Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Participating broadcaster	Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
Country	Netherlands
National selection
Selection process	Nationaal Songfestival 1986
Selection date(s)	1 April 1986
Selected artist(s)	Frizzle Sizzle
Selected song	"Alles heeft ritme"
Selected songwriter(s)	Peter Schön; Rob ten Bokum;
Finals performance
Final result	13th, 40 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest

The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Alles heeft ritme", written by Peter Schön and Rob ten Bokum, and performed by Frizzle Sizzle. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1986

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) held the national final on 1 April 1986 at the Theater De Flint in Amersfoort, hosted by the pianist and television host Pim Jacobs. Twelve regional juries across the Netherlands selected the winning song.

The winning entry was "Alles heeft een ritme", performed by the teenage girl group Frizzle Sizzle. The song was composed by Peter Schön and Rob ten Bokum, and the lyrics were written by Schön.

Final – 1 April 1986
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Michelle	"Benjamin"	68	7
2	Jody Pijper	"Sam"	83	4
3	Frizzle Sizzle	"Alles heeft een ritme"	117	1
4	Astrid Marz	"De stilte na de storm"	32	9
5	DeeDee	"Fata morgana"	96	2
6	Michelle	"Alleen jouw lach"	26	10
7	Jody Pijper	"Muziek"	79	6
8	Frizzle Sizzle	"Eenmaal jong"	82	5
9	Astrid Marz	"Nooit meer"	35	8
10	DeeDee	"Ik speel de clown"	85	3

At Eurovision

Frizzle Sizzle performed seventh on the night of the contest, following Iceland and preceding Turkey. By the time the song got to Bergen, it was simply credited as "Alles heeft ritme".

At the close of the voting the song had received 40 points, placing 13th in a field of 20 competing countries.^[1] This placing was identical to the previous time the Netherlands had competed in Eurovision, in 1984.

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.

Voting

Points awarded to the Netherlands^[2]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points	Germany
8 points	Israel
7 points	Portugal Turkey
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points	Finland
2 points	Yugoslavia
1 point	Cyprus Luxembourg Spain

Points awarded by the Netherlands^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Switzerland
10 points	Belgium
8 points	Luxembourg
7 points	Yugoslavia
6 points	Turkey
5 points	Iceland
4 points	Denmark
3 points	Sweden
2 points	Norway
1 point	Finland

References

^ "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

Dutch National Final 1986

[1] "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[1986detailed-2] "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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