De Eerste Keer

Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Netherlands De Eerste Keer


caption =
year = 1996
country = Netherlands
artist = Gonny Buurmeester,
Franklin Brown
as = Maxine & Franklin Brown
with = Dick Bakker
language = Dutch
languages =
composer = Peter van Asten
lyricist = Piet Souer, Peter van Asten
conductor = Dick Bakker
place = 7th
points = 78
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1996nl from Diggiloo Thrush]
clip =
prev = Waar Is De Zon
prev_link = Waar Is De Zon
prev_year = 1994
next = Niemand Heeft Nog Tijd
next_link = Niemand Heeft Nog Tijd

"De Eerste Keer" (English translation: "The First Time") was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Dutch by Maxine & Franklin Brown.

The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with the duo singing about getting back in touch with each other many years after having been in a relationship. They describe their feelings during the former relationship, and conclude that they should see each other again, aiming to "pick it up just like the first time".

The song was performed fifteenth on the night (following Slovenia's Regina with "Dan Najlepših Sanj" and preceding Belgium's Lisa del Bo with "Liefde Is Een Kaartspel"). At the close of voting, it had received 78 points, placing 7th in a field of 23.

It was succeeded as Dutch representative at the 1997 Contest by Mrs. Einstein with "Niemand Heeft Nog Tijd".