Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the first Eurovision Song Contest
for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen
, Denmark
. With Camilla Ottesen
and Remee
as the presenters, the contest was won by the then eleven-year-old Dino Jelusić
, who represented Croatia
with his song Ti Si Moja Prva Ljubav (You Are My First Love) while 2nd and 3rd place went to Spain
and the United Kingdom
respectively.
It was the first Eurovision to be broadcast in the 16:9 widescreen
format. It was also the first Eurovision Song Contest where a DVD
of the contest would be released. It was decided that the country that won the contest would not necessarily host the next contest, in order to reduce the pressure on the contestants.
Slovakia
n broadcaster Slovenská televízia (STV) and German
broadcaster ARD
expressed an interest in joining this contest and were included in a draw for the chance of participating in the programme (though the results of this draw later became redundant).
" but Charlie Simpson
was absent due to illness. However, the following day he was present for a radio interview in the UK where it was implied by both himself and the other band members that this was in fact a lie, and the real reason for his absence was that he hated Eurovision. The Sugababes
performed "Hole in the Head
".
(NRK1
) - Fernando Argenta (VRT) - André Vermeulen
- Mark Durden-Smith
& Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
(ITV1
) - Jørgen de Mylius
(DR1
) - Victoria Dyring (SVT1
) - Angela Groothuizen
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. With Camilla Ottesen
Camilla Ottesen
Camilla Ottesen is a Danish television presenter.-External links:...
and Remee
Remee
Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...
as the presenters, the contest was won by the then eleven-year-old Dino Jelusić
Dino Jelusic
Dino Jelušić is a Croatian singer, musician and songwriter. He was the winner of the firstJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 , which took place in Copenhagen on 15 November 2003....
, who represented Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
with his song Ti Si Moja Prva Ljubav (You Are My First Love) while 2nd and 3rd place went to Spain
Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Spain has sent four entries to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, first taking part in the first contest in 2003.Spain is one of the most successful countries in the contest - the country has won the contest once, 2004, represented by María Isabel with "Antes muerta que sencilla", as well as...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The United Kingdom entered the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times, and the broadcaster was ITV which is known by the European broadcasting union as UKIB....
respectively.
It was the first Eurovision to be broadcast in the 16:9 widescreen
Widescreen
Widescreen images are a variety of aspect ratios used in film, television and computer screens. In film, a widescreen film is any film image with a width-to-height aspect ratio greater than the standard 1.37:1 Academy aspect ratio provided by 35mm film....
format. It was also the first Eurovision Song Contest where a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
of the contest would be released. It was decided that the country that won the contest would not necessarily host the next contest, in order to reduce the pressure on the contestants.
Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
n broadcaster Slovenská televízia (STV) and German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
broadcaster ARD
ARD (broadcaster)
ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
expressed an interest in joining this contest and were included in a draw for the chance of participating in the programme (though the results of this draw later became redundant).
Results
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
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| 01 | Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;... |
Nicolas Ganopoulos | "Fili gia panta" (Φίλοι για πάντα) | Friends forever | 8 | 53 | |
| 02 | Croatian Croatian language Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries... |
Dino Jelusić Dino Jelusic Dino Jelušić is a Croatian singer, musician and songwriter. He was the winner of the firstJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 , which took place in Copenhagen on 15 November 2003.... |
"Ti si moja prva ljubav" | You are my first love | 1 | 134 | |
| 03 | Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;... |
Theodora Rafti | "Mia efhi" (Μια ευχή) | One wish | 14 | 16 | |
| 04 | Belarusian Belarusian language The Belarusian language , sometimes referred to as White Russian or White Ruthenian, is the language of the Belarusian people... |
Volha Satsiuk | "Tantsui" (Танцуй) | Dance | 4 | 103 | |
| 05 | Latvian Latvian language Latvian is the official state language of Latvia. It is also sometimes referred to as Lettish. There are about 1.4 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and about 150,000 abroad. The Latvian language has a relatively large number of non-native speakers, atypical for a small language... |
Dzintars Čīča Dzintars Cica Dzintars Čīča is a Romani singer who represented Latvia at the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2003 with the song "Tu Esi Vasarā" composed by himself. He received 37 points and came 9th out of 16 performers... |
"Tu esi vasarā" | You're in summer | 9 | 37 | |
| 06 | Macedonian Macedonian language Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora... |
Marija and Viktorija | "Ti ne me poznavaš" (Ти не ме познаваш) | You don't recognise me | 12 | 19 | |
| 07 | Polish Polish language Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries... |
Kasia Żurawik | "Coś mnie nosi" | Something makes me bustle about | 16 | 3 | |
| 08 | Norwegian Norwegian language Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language... |
2U | "Sinnsykt gal forelsket" | Crazy in love | 13 | 18 | |
| 09 | Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... |
Sergio | "Desde el cielo" | From heaven | 2 | 125 | |
| 10 | Romanian Romanian language Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova... |
BUBU | "Tobele sunt viaţa mea" | Drums are my life | 10 | 35 | |
| 11 | Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... |
X!NK X!NK X!NK are a pop punk group from Belgium. The band consists of two pairs of brothers: Jonas and Niels Meukens, and Thomas and Philip Valkiers. Jonas is the lead singer and occasionally the second guitarist, his brother Ni|els is the drummer. Philip plays the bass guitar and Thomas plays the guitar... |
"De vriendschapsband" | The bond of friendship | 6 | 83 | |
| 12 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Tom Morley | "My Song For The World" | – | 3 | 118 | |
| 13 | Danish Danish language Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language... |
Anne Gadegaard Anne Gadegaard Anne Mondrup Gadegaard Jensen, known as Anne Gadegaard , is a singer from Denmark. She is best known for finishing 5th at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 while representing Denmark.... |
"Arabiens drøm" | Arabian dream | 5 | 93 | |
| 14 | Swedish Swedish language Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish... |
The Honeypies | "Stoppa mig" | Stop me | 15 | 12 | |
| 15 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Sarah Harrison Sarah Harrison (singer) Sarah Harrison is a British singer and musician. Sarah has hosted a children's television show in Malta before leaving to train at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London . During the five years at the Sylvia Young Theatre School she appeared in three Harry Potter films. With other selected... |
"Like a Star" | – | 7 | 56 | |
| 16 | Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... |
Roel Roel Felius Roel Felius is a Dutch former child singer. He lives in Goes, Zeeland with his parents and younger sister. His hobbies are singing, acting and drawing... |
"Mijn ogen zeggen alles" | My eyes say everything | 11 | 23 |
Interval acts
The half time entertainment was provided by 2 Acts from the UK. Busted performed "Crashed the WeddingCrashed the Wedding
"Crashed the Wedding" is a song by British pop rock band Busted, composed by James Bourne and Tom Fletcher. It was released as the first single from their second album, A Present for Everyone, on 10 November 2003, becoming their second single to reach #1 on the UK Singles Chart, with first week...
" but Charlie Simpson
Charlie Simpson
Charles Robert Simpson , is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was the youngest member of multi BRIT Award-winning band Busted, and is the lead vocalist, guitarist and co-lyricist in alternative rock band Fightstar...
was absent due to illness. However, the following day he was present for a radio interview in the UK where it was implied by both himself and the other band members that this was in fact a lie, and the real reason for his absence was that he hated Eurovision. The Sugababes
Sugababes
The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
performed "Hole in the Head
Hole in the Head
"Hole in the Head" is a dance-pop song performed by Sugababes, released in October 2003 as the lead single from their third studio album Three...
".
Score sheet
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Greece | 53 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Croatia | 134 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Cyprus | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 103 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Latvia | 37 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| Macedonia | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Poland | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Spain | 125 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | ||
| Romania | 35 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 83 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 | ||
| United Kingdom | 118 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | ||
| Denmark | 93 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Sweden | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Malta | 56 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Netherlands | 23 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another:| N. | Recipient nation | Voting nation |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... , Malta Malta Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in... |
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| 2 | Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... |
Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
| Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| 1 | Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
| Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... |
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
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| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... |
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| Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
Commentators
- Stian Barsnes SimonsenStian Barsnes Simonsen
Stian Barsnes Simonsen is a Norwegian actor and television host of Amigo, Midt i smørøyet and Melodi Grand Prix.- As host :*De ukjente *Gullruten...
(NRK1
NRK1
NRK1 is the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's main television channel. Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts started on 13 April 1958 and regular broadcasts started in 20 August 1960. It is Norway's oldest and largest television channel...
) - Fernando Argenta (VRT) - André Vermeulen
André Vermeulen
André Leopold Adiel Vermeulen is a Belgian/Flemish journalist and television personality for VRT.Since the 1991 Contest, Vermeulen following Luc Appermont has been the Flemish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest...
- Mark Durden-Smith
Mark Durden-Smith
Mark Durden-Smith is a British television presenter. He began his presenting career as host of Sky Sports live rugby union coverage, which included weekly English Premiership fixtures, domestic and European cup competitions and Internationals Tests, including the English home Six Nations matches...
& Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson also known as T P-T, is an English socialite, "it girl", television presenter, columnist and model...
(ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
) - Jørgen de Mylius
Jørgen de Mylius
Jørgen de Mylius is a Danish radio and TV personality that is best known for his work in connection with the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a host and commentator...
(DR1
DR1
DR1 is a Danish national television channel, produced by the public service broadcaster, DR. It was the first television station to be established in Denmark, and began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week....
) - Victoria Dyring (SVT1
SVT1
SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and...
) - Angela Groothuizen
Angela Groothuizen
Angela Groothuizen is a Dutch singer, artist and television personality.-Biography:Groothuizen rose to fame as a member of the Dutch Dance/Pop girl group Dolly Dots, which achieved popularity inside and outside the Netherlands, and scored hits between 1979 and 1988...