Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 explained

Year:1964
Broadcaster:Dutch; Flemish: [[Nederlandse Televisie Stichting]]|i=unset (NTS)
Country:Netherlands
Preselection:Artist: Internal selection
Song: Dutch; Flemish: [[Nationaal Songfestival]] 1964|i=no
Preselection Date:24 February 1964
Entrant:Anneke Grönloh
Song:Dutch; Flemish: Jij bent mijn leven|i=no
Final Result:10th, 2 points

The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Dutch; Flemish: Jij bent mijn leven|i=no", composed by Ted Powder, with lyrics by René de Vos, and performed by Anneke Grönloh. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, Dutch; Flemish: [[Nederlandse Televisie Stichting]]|i=no (NTS), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.

Before Eurovision

Dutch; Flemish: Nationaal Songfestival 1964|i=no

Dutch; Flemish: [[Nederlandse Televisie Stichting]]|i=no (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] 206 songs were submitted for the national final.[2]

24 February 1964
DrawSongPointsPlace
1"Vliegende Hollander"603
2"Weer zingt de wind"1412
3"Jij bent mijn leven"1591

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Grönloh performed second in the running order, following and preceding . 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 "Dutch; Flemish: Jij bent mijn leven|i=no" had received 2 points (1 each from and the), placing the Netherlands joint 10th (with) of the 16 entries. The Dutch jury awarded its 5 points to runaway contest winners .[3]

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Dolf van der Linden.

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ESC National Finals database 1964 . 23 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141109034914/http://natfinals.50webs.com/50s_60s/Netherlands1964.html . 9 November 2014 . dead .
  2. News: Elfrink . Robert . Kopenhagen begroet de 'top zeistien' . Copenhagen welcomes the 'top sixteen' . 13 December 2024 . plus weekeindbijlage . Heerlen, Netherlands . 20 March 1964 . 10 . Delpher.
  3. http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=117 ESC History - Netherlands 1964
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Copenhagen 1964 . Eurovision Song Contest . 6 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210406174513/https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-1964/final/results/the-netherlands . 6 April 2021 . live.