Published On Jun 17, 2008
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?).