This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2021) |
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Sing Me a Song", composed by Piet Souer, with lyrics by Martin Duiser, and performed by Bernadette. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1983 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) | |||
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 1983 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 23 February 1983 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Bernadette | |||
| Selected song | "Sing Me a Song" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
| |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 66 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
| ||||
Before Eurovision
editNationaal Songfestival 1983
editNederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) held the national final at the Congresgebouw in The Hague, hosted by Ivo Niehe. Five acts took part performing two songs each and voting was by 12 regional juries, who each had 30 points to divide between the songs. "Sing Me a Song" emerged the unexpected winner by a margin of just 1 point over the pre-final favourite "Een beetje van dit" by Vulcano, largely thanks to the South Holland jury awarding 19 of its 30 points to the song.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mystique | "Rendez-vous" | 25 | 8 |
| 2 | Vulcano | "Met jou d'rbij" | 27 | 5 |
| 3 | Bernadette | "Soms" | 26 | 6 |
| 4 | Deuce | "Computer Games" | 26 | 6 |
| 5 | Music Hall | "Stop die show" | 54 | 3 |
| 6 | Mystique | "Op zo'n dag" | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | Bernadette | "Sing Me a Song" | 69 | 1 |
| 8 | Vulcano | "Een beetje van dit" | 68 | 2 |
| 9 | Deuce | "Stopwatch" | 20 | 9 |
| 10 | Music Hall | "Voulez-vous danser" | 37 | 4 |
At Eurovision
editOn the night of the final Bernadette performed 11th in the running order, following Greece and preceding Yugoslavia. At the close of voting "Sing Me a Song" had received 66 points, placing the Netherlands 7th of the 20 entries.[2] The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to Israel.[3]
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Piet Souer.
Voting
edit
|
|
References
edit- ^ ESC National Finals database 1983
- ^ "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1983
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.