Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Country	Netherlands
National selection
Selection process	Nationaal Songfestival 1987
Selection date(s)	25 March 1987
Selected entrant	Marcha
Selected song	"Rechtop in de wind"
Finals performance
Final result	5th, 83 points

The Netherlands was represented by Marcha (Marga Bult), with the song '"Rechtop in de wind", at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Brussels on 9 April. The song was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 25 March.

Final

The national final was held at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague, hosted by Astrid Joosten. Six songs, all performed by Marcha, took part, with the winner being decided by juries in the twelve Dutch provinces, who each awarded a minimum of 5 points and a maximum of 30 points per song. "Rechtop in de wind" emerged an easy victor, the outright choice of nine of the juries, with a winning points margin of almost twice the number separating the other five songs.^[1]

Final - 25 March 1987

Draw	Song	Points	Place
1	"Verliefd zijn"	191	4
2	"Big Ben of Nôtre Dame"	213	2
3	"Rechtop in de wind"	296	1
4	"Morgen"	208	3
5	"Het leeven is een cadeau"	170	6
6	"Buiten jou"	182	5

Voting

Song	Zeeland	North Brabant	Groningen	Limburg	Drenthe	North Holland	Gelderland	Utrecht	Friesland	Flevoland	South Holland	Overijssel	Total
Verliefd zijn	20	19	13	15	19	11	12	11	24	5	23	19	191
Big Ben of Nôtre Dame	17	21	16	14	18	16	28	21	20	14	8	20	213
Rechtop in de wind	20	17	25	26	25	30	18	29	27	28	24	27	296
Morgen	20	28	13	24	16	12	16	16	15	21	17	10	208
Het leven is een cadeau	15	9	18	15	18	11	11	17	10	17	13	16	170
Buiten jou	13	11	20	11	9	25	20	11	9	20	20	13	182

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Marcha performed 12th in the running order, following Greece and preceding Luxembourg. Her performance is remembered by Eurovision fans as much for her classic 1980s Dynasty-style appearance (complete with huge shoulder pads and big hair) as for the song itself. At the close of voting "Rechtop in de wind" had received 83 points from 14 countries (including the maximum 12 from France and 10 from Italy and Switzerland), placing the Netherlands 5th of the 22 entries, their first top 5 finish since 1980. Reciprocating the French approval of "Rechtop in de wind", the Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to France.^[2]

See also

• Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1987

External links

• Dutch Preselection 1987

References

1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1987
2. ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1987