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.

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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]

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