In 1955 Van Hemert adapted William Inge 's '' Come Back , Little Sheba '' for Dutch television . Two years later , in 1957 , he wrote the lyrics for the winning song at the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest , " Net als toen " , performed by Corry Brokken . Two years later Van Hemert won the Contest in Cannes , with the song " Een beetje " , performed by Teddy Scholten . Van Hemert also wrote the lyrics for the Dutch entry the following year when the contest was staged in London ( as The Netherlands had hosted the 1958 Edition ) . The song was called " Wat een geluk " and was performed by Rudi Carrell
1957 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1957
Willy van Hemert