1987 NETHERLANDS EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - March 25, 1987

Official name - Nationaal Songfestival 1987

Organising broadcaster - NOS

Venue - Koninklijk Conservatorium, The Hague

Host - Astrid Joosten

Director - Henny Budie

Stage designer - Theun van de Woestijne

Producer - John Schelfhout

Musical director - Rogier van Otterloo

Orchestra - Metropole Orchestra (Metropole Orkest)

Concertmasters - Ernő Oláh & Rami Koch

Opening sequence & outro music arrangement - Piet Souer

Interval acts - Georghe Zamphir / Albert West / Albert Hammond / Bob Bouber's Broadway Musical Dancers / Maria More 

Number of entries - 6, all performed by Marcha (Marga Bult & backing group)

Winning entry - 'Rechtop in de wind'

Winning songwriter - Peter Koelewijn

Winning orchestrator - Paul Natte

Note - All songs were performed entirely live by the Metropole Orchestra. When songwriter and producer Eddy Ouwens filed a complaint with the organisation, demanding to be allowed to add a rhythm track, the NOS did not budge - leaving Ouwens the choice between complying with the competition's regulations or to withdraw his entry; upon which, of course, he chose the former option. To the dismay of conductor Rogier van Otterloo, however, Marga Bult's producer Peter Koelewijn insisted on adding a rhythm track to the song for the international final in Brussels

Marga Bult with conductor Rogier van Otterloo during rehearsals in The Hague

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES

Song 1

Title – "Verliefd zijn"

Lyrics – Kees van Dam

Composition – Kees van Dam

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Rik Elings

Score – 4th place (191 votes)

Song 2

Title – "Big Ben (Of Notre Dame)"

Lyrics – Peter Koelewijn

Composition – Peter Koelewijn

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Paul Natte

Score – 2nd place (213 votes)

Song 3

Title – "Rechtop in de wind"

Lyrics – Peter Koelewijn

Composition – Peter Koelewijn

Studio arrangement – Hans Hollestelle

Live orchestration – Paul Natte

Score – 1st place (296 votes)

Song 4

Title – "Morgen"

Lyrics – Ad van den Hurk

Composition – René Stephan

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – John van de Ven

Score – 3rd place (208 votes)

Song 5

Title – "Het leven is een cadeau (Leven is een kado)"

Lyrics – Eddy Ouwens

Composition – Eddy Ouwens

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Piet Souer

Score – 6th place (170 votes)

Song 6

Title – "Buiten jou"

Lyrics – Peter Koelewijn

Composition – Peter Koelewijn

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – Paul Natte

Score – 5th place (182 votes)