Maribelle

Dutch singer

Maribelle

Maribelle in 1984

Background information
Birth name| Marie Kwakman
Born|  (1960-04-04) 4 April 1960 (age 64)
Origin| Volendam, Netherlands
Genres| Pop
Occupation| Singer
Website| Maribelle

Musical artist

Maribelle (born Marie Kwakman on 4 April 1960) is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.

In 1981, Maribelle performed two songs, "Marionette" and "Fantasie", in the Dutch Eurovision pre-selection, only to finish second and third, behind Linda Williams.[1] She had better luck in 1984, when her two songs finished first and second, with "Ik hou van jou" ("I Love You") edging out "Vanavond", and going forward as the Netherlands' representative to the 29th Eurovision Song Contest, held in Luxembourg City on 5 May.[2] Prior to the contest, "Ik hou van jou" had been fancied to do well so its final placing of 13th out of the 19 entries was very disappointing.[3] (Although Maribelle had given a confident performance, there was considerable criticism afterwards of the unflattering outfit in which she had appeared on stage.) Despite its poor Eurovision performance, "Ik hou van jou" has gone on to be an enduring and popular song in the Dutch language market, having been covered successfully by Gordon Heuckeroth, Dana Winner, Thomaz and Roxeanne Hazes.

Maribelle continues to record, and has placed several singles on the Dutch chart, most recently "Ik geef me over", a top 40 hit in October 2009.[4]

## References

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1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1981
2. ^ ESC National Finals database 1984
3. ^ ESC History 1984
4. ^ Dutch charts website

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maribelle.

* Maribelle official website (Dutch)
* Discography[permanent dead link‍]
* 1984 page at Dingadong.nl (Dutch)

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Bernadette
with "Sing Me a Song"

|  Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
1984 | Succeeded by

Frizzle Sizzle
with "Alles heeft ritme"

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Nationaal Songfestival

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Artists|

* 3JS
* Willeke Alberti
* Anouk
* Bernadette
* Douwe Bob
* Corry Brokken
* Franklin Brown
* Humphrey Campbell
* Rudi Carrell
* The Common Linnets
* Dion Cooper
* Ben Cramer
* Bill van Dijk
* Joan Franka
* Frizzle Sizzle
* Glennis Grace
* Anneke Grönloh
* Harmony
* Esther Hart
* Hearts of Soul
* Hind
* Ruth Jacott
* Gerard Joling
* Greetje Kauffeld
* Joost Klein
* Lenny Kuhr
* Duncan Laurence
* Heddy Lester
* Maggie MacNeal
* Jeangu Macrooy
* Marcha
* Maribelle
* Marlayne
* Maxine
* Maywood
* Michelle
* Mouth and MacNeal
* Mrs. Einstein
* Mia Nicolai
* OG3NE
* Trijntje Oosterhuis
* Jetty Paerl
* Annie Palmen
* Justine Pelmelay
* Sandra Reemer
* Re-union
* Edsilia Rombley
* S10
* Sandra and Andres
* Saskia and Serge
* Teddy Scholten
* Milly Scott
* Sieneke
* De Spelbrekers
* Thérèse Steinmetz
* Teach-In
* Ronnie Tober
* The Toppers
* Treble
* Conny Vandenbos
* Linda Wagenmakers
* Waylon
* Linda Williams

Songs|

* "Alles heeft ritme"
* "Als het om de liefde gaat"
* "Amambanda"
* "Amsterdam"
* "Arcade"
* "Een beetje"
* "Birds"
* "Birth of a New Age"
* "Blijf zoals je bent"
* "Burning Daylight"
* "Calm After the Storm"
* "Colorado"
* "De diepte"
* "Ding-a-dong"
* "De eerste keer"
* "Europapa"
* "Fernando en Filippo"
* ~~"Grow"~~
* "Heel de wereld"
* "Hemel en aarde"
* "Het is een wonder"
* "I See a Star"
* "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"
* "Ik hou van jou"
* "Ik wil alles met je delen"
* "Jij bent mijn leven"
* "Jij en ik"
* "Katinka"
* "Lights and Shadows"
* "De mallemolen"
* "Morgen"
* "My Impossible Dream"
* "Net als toen"
* "Never Alone"
* "Niemand heeft nog tijd"
* "No Goodbyes"
* "On Top of the World"
* "One Good Reason"
* "One More Night"
* "De oude muzikant"
* "Out on My Own"
* "Outlaw in 'Em"
* "The Party's Over"
* "Rechtop in de wind"
* "Ring-dinge-ding"
* "Shangri-La"
* "Shine"
* "Sing Me a Song"
* "Slow Down"
* "Een speeldoos"
* "'t Is genoeg"
* "'t Is OK"
* "Tijd"
* "De troubadour"
* "De vogels van Holland"
* "Voorgoed voorbij"
* "Vrede"
* "Waar is de zon"
* "Walk Along"
* "Wat een dag"
* "Wat een geluk"
* "Waterman"
* "Wijs me de weg"
* "Without You"
* "You and Me"
* "Your Heart Belongs to Me"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where the Netherlands did not compete

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Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Portugal
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Spain
* Sweden
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Artists|

* Alice and Franco Battiato
* Anita
* Belle and the Devotions
* Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra
* Bravo
* Sophie Carle
* Dollie de Luxe
* Maria Guinot
* Herreys
* Hot Eyes
* Ida and Vlado
* Kirka
* Maribelle
* Linda Martin
* Andy Paul
* Rainy Day
* Mary Roos
* Annick Thoumazeau
* Jacques Zegers

Songs|

* "100% d'amour"
* "Anna Maria Lena"
* "Aufrecht geh'n"
* "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles"
* "Avanti la vie"
* "Ciao, amore"
* "Det' lige det"
* "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"
* "Einfach weg"
* "Halay"
* "Hengaillaan"
* "Ik hou van jou"
* "Lady, Lady"
* "Lenge leve livet"
* "Love Games"
* "Silêncio e tanta gente"
* "Terminal 3"
* "I treni di Tozeur"
* "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"

Authority control databases

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* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

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* Germany
* Spain

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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