Lied van Liedjes 5

This was the fifth Lied van Liedjes to be held. It was held on December 23rd.

Organization
Production continued to be managed by Dutch executive producer Maurits Baalbergen. Due to Italy winning the previous edition, the director who was also Italian was appointed Coordinator at the same time, holding both positions.

Unlike other editions, Florence was picked almost immediately to be the host city due to Garibaldi having many links to the industry in that city.

Luxembourg was the first new debuting nation. They submitted an application early to ensure they joined the contest. Finland, Spain and Greece all submitted applications too. England and Scotland both withdrew following even more complications which caused the United Kingdom to split and withdraw in the previous edition. The United Kingdom and England did not submit an application, whereas Scotland didn't submit an application in time. Russia withdrew due to complications in selecting an artist.