Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983

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Eurovision Song Contest 1983
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
National selection
Selection processNationaal Songfestival 1983
Selection date(s)23 February 1983
Selected entrant Bernadette
Selected song"Sing Me a Song"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result7th, 66 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄198219831984►

The Netherlands was represented by Bernadette, with the song "Sing Me a Song", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Munich on 23 April. Bernadette was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 23 February.

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Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1983

The final was held at the Congresgebouw in The Hague, hosted by Ivo Niehe. Five acts took part performing two songs each and voting was by 12 regional juries, who each had 30 points to divide between the songs. "Sing Me a Song" emerged the unexpected winner by a margin of just 1 point over the pre-final favourite "Een beetje van dit" by Vulcano, largely thanks to the South Holland jury awarding 19 of its 30 points to the song. [1]

Final – 23 February 1983
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Mystique"Rendez-vous"258
2Vulcano"Met jou d'rbij"275
3Bernadette"Soms"266
4Deuce"Computer Games"266
5Music Hall"Stop die show"543
6Mystique"Op zo'n dag"810
7 Bernadette "Sing Me a Song"691
8Vulcano"Een beetje van dit"682
9Deuce"Stopwatch"209
10Music Hall"Voulez-vous danser"374

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Bernadette performed 11th in the running order, following Greece and preceding Yugoslavia. At the close of voting "Sing Me a Song" had received 66 points, placing the Netherlands 7th of the 20 entries. [2] The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to Israel. [3]

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Piet Souer.

Voting

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References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1983
  2. "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Netherlands 1983
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.