Lied van Liedjes 2

This was the second Lied van Liedjes to be held.

Production was unlikely to happen due to conflicts in the administration. The previous director resigned following certain decisions from the executive producer and so a new one was found. It was decided that the previous winning country, in this case France, would host the following edition.

Many host cities were provided as candidates by the French broadcaster. La Rochelle was a favourite from the beginning due to being relatively big but also relatively cheap. There was an opportunity to host in Paris, but eventually it was clear that funding would not allow a host there. The contest was hosted in La Rochelle, France following their victory at the previous contest.

the Republic of Ireland, Denmark and Norway all debuted in this edition. Denmark wanted to join in the first Lied van Liedjes but didn't submit an application in time. Like Denmark in the first edition, Greece had submitted an application to join too late and therefore was rejected. This edition featured 9 countries.