Ding-a-dong

song written and composed by Will Luikinga and Eddy Ouwens, originally performed by Teach-In at the Nationaal Songfestival 1975 and the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest
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Ding-a-dong

Summary

Ding-a-dong is a musical work/composition[1]. Ding-a-dong ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,041 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ding-a-dong's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Ding-a-dong's composer is recorded as Dick Bakker[4].
  • Ding-a-dong's genre is pop music[5].
  • Ding-a-dong was performed by Teach-In[6].
  • Among the performers on Ding-a-dong was Teach-In[7].
  • Ding-a-dong's language of work or name is recorded as Dutch[8].
  • Ding-a-dong was distributed by vinyl record[9].
  • Ding-a-dong's country of origin is recorded as Netherlands[10].
  • Ding-a-dong was released on 1975[11].
  • Ding-a-dong's lyricist is recorded as Will Luikinga[12].
  • Ding-a-dong's lyricist is recorded as Eddy Ouwens[13].
  • Ding-a-dong's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Dinge dong'}[14].
  • Ding-a-dong's competition won is recorded as Eurovision Song Contest 1975[15].
  • Ding-a-dong's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Teach-In[6].

Publication

Ding-a-dong was published on 1975[11]. Ding-a-dong's language of work or name is recorded as Dutch[8]. Ding-a-dong's genre is pop music[5]. Ding-a-dong was distributed by vinyl record[9].

Why It Matters

Ding-a-dong ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,041 views/month).[2] Ding-a-dong has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Ding-a-dong is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Language of work or name Dutch
    Performer Teach-In, Teach-In
    Form of creative work song
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