Heel de wereld

Netherlands "Heel de wereld"
Eurovision Song Contest 1958 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Benny Vreden
Lyricist(s)
Benny Vreden
Conductor
Finals performance
Final result
9th
Final points
1
Appearance chronology
◄ "Net als toen" (1957)   
"Een beetje" (1959) ►

"Heel de wereld" ("The Whole World") was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958, performed in Dutch by Corry Brokken. This was Brokken's third consecutive appearance on the Eurovision stage and it would be her last as a performer.

The song is in the chanson style, popular at the early Contest. Brokken sings that she wants to tell the whole world "my secret", because she is happy. She wonders if perhaps the world is too busy to be happy, but this does not diminish her joy. Peculiarly, she never explains why she is happy. Brokken also recorded the song in French, as "Toi mon cœur, tu sais" (translated "You My Heart, You Know").

The song was performed second on the night, following Italy's Domenico Modugno with "Nel blu dipinto di blu" and preceding France's André Claveau with "Dors, mon amour". At the close of voting, it had received 1 point, placing 9th (equal last) in a field of 10.

It was succeeded as Dutch representative at the 1959 Contest by Teddy Scholten with "Een beetje". Corry Brokken returned to Eurovision in 1976, but then as the host of that year's Contest, held in The Hague.

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