Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Country	Netherlands
National selection
Selection process	Nationaal Songfestival '86
Selection date(s)	1 April 1986
Selected entrant	Frizzle Sizzle
Selected song	"Alles heeft een ritme"
Finals performance
Final result	13th, 40 points

The Netherlands were present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway, after opting out of the previous year's contest in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The Dutch national final to select their entry, the Nationaal Songfestival '86, was held on 1 April at the Theater De Flint in Amersfoort, and was 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 entry was composed by Peter Schön and Rob Ten Bokum, and the lyrics were written by Schön.

National final

Draw	Artist	Song	Informal translation	Points	Place
1	Michelle	"Benjamin"	Benjamin	68	7th
2	Jody Pijper	"Sam"	Sam	83	4th
3	Frizzle Sizzle	"Alles heeft een ritme"	Everything has a rhythm	117	1st
4	Astrid Marz	"De stilte na de storm"	The silence after the storm	32	9th
5	DeeDee	"Fata morgana"	Fata morgana	96	2nd
6	Michelle	"Alleen jouw lach"	Only your smile	26	10th
7	Jody Pijper	"Muziek"	Music	79	6th
8	Frizzle Sizzle	"Eenmaal jong"	Once young	82	5th
9	Astrid Marz	"Nooit meer"	Never again	35	8th
10	DeeDee	"Ik speel de clown"	I play the clown	85	3rd

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," changing the meaning slightly to "everything has rhythm," from the former "everything has a rhythm."

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

External links

• Dutch National Final 1986