Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
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The Netherlands was represented by Maribelle
, with the song '"Ik hou van jou
", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Luxembourg City on 5 May. Maribelle was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 14 March. She had previously missed out narrowly in the Dutch selections of 1981
.
TV studios in Hilversum
, hosted by Eddy Becker. Five acts took part, performing two songs each. Voting was by 12 regional juries awarding points Eurovision-style. "Ik hou van jou" emerged the winner by a 10-point margin over Maribelle's second song "Vanavond".
and preceding Yugoslavia
. At the close of voting "Ik hou van jou" had received 34 points from seven countries (the highest being 8 from Spain
), placing the Netherlands joint 13th (with Germany
) of the 19 entries: oddly, both "Ik hou van jou" and Germany's "Aufrecht geh'n
" sung by Mary Roos
had been expected to fare much better in the contest than turned out to be the case. The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to France
. Despite its relatively poor and disappointing showing in the contest, "Ik hou van jou" has gone on to become a Dutch standard. The song is one of the most recognised and best-known of all Dutch Eurovision entries, has been recorded by several other artists, and is still performed regularly today.
Maribelle
Maribelle is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest....
, with the song '"Ik hou van jou
Ik Hou Van Jou
"Ik hou van jou" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Dutch by Maribelle and written by Peter van Asten and Richard Debois....
", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Luxembourg City on 5 May. Maribelle was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 14 March. She had previously missed out narrowly in the Dutch selections of 1981
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
The Netherlands was represented by Linda Williams, with the song '"Het is een wonder", at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Dublin on 4 April. "Het is een wonder" was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 11 March...
.
Final
The national final was held at the NOSNederlandse Omroep Stichting
The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting , English: Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation, is one of the broadcasters in the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system...
TV studios in Hilversum
Hilversum
is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...
, hosted by Eddy Becker. Five acts took part, performing two songs each. Voting was by 12 regional juries awarding points Eurovision-style. "Ik hou van jou" emerged the winner by a 10-point margin over Maribelle's second song "Vanavond".
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brigitte | "Jeruzalem" | 45 | 8 |
| 2 | Edward Reekers | "Dief in de nacht" | 61 | 6 |
| 3 | Claudia Hoogendoorn | "Nooit vergeten" | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Vulcano | "Dolce far niente" | 97 | 4 |
| 5 | Maribelle | "Vanavond" | 103 | 2 |
| 6 | Brigitte | "Later" | 63 | 5 |
| 7 | Edward Reekers | "Doe wat je voelt" | 57 | 7 |
| 8 | Claudia Hoogendoorn | "Dans" | 41 | 9 |
| 9 | Vulcano | "1,2,3" | 102 | 3 |
| 10 | Maribelle Maribelle Maribelle is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.... |
"Ik hou van jou Ik Hou Van Jou "Ik hou van jou" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Dutch by Maribelle and written by Peter van Asten and Richard Debois.... " |
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At Eurovision
On the night of the final Maribelle performed 11th in the running order, following DenmarkDenmark
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...
and preceding Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. At the close of voting "Ik hou van jou" had received 34 points from seven countries (the highest being 8 from 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...
), placing the Netherlands joint 13th (with Germany
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...
) of the 19 entries: oddly, both "Ik hou van jou" and Germany's "Aufrecht geh'n
Aufrecht Geh'n
Aufrecht geh'n was the German entry in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in German by Mary Roos. The song was composed by Michael Reinecke with lyrics by Michael Kunze, who previously had written the lyrics to Silver Convention's 1977 entry "Telegram"...
" sung by Mary Roos
Mary Roos
-1949-1970:Schwab was born in Bingen. At the age of nine, she recorded her first song "Ja die Dicken sind ja so gemütlich" as Die kleine Rosemarie. It was no major commercial success. In 1958, she also appeared in the film Die Straße. Over the following years she would release many records and she...
had been expected to fare much better in the contest than turned out to be the case. The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Despite its relatively poor and disappointing showing in the contest, "Ik hou van jou" has gone on to become a Dutch standard. The song is one of the most recognised and best-known of all Dutch Eurovision entries, has been recorded by several other artists, and is still performed regularly today.