Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964
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| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) | |||
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: Nationaal Songfestival 1964 | |||
| Selection date | 24 February 1964 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Jij bent mijn leven" | |||
| Artist | Anneke Grönloh | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 2 points | |||
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Jij bent mijn leven", composed by Ted Powder, with lyrics by René de Vos, and performed by Anneke Grönloh. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.
Before Eurovision
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Nationaal Songfestival 1964
[edit]Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) held the national final the Tivoli in Utrecht, hosted by Elles Berger. 206 songs were submitted for the national final.[1] The selection committee included Gijs Stappershoef, Melle Weersma, Ger van Leeuwen, Bert Paige, Co de Kloet, and Ton Kool.[2]
Four of the songs that were not selected to the national final were recorded by Grönloh herself.[3] These songs include:
| Song | Songwriter(s) | |
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| Composer | Lyricist | |
| "De laatste roos" | Ger van Leeuwen | Gerrit den Braber |
| "De zigeunerkoning" | Ger van Leeuwen | Gerrit den Braber |
| "In mijn hart schuilt een lied" | Arie Pronk | Han Loudon |
| "Ik zing van het wonder in 't leven" | Arie Pronk | Han Loudon |
Three songs were performed and voted on by a professional jury and regional juries from all eleven Dutch provinces, with all of the juries splitting 30 total points to their desired songs.[2][4] The winner was the song "Jij bent mijn leven", composed by Ted Powder and written by René de Vos.
| Draw | Song | Songwriter(s) | Total | Place | |
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| 1 | "Jij bent mijn leven" | Ted Powder | René de Vos | 159 | 1 |
| 2 | "Weer zingt de wind" | Joop Portengen | Gerrit den Braber | 141 | 2 |
| 3 | "Vliegende Hollander" | Jan Mol | 60 | 3 | |
| Draw | Song | Professional jury
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| 1 | "Jij bent mijn leven" | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 159 |
| 2 | "Weer zingt de wind" | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 141 |
| 3 | "Vliegende Hollander" | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 60 |
At Eurovision
[edit]On the night of the final Grönloh performed second in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Norway. Only an audio recording of Grönloh's performance is known to exist. Voting was by each national jury awarding 5, 3 and 1 points to their top three songs, and at the close of voting "Jij bent mijn leven" had received 2 points (1 each from Denmark and the United Kingdom), placing the Netherlands joint 10th (with Belgium) of the 16 entries. The Dutch jury awarded its 5 points to runaway contest winners Italy.
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Dolf van der Linden.
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ Elfrink, Robert (20 March 1964). "Kopenhagen begroet de 'top zeistien'" [Copenhagen welcomes the 'top sixteen']. plus weekeindbijlage. Heerlen, Netherlands. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2024 – via Delpher.
- ^ a b "Nationaal Songfestival 1964". Eurovision Artists. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Nationaal Songfestival 1964". Eurovision Artists. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Impressie van: Nationaal Songfestival". ANP Foto. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 1964". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.