("The Old Musician") is a song written and composed by Pierre Kartner and performed by Dutch singer Ben Cramer. It was released in 1973 as a 45 rpm single.
The song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973.
The song was also recorded by Ben Cramer in German (Der alte Musikant), English (The Old Street Musician), and French (Pour être vraiment sincère).
At Eurovision
Selection The song was selected on 28 February 1973 by the NOS during the Nationaal Songfestival 1973 to represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 on 7 April in Luxembourg, in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
In Luxembourg The song was performed entirely in Dutch, the official language of the Netherlands, although countries were free to choose their language between 1973 and 1976. The orchestra was conducted by .
was the thirteenth song performed on the night, following by Nova for Sweden and preceding by Maxi for Ireland.
At the close of voting, it received 69 points, placing 14th out of 17 entries.
Track listing
Charts Weekly charts Chart (1973) Peakposition (Flanders BRT Top 30) 20 (Dutch Top 40) 13 (Nationale Hitparade) 19
Release history Country or region Title Date Format Label , 45 rpm Germany (Ben Cramer – Der Alte Musikant) (accessed 7 April 2019) Der alte Musikant 45 rpm record Philips , 45 rpm Belgium (Ben Cramer – De oude muzikant) (accessed 7 April 2019), 45 rpm Belgium (Ben Cramer – Pour être vraiment sincère) (accessed 7 April 2019) De oude muzikant Elf Provinciën Pour être vraiment sincère Omega International The Old Street Musician Philips , 45 rpm France (Ben Cramer – Pour être vraiment sincère) (accessed 7 April 2019) Pour être vraiment sincère De oude muzikant Elf Provinciën The Old Street Musician Philips Philips Scandinavia
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