Save Your Kisses for Me should sing this song'. But I didn't mind because Martin came in and sung it to perfection." Soon after, manager Tony Hiller was keen for the group to try for Eurovision, now that the qualifying rounds had changed in the UK. Up till now, a singer was nominated to perform, but for 1976 it was opened up to different singers to enter their own songs. Brotherhood of Man put forward "Save Your Kisses for Me" and it was accepted as one of the 12 finalists. It won "A Song for Europe" on 25 February 1976, beating second-placed Co-Co by just
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 manage fourth place. On the night of the final Reemer performed 8th in the running order, following Ireland and preceding Norway. At the close of voting "The Party's Over" had received 56 points from 14 countries (the highest being 8 from Israel), placing the Netherlands 9th of the 18 entries The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to France. The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof. Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 The Netherlands was represented by Sandra Reemer, with the song '"The Party's Over", at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3