Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983

Netherlands in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Netherlands in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Participating broadcaster	Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
Country	Netherlands
Selection process	Nationaal Songfestival 1983
Selection date	23 February 1983
Competing entry
Song	"Sing Me a Song"
Artist	Bernadette
Songwriters	Piet Souer ; Martin Duiser;
Placement
Final result	7th, 66 points
Participation chronology

Last updated June 23, 2025

The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Sing Me a Song", composed by Piet Souer, with lyrics by Martin Duiser, and performed by Bernadette. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1983

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) held the national final 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.

Final – 23 February 1983
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Mystique	"Rendez-vous"	25	8
2	Vulcano	"Met jou d'rbij"	27	5
3	Bernadette	"Soms"	26	6
4	Deuce	"Computer Games"	26	6
5	Music Hall	"Stop die show"	54	3
6	Mystique	"Op zo'n dag"	8	10
7	Bernadette	"Sing Me a Song"	69	1
8	Vulcano	"Een beetje van dit"	68	2
9	Deuce	"Stopwatch"	20	9
10	Music Hall	"Voulez-vous danser"	37	4

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.^[1] The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to Israel.^[2]

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Piet Souer.^{[ citation needed ]}

Voting

Points awarded to the Netherlands^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Switzerland
10 points
8 points
7 points	Norway
6 points	Sweden
5 points	Cyprus Yugoslavia
4 points	Austria Denmark Italy Luxembourg
3 points	Finland Israel
2 points	Belgium France Germany Turkey
1 point	United Kingdom

Points awarded by the Netherlands^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Israel
10 points	Germany
8 points	Norway
7 points	Yugoslavia
6 points	Portugal
5 points	United Kingdom
4 points	Austria
3 points	Sweden
2 points	France
1 point	Luxembourg

References

↑ "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". Eurovision Song Contest . Retrieved 22 June 2025.

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[1] "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[1983detailed-2] 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". Eurovision Song Contest . Retrieved 22 June 2025.

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Artists	3JS Willeke Alberti Anouk Bernadette Douwe Bob Corry Brokken Franklin Brown Humphrey Campbell Rudi Carrell Claude The Common Linnets Dion Cooper Ben Cramer Bill van Dijk Joan Franka Frizzle Sizzle Glennis Grace Anneke Grönloh Harmony Esther Hart Hearts of Soul Hind Ruth Jacott Gerard Joling Greetje Kauffeld Joost Klein Lenny Kuhr Duncan Laurence Heddy Lester Maggie MacNeal Jeangu Macrooy Marcha Maribelle Marlayne Maxine Maywood Michelle Mouth and MacNeal Mrs. Einstein Mia Nicolai OG3NE Trijntje Oosterhuis Jetty Paerl Annie Palmen Justine Pelmelay Sandra Reemer Re-union Edsilia Rombley S10 Sandra and Andres Saskia and Serge Teddy Scholten Milly Scott Sieneke De Spelbrekers Thérèse Steinmetz Teach-In Ronnie Tober The Toppers Treble Conny Vandenbos Linda Wagenmakers Waylon Linda Williams
Songs	"Alles heeft ritme" "Als het om de liefde gaat" "Amambanda" "Amsterdam" "Arcade" " Een beetje " "Birds" "Birth of a New Age" "Blijf zoals je bent" "Burning Daylight" "Calm After the Storm" " C'est la vie " "Colorado" " De diepte " "Ding-a-dong" "De eerste keer" " Europapa " "Fernando en Filippo" ~~"Grow"~~ "Heel de wereld" "Hemel en aarde" "Het is een wonder" "I See a Star" "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" "Ik hou van jou" "Ik wil alles met je delen" "Jij bent mijn leven" "Jij en ik" "Katinka" "Lights and Shadows" "De mallemolen" "Morgen" "My Impossible Dream" " Net als toen " "Never Alone" "Niemand heeft nog tijd" "No Goodbyes" "On Top of the World" "One Good Reason" "One More Night" "De oude muzikant" "Out on My Own" "Outlaw in 'Em" "The Party's Over" "Rechtop in de wind" "Ring-dinge-ding" "Shangri-La" "Shine" "Sing Me a Song" "Slow Down" "Een speeldoos" "'t Is genoeg" "'t Is OK" "Tijd" " De troubadour " "De vogels van Holland" "Voorgoed voorbij" "Vrede" "Waar is de zon" "Walk Along" "Wat een dag" "Wat een geluk" "Waterman" "Wijs me de weg" "Without You" "You and Me" "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the Netherlands did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Germany Greece Finland France Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Çetin Alp Remedios Amaya Ami Aspelund Bernadette Guy Bonnet Daniel Mariella Farré Riccardo Fogli Armando Gama Carola Häggkvist Ofra Haza Corinne Hermès Hoffmann and Hoffmann Gry Johansen Pas de Deux Christie Stasinopoulou Stavros and Constantina Sweet Dreams Jahn Teigen Westend
Songs	"Do Re Mi" " Džuli " "Esta balada que te dou" "Fantasiaa" " Främling " "Hi" "Hurricane" "I agapi akoma zi" "I'm Never Giving Up" "Io così non ci sto" "Kloden drejer" "Mou les" "Opera" " Per Lucia " "¿Quién maneja mi barca?" "Rendez-vous" "Rücksicht" " Si la vie est cadeau " "Sing Me a Song" "Vivre"