Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) | |||
| Country | Netherlands | |||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 1990 | |||
| Selection date | 10 March 1990 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Ik wil alles met je delen" | |||
| Artist | Maywood | |||
| Songwriter | Alie de Vries | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 25 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Ik wil alles met je delen", written by Alie de Vries, and performed by the duo Maywood. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.
Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 1990
Competing entries
| Artist | Song | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Angelina van Dijk | "Later" |
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| Aurora | "De mooiste dag" |
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| Cha-Cha | "Oh wat een heerlijke tijd" | Elbert Kok |
| The Company | "Zonder liedje" |
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| Erik Mesie | "Liefde" |
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| Georgie Davis | "Eenmaal" | John Ewbank |
| Gina | "Liever alleen" | Maarten Peeters |
| Gordon | "Gini" |
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| Harold Verwoerdt | "Blijf maar bij mij" | Maarten Peeters |
| Helen Carmine | "Morgen" | Kees Smit |
| Jeans | "Freedom, Freiheit, liberté" | Piet Souer |
| John Vis | "Ben je gek" | Edward Reekers |
| Jolanda de Wit | "Je bent het echt" |
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| Marc Benz | "Geef mij een kans" |
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| Maywood | "Ik wil alles met je delen" | Alie May |
| Rose Glisten | "Niet zonder jou" | Maarten Peeters |
| Shan | "Anne" |
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| Shift | "Helemaal" |
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| Simple and Pure | "Einde van de regentijd" |
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| Tony Neef | "Alles" |
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Semi-finals
The first semi-final took place on 16 February 1990. Ten songs competed and five songs, chosen by an expert jury, qualified for the final.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cha-Cha | "Oh wat een heerlijke tijd" | Qualified |
| 2 | Rose Glisten | "Niet zonder jou" | N/a |
| 3 | Gordon | "Gini" | Qualified |
| 4 | Maywood | "Ik wil alles met je delen" | Qualified |
| 5 | Angelina van Dijk | "Later" | N/a |
| 6 | Shan | "Anne" | N/a |
| 7 | Jeans | "Freedom, Freiheit, liberté" | Qualified |
| 8 | Harold Verwoerdt | "Blijf maar bij mij" | N/a |
| 9 | Helen Carmine | "Morgen" | N/a |
| 10 | Marc Benz | "Geef mij een kans" | Qualified |
The second semi-final took place on 23 February 1990. Ten songs competed and five songs, chosen by an expert jury, qualified for the final.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Company | "Zonder liedje" | Qualified |
| 2 | Georgie Davis | "Eenmaal" | Qualified |
| 3 | Simple and Pure | "Einde van de regentijd" | Qualified |
| 4 | Jolanda de Wit | "Je bent het echt" | N/a |
| 5 | Erik Mesie | "Liefde" | N/a |
| 6 | Aurora | "De mooiste dag" | N/a |
| 7 | John Vis | "Ben je gek" | N/a |
| 8 | Gina | "Liever alleen" | Qualified |
| 9 | Tony Neef | "Alles" | N/a |
| 10 | Shift | "Helemaal" | Qualified |
Final
The final took place on 10 March 1990 at the Congresgebouw in The Hague, hosted by Paula Patricio. Ten songs competed, and the winner was chosen by juries in the twelve Dutch provinces, who awarded 10 points to their favourite song down to 1 point to the least-liked. Maywood won by a 7-point margin, having been ranked first by four of the juries, two more than any other competing song.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Company | "Zonder liedje" | 95 | 2 |
| 2 | Cha-Cha | "Oh wat een heerlijke tijd" | 46 | 8 |
| 3 | Gordon | "Gini" | 45 | 9 |
| 4 | Simple and Pure | "Einde van de regentijd" | 60 | 6 |
| 5 | Georgie Davis | "Eenmaal" | 44 | 10 |
| 6 | Jeans | "Freedom, Freiheit, liberté" | 64 | 5 |
| 7 | Gina | "Liever alleen" | 56 | 7 |
| 8 | Marc Benz | "Geef mij een kans" | 69 | 4 |
| 9 | Maywood | "Ik wil alles met je delen" | 102 | 1 |
| 10 | Shift | "Helemaal" | 79 | 3 |
| R/O | Song | Drenthe
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Overijssel
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Zeeland
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Utrecht
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Limburg
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South Holland
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North Holland
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North Brabant
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Friesland
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Flevoland
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Groningen
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Gelderland
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Total |
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| 1 | "Zonder liedje" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 95 |
| 2 | "Oh wat een heerlijke tijd" | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 46 |
| 3 | "Gini" | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 45 |
| 4 | "Einde van de regentijd" | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 5 | "Eenmaal" | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | "Freedom, Freiheit, liberté" | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 64 |
| 7 | "Liever alleen" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 56 |
| 8 | "Geef mij een kans" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 69 |
| 9 | "Ik wil alles met je delen" | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 102 |
| 10 | "Helemaal" | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 79 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Maywood performed 5th in the running order, following Turkey and preceding Luxembourg. At the close of voting "Ik wil alles met je delen" had received 25 points from 10 countries, placing the Netherlands 15th of the 22 entries.[1] The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to France.[2]
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.
Voting
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References
- ^ "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 22 June 2025.