Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989

  • Jan Kisjes
  • Cees Bergman
  • Geertjan Hessing
  • Aart Mol
  • Erwin van Prehn
  • Elmer Veerhoff
Finals performanceFinal result15th, 45 pointsNetherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1988 • 1989 • 1990►

The Netherlands was represented by Justine Pelmelay, with the song "Blijf zoals je bent", at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Lausanne, Switzerland on 13 May. Pelmelay was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 10 March.

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1989

The final was held 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
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Shannah "Wacht op mij" 123 2
2 Full Colour "Symphonie" 98 5
3 Ingrid Souren "Het zal nooit meer zo zijn" 108 3
4 Bam to Bam Bam "Lammedammadoendan" 48 10
5 Helen Marshell "Johnny" 29 13
6 Gerald Borst "De nachtprinses" 90 7
7 The Sisters "Als ik je zie" 91 6
8 Angelina van Dijk "Kijk toch om je heen" 48 10
9 The Ballroom Blitz "Samen zijn" 108 3
10 Justine Pelmelay "Blijf zoals je bent" 144 1
11 Brian Well "Net als vroeger" 39 12
12 Gina "Elke dag" 76 9
13 Two Hearts "Johnny & Mandy" 90 7
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song
North Brabant
Flevoland
Friesland
North Holland
South Holland
Utrecht
Limburg
Overijssel
Groningen
Zeeland
Gelderland
Drenthe
Total score
1 "Wacht op mij" 7 13 12 11 11 6 13 13 11 10 10 6 123
2 "Symphonie" 9 9 7 3 5 9 10 9 12 9 12 4 98
3 "Het zal nooit meer zo zijn" 12 10 9 9 10 7 11 4 6 12 11 7 108
4 "Lammedammadoendan" 4 1 6 5 2 8 3 7 1 7 3 1 48
5 "Johnny" 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 8 2 29
6 "De nachtprinses" 8 7 5 8 13 5 6 6 4 5 13 10 90
7 "Als ik je zie" 6 5 10 10 6 12 8 5 7 8 5 9 91
8 "Kijk toch om je heen" 1 2 4 1 9 4 2 8 8 4 2 3 48
9 "Samen zijn" 11 6 8 7 7 11 7 12 10 11 6 12 108
10 "Blijf zoals je bent" 13 12 13 13 12 10 12 11 13 13 9 13 144
11 "Net als vroeger" 3 4 2 2 4 2 4 2 5 2 4 5 39
12 "Elke dag" 10 8 11 6 3 3 5 3 9 6 1 11 76
13 "Johnny & Mandy" 5 11 3 12 8 13 9 10 3 1 7 8 90

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

Points awarded to the Netherlands[4]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Italy
8 points
7 points  France
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by the Netherlands[4]
Score Country
12 points  Denmark
10 points   Switzerland
8 points  Yugoslavia
7 points  United Kingdom
6 points  Finland
5 points  Belgium
4 points  France
3 points  Israel
2 points  Norway
1 point  Greece

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. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

External links

  • Dutch Preselection 1989
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "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"
  • "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
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Apopse as vrethoume"
  • "Avrei voluto"
  • "Bana Bana"
  • "Blijf zoals je bent"
  • "Conquistador"
  • "Derekh Hamelekh"
  • "La dolce vita"
  • "Door de wind"
  • "En dag"
  • "Flieger"
  • "J'ai volé la vie"
  • "Monsieur"
  • "Nacida para amar"
  • "Nur ein Lied"
  • "The Real Me"
  • "Rock Me"
  • "Það sem enginn sér"
  • "To diko sou asteri"
  • "Venners nærhet"
  • "Vi maler byen rød"
  • "Viver senza tei"
  • "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong"