Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989

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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 Gerard Joling. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final.

Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Participating broadcasterNederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
Country Netherlands
National selection
Selection processNationaal 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
Finals performance
Final result15th, 45 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

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Nationaal Songfestival 1989

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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
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
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

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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

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References

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  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.
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