Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964
| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) | |||
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: Nationaal Songfestival 1964 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 24 February 1964 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Anneke Grönloh | |||
| Selected song | "Jij bent mijn leven" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 2 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Jij bent mijn leven", composed by Ted Powder, with lyrics by René de Vos, and performed by Anneke Grönloh. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.
Before Eurovision
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Nationaal Songfestival 1964
[edit]Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) held the national final the Tivoli in Utrecht, hosted by Elles Berger. Only three songs were performed and voted on by juries in the eleven Dutch provinces.[1]
| Draw | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | "Vliegende Hollander" | 60 | 3 |
| 2 | "Weer zingt de wind" | 141 | 2 |
| 3 | "Jij bent mijn leven" | 159 | 1 |
At Eurovision
[edit]On the night of the final Grönloh performed second in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Norway. Only an audio recording of Grönloh's performance survives, as it is believed that the video master of the 1964 contest was destroyed in a fire at the DR archive in the 1970s and no other broadcaster had recorded the show or requested a copy. Voting was by each national jury awarding 5, 3 and 1 points to their top three songs, and at the close of voting "Jij bent mijn leven" had received 2 points (1 each from Denmark and the United Kingdom), placing the Netherlands joint 10th (with Belgium) of the 16 entries. The Dutch jury awarded its 5 points to runaway contest winners Italy.[2]
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Dolf van der Linden.
Voting
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External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ESC National Finals database 1964". Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1964
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 1964". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.