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)