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| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) | |||
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: Nationaal Songfestival 1979 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 February 1979 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Xandra | |||
| Selected song | "Colorado" | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 51 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Colorado", composed by Rob Bolland and Ferdi Bolland, with lyrics by Gerard Cox, and performed by Xandra. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.
Although it was claimed at the time that Xandra was the name of a six-piece band, in reality it was merely a name adopted by Eurovision veteran Sandra Reemer, who had previously represented the Netherlands in 1972 and 1976. The cover sleeves on the various domestic and international record issues of "Colorado" for example all pictured Reemer on her own without any "band members".