Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981

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Eurovision Song Contest 1981

Participating broadcaster| Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
Country|  Netherlands
National selection
Selection process| Nationaal Songfestival 1981
Selection date(s)| 11 March 1981
Selected artist(s)| Linda Williams
Selected song| "Het is een wonder"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Cees de Wit
* Bart van de Laar

Placement
Final result| 9th, 51 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Het is een wonder", composed by Cees de Wit, with lyrics by Bart van de Laar, and performed by Linda Williams. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final.

## Before Eurovision

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### Nationaal Songfestival 1981

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Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) held the national final at the Theater Zuidplein in Rotterdam, hosted by Fred Oster and Elles Berger. Five acts took part performing two songs each and voting was by 12 regional juries, who each had 10 points to divide between the songs. Previous Dutch entrant Ben Cramer (1973) and future representative Maribelle (1984) were among the acts taking part. "Het is een wonder" was the only song to receive votes from every jury and emerged the winner by a 7-point margin.[1]

Final – 11 March 1981  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Points  | Place

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1  | Lucy Steymel  | "Een nieuw begin"  | 8  | 5
2  | Lucy Steymel  | "Stap voor stap"  | 8  | 5
3  | Maribelle | "Marionette"  | 27  | 2
4  | Maribelle  | "Fantasie"  | 23  | 3
5  | Ben Cramer | "Retour"  | 3  | 8
6  | Ben Cramer  | "Marianne"  | 0  | 10
7  | The Familee  | "Sim sa la bim"  | 2  | 9
8  | The Familee  | "Festival"  | 9  | 4
9  | Linda Williams | "Het is een wonder"  | 34  | 1
10  | Linda Williams  | "Zo is het leven"  | 6  | 7

## At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Williams performed 11th in the running order, following Spain and preceding Ireland. At the close of voting "Het is een wonder" had received 51 points from 12 countries, placing the Netherlands 9th of the 20 entries.[2] The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners the United Kingdom.[3]

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Rogier van Otterloo.

### Voting

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Points awarded to the Netherlands[4] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |
10 points  |
8 points  |
7 points  |

* Denmark
* Portugal
* Spain

6 points  |  United Kingdom
5 points  |  Turkey
4 points  |  Israel
3 points  |

* Austria
* Germany
* Greece

2 points  |

* Belgium
* Cyprus
* France

1 point  |
Points awarded by the Netherlands[4] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  United Kingdom
10 points  |  Ireland
8 points  |  Cyprus
7 points  |  Israel
6 points  |  France
5 points  |  Finland
4 points  |  Spain
3 points  |  Germany
2 points  |  Denmark
1 point  |  Switzerland

## References

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1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1981
2. ^ "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
3. ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1981
4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

## External links

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* Dutch Preselection 1981

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National selection: Nationaal Songfestival (former)

Participation|

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Artists|

* 3JS
* Willeke Alberti
* Anouk
* Bernadette
* Douwe Bob
* Corry Brokken
* Franklin Brown
* Humphrey Campbell
* Rudi Carrell
* Claude
* The Common Linnets
* Dion Cooper
* Ben Cramer
* Bill van Dijk
* Joan Franka
* Frizzle Sizzle
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* Anneke Grönloh
* Harmony
* Esther Hart
* Hearts of Soul
* Hind
* Ruth Jacott
* Gerard Joling
* Greetje Kauffeld
* Joost Klein
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* Duncan Laurence
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* Maggie MacNeal
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* 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. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Israel
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Bacchelli
* Marty Brem
* Bucks Fizz
* Debbie Cameron and Tommy Seebach
* Yiannis Dimitras
* Jean Gabilou
* Habibi
* Island
* Finn Kalvik
* Seid Memić Vajta
* Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül
* Carlos Paião
* Jean-Claude Pascal
* Peter, Sue and Marc
* Sheeba
* Björn Skifs
* Riki Sorsa
* Emly Starr
* Lena Valaitis
* Linda Williams

Songs|

* "Aldri i livet"
* "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique"
* "Dönme Dolap"
* "Fångad i en dröm"
* "Feggari kalokerino"
* "Halayla"
* "Het is een wonder"
* "Horoscopes"
* "Humanahum"
* "Io senza te"
* "Johnny Blue"
* "Krøller eller ej"
* "Lejla"
* "Making Your Mind Up"
* "Monika"
* "Playback"
* "Reggae OK"
* "Samson"
* "Wenn du da bist"
* "Y sólo tú"

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