Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Country	Netherlands
National selection
Selection process	Nationaal Songfestival 1994
Selection date(s)	26 March 1994
Selected entrant	Willeke Alberti
Selected song	"Waar is de zon?"
Finals performance
Final result	23rd, 4 points

The Netherlands was represented by Willeke Alberti, with the song '"Waar is de zon?", at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Dublin on 30 May. The song was chosen at the Dutch national final on 26 March.

Final

The final took place on 26 March at the AT&T Danstheater in The Hague, hosted by Paul de Leeuw. All eight songs were performed by Alberti, with the winner being decided by juries in the twelve Dutch provinces, who awarded votes as 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. "Waar is de zon?" won by a 13-point margin, having been ranked first by six of the juries.^[1]

Final - 26 March 1994

Draw	Song	Points	Place
1	"Zonder jou"	56	4
2	"Champagne"	47	6=
3	"Dromen"	55	5
4	"Laat ons dansen"	37	8
5	"Tussen jou en mij"	57	3
6	"Zomaar een dag"	78	2
7	"Déjà vu"	47	6=
8	"Waar is de zon?"	91	1

Jury votes

Song	Friesland	Drenthe	Overijssel	Gelderland	Utrecht	Flevoland	North Holland	South Holland	Zeeland	North Brabant	Limburg	Groningen	Total
Zonder jou	5	5	5	5	10	1	8	2	2	3	8	2	56
Champagne	2	3	3	3	5	8	4	10	1	6	1	1	47
Dromen	3	10	2	6	8	2	5	5	3	2	6	3	55
Laat ons dansen	6	1	1	4	1	4	6	1	4	1	3	5	37
Tussen jou en mij	4	2	4	8	6	6	3	3	6	4	5	6	57
Zomaar een dag	8	6	8	2	4	10	10	8	5	5	4	8	78
Déjà vu	1	4	6	1	3	3	1	4	10	8	2	4	47
Waar is de zon?	10	8	10	10	2	5	2	6	8	10	10	10	91

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Alberti performed 13th in the running order, following Malta and preceding Germany. At the close of voting "Waar is de zon?" had received 4 points (all from Austria), placing the Netherlands 23rd of the 25 entries, ahead only of newcomers Estonia and Lithuania. The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland. The low placement meant relegation from the 1995 contest for the Netherlands; the first time the country would be forced to miss a contest due to poor results.^[2]

See also

• Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1994

External links

• Netherlands preselection 1994

References

1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1994
2. ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1994