The Netherlands was represented by
Maribelle
Maribelle (born Marie Kwakman on 4 April 1960) is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.
In 1981, Maribelle performed two songs, "Marionette" and "Fantasie", in the Dutch Eurovision pre-selection, o ...
, with the song "Ik hou van jou", at the
1984 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1984, the 29th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song "Si la vie est cadeau" by Corinne Hermes. Organised by t ...
, which took place in
Luxembourg City
Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Lu ...
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
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.
Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 1984
The final was held at the
NOS TV studios in
Hilversum
Hilversum () is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilvers ...
, hosted by Eddy Becker. Five acts took part, performing two songs each. Voting was by 12 regional juries awarding points in Eurovision-style. "Ik hou van jou" emerged the winner by a 10-point margin over Maribelle's second song "Vanavond".
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Maribelle performed 11th in the running order, following
Denmark
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and preceding
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
. At the close of voting "Ik hou van jou" had received 34 points from seven countries, placing the Netherlands joint 13th (with
Germany
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) of the 19 entries. The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to
France
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.
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The Dutch conductor at the contest was Rogier van Otterloo
Willem Rogier van Otterloo (11 December 1941 – 29 January 1988) was a Dutch composer and conductor.
Biography
Van Otterloo was the eldest son of the conductor Willem van Otterloo, in Bilthoven, Netherlands. He composed several soundtracks for ...
.
Voting
References
External links
Dutch Preselection 1984
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1984
1984
Events
January
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...