Saturday, 9 January 1971

1964 NETHERLANDS EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - February 24, 1964
Official name - Nationaal Songfestival 1964
Organising broadcaster - NTS
Venue - Theater Tivoli, Utrecht
Host - Elles Berger
Director - Ben de Jong
Stage designer - Peter Zwart
Producer - Adrie van Oorschot
Selection committee - Melle Weersma / Bert Paige / Gijs Stappershoef / Ger van Leeuwen / Co de Kloet, Snr. / Ton Kool
Musical director - Dolf van der Linden
Orchestra - Metropole Orchestra (Metropole Orkest)
Concertmaster - Guus Valten
Opening tune - Rearranged version of Parklane Serenade (Dolf van der Linden / arr. Bert Paige)
Interval act - Metropole Orchestra playing several instrumental tunes, including a medley of former Netherlands' Eurovision entries (arr. Bert Paige)
Number of entries - 3, all performed by Anneke Grönloh
Winning entry - 'Jij bent mijn leven'
Winning songwriters - René de Vos / Ted Powder
Winning orchestrator - Bert Paige

Anneke Grönloh during the 1964 national final, in which she performed all three entries to the accompaniment of Dolf van der Linden's Metropole Orchestra

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES

Song 1
Title – "Jij bent mijn leven"
Lyrics – René de Vos
Composition – Ted Powder
Studio arrangement – Ger van Leeuwen
Live orchestration – Bert Paige
Score – 1st place (159 votes)

Song 2
Title – "Weer zingt de wind"
Lyrics – Gerrit den Braber
Composition – Joop Portengen
Studio arrangement – Ger van Leeuwen
Live orchestration – Joop Elders
Score – 2nd place (141 votes)

Song 3
Title – "Vliegende Hollander"
Lyrics – Jan Mol
Composition – Jan Mol
Studio arrangement – Ger van Leeuwen
Live orchestration – Bert Paige
Score – 3rd place (60 votes)

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