Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989

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Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Participating broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
National selection
Selection process Nationaal Songfestival 1989
Selection date(s)10 March 1989
Selected artist(s) Justine Pelmelay
Selected song"Blijf zoals je bent"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Jan Kisjes
  • Cees Bergman
  • Geertjan Hessing
  • Aart Mol
  • Erwin van Prehn
  • Elmer Veerhoff
Placement
Final result15th, 45 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "Blijf zoals je bent", composed by Jan Kisjes, with lyrics by Cees Bergman, Geertjan Hessing, Aart Mol, Erwin van Prehn, and Elmer Veerhoff, and performed by Justine Pelmelay. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final.

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Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1989

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) held the national final on 10 March 1989 at the RAI Congrescentrum in Amsterdam, hosted by Linda de Mol. Thirteen songs took part with the winner being decided by juries in the twelve Dutch provinces, who awarded points from 13 down to 1. Pelmelay emerged a comfortable winner by a margin of 21 points. [1]

Final – 10 March 1989
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Shannah"Wacht op mij"1232
2Full Colour"Symphonie"985
3Ingrid Souren"Het zal nooit meer zo zijn"1083
4Bam to Bam Bam"Lammedammadoendan"4810
5Helen Marshell"Johnny"2913
6Gerald Borst"De nachtprinses"907
7The Sisters"Als ik je zie"916
8Angelina van Dijk"Kijk toch om je heen"4810
9The Ballroom Blitz"Samen zijn"1083
10 Justine Pelmelay "Blijf zoals je bent"1441
11Brian Well"Net als vroeger"3912
12Gina"Elke dag"769
13Two Hearts"Johnny & Mandy"907
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSong
North Brabant
Flevoland
Friesland
North Holland
South Holland
Utrecht
Limburg
Overijssel
Groningen
Zeeland
Gelderland
Drenthe
Total
1"Wacht op mij"713121111613131110106123
2"Symphonie"99735910912912498
3"Het zal nooit meer zo zijn"121099107114612117108
4"Lammedammadoendan"41652837173148
5"Johnny"23141111238229
6"De nachtprinses"87581356645131090
7"Als ik je zie"65101061285785991
8"Kijk toch om je heen"12419428842348
9"Samen zijn"116877117121011612108
10"Blijf zoals je bent"13121313121012111313913144
11"Net als vroeger"34224242524539
12"Elke dag"10811633539611176
13"Johnny & Mandy"511312813910317890

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Pelmelay performed 4th in the running order, following Ireland and preceding Turkey. After a strong performance, Pelmelay's voice famously cracked on the final long note of the song, a fact she acknowledged with a wry facial expression as the song ended. At the close of voting "Blijf zoals je bent" had received 45 points from ten countries, placing the Netherlands 15th of the 22 entries. [2] The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to Denmark. [3]

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.

Voting

References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1989
  2. "Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Netherlands 1989
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.