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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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
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| 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" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 51 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editNationaal Songfestival 1981
editNederlandse 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]
| 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
editOn 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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References
edit- ^ ESC National Finals database 1981
- ^ "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1981
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.