurovision Song Contest 1996
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Countries
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Final
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- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- Spain
- Portugal
- Cyprus
- Malta
- Croatia
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Greece
- Estonia
- Norway
- France
- Slovenia
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Ireland
- Finland
- Iceland
- Poland
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Slovakia
- Sweden
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Pre-qualifying round
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- Denmark
- Germany
- Hungary
- Israel
- Macedonia
- Romania
- Russia
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Artists
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Final
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- Şebnem Paker
- Gina G
- Antonio Carbonell
- Lúcia Moniz
- Constantinos
- Miriam Christine
- Maja Blagdan
- George Nussbaumer
- Kathy Leander
- Mariana Efstratiou
- Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna
- Elisabeth Andreassen
- Dan Ar Braz & L'Héritage des Celtes
- Regina
- Maxine & Franklin Brown
- Lisa del Bo
- Eimear Quinn
- Jasmine
- Anna Mjöll
- Kasia Kowalska
- Amila Glamočak
- Marcel Palonder
- One More Time
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Pre-qualifying round
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- Dorthe Andersen & Martin Loft
- Leon
- Gjon Delhusa
- Galit Bell
- Kaliopi
- Monica Anghel & Sincron
- Andrej Kosinskij
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Songs
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Final
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- "Beşinci Mevsim"
- "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
- "¡Ay, qué deseo!"
- "O meu coração não tem cor"
- "Mono Yia Mas"
- "In A Woman's Heart"
- "Sveta ljubav"
- "Weil's dr guat got"
- "Mon cœur l'aime"
- "Emeis Forame to Himona Anixiatika"
- "Kaelakee hääl"
- "I evighet"
- "Diwanit Bugale"
- "Dan najlepših sanj"
- "De eerste keer"
- "Liefde is een kaartspel"
- "The Voice"
- "Niin kaunis on taivas"
- "Sjúbídú"
- "Chcę znać swój grzech..."
- "Za našu ljubav"
- "Kým nás máš"
- "Den vilda"
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Pre-qualifying round
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- "Kun med dig"
- "Planet of Blue"
- "Fortuna"
- "Shalom Olam"
- "Samo ti"
- "Rugă pentru pacea lumii"
- "Ja eto ja"
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