Saturday, 26 March 1994

1994 NETHERLANDS EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - March 26, 1994
Official name - Nationaal Songfestival 1994
Organising broadcaster - NOS
Venue - AT & T Danstheater, The Hague
Host - Paul de Leeuw
Director - Pim Marks
Stage designer - Hub Berkers
Producer - Patrick Roubroeks
Selection committee - Willem van Beusekom / Harry van Hoof / Willeke Alberti / Roy Beltman / Ruth Jacott
Musical director - Harry van Hoof
Orchestra - Metropole Orchestra (Metropole Orkest)
Concertmasters - Ernő Oláh & Rami Koch
Opening sequence - "Zaterdagavond (Zo heerlijk rustig)" (arr. C.M. Peeters)
Incidental music arrangements - Henk Huizinga / Gerbrand Westveen
Number of entries - 8, all performed by Willeke Alberti
Winning entry - 'Waar is de zon'
Winning songwriters - Coot van Doesburgh / Edwin Schimscheimer
Winning orchestrator - Edwin Schimscheimer

Willeke Alberti at the press conference following the selection programme with winning songwriter Edwin Schimscheimer (left) and host Paul de Leeuw

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES

Song 1
Title – "Zonder jou"
Lyrics – Ben Drossaers / Angelo Smulders
Composition – Ben Drossaers / Angelo Smulders
Studio arrangement – Rik Elings
(Metropole Orchestra conducted by Dick Bakker)
Live orchestration – Rik Elings
Score – 4th place (56 votes)

Song 2
Title – "Champagne"
Lyrics – Pim Koopman / Jeroen Englebert
Composition – Pim Koopman / Jeroen Englebert
Studio arrangement – Pim Koopman / Jeroen Englebert
(Metropole Orchestra conducted by Dick Bakker)
Live orchestration – Pim Koopman
Score – 6th place (47 votes)

Song 3
Title – "Dromen"
Lyrics – Mieke Melgers
Composition – Peter van Asten
Studio arrangement – Tom Salisbury
(Metropole Orchestra conducted by Dick Bakker)
Live orchestration – Tom Salisbury
Score – 5th place (55 votes)

Song 4
Title – "Laat ons dansen"
Lyrics – Paul de Leeuw
Composition – Peter van Asten
Studio arrangement – Peter van Asten
(Metropole Orchestra conducted by Dick Bakker)
Live orchestration – Piet Souer
Score – 8th place (37 votes)

Song 5
Title – "Tussen jou en mij"
Lyrics – Hans van Pol
Composition – Eric van Tijn / Jochem Fluitsma
Studio arrangement – Edwin Schimscheimer
(Metropole Orchestra conducted by Dick Bakker)
Live orchestration – Edwin Schimscheimer
Score – 3rd place (57 votes)

Song 6
Title – "Zomaar een dag"
Lyrics – Paul de Leeuw
Composition – Cor Bakker / Dirk Keijzer
Studio arrangement – Dirk Keijzer
(Metropole Orchestra conducted by Dick Bakker)
Live orchestration – Dirk Keijzer
Score – 2nd place (78 votes)

Song 7
Title – "Déjà-vu"
Lyrics – Pim Koopman / Jeroen Englebert
Composition – Pim Koopman / Jeroen Englebert
Studio arrangement – Pim Koopman / Jeroen Englebert
(Metropole Orchestra conducted by Dick Bakker)
Live orchestration – Pim Koopman
Score – 6th place (47 votes)

Song 8
Title – "Waar is de zon"
Lyrics – Coot van Doesburgh
Composition – Edwin Schimscheimer
Studio arrangement – Edwin Schimscheimer
(Metropole Orchestra conducted by Dick Bakker)
Live orchestration – Edwin Schimscheimer
Score – 1st place (91 votes)
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Sunday, 20 March 1994

1994 ROMANIAN EUROVISION SELECTION

Date – March 20, 1994
Official name – Eurovision 94 Selecţia Naţională
Venue – TVR Studios, Bucharest
Hosts – Horia Brenciu / Gabriela Crista
Director – unknown 
Stage designer – unknown 
Producer – unknown 
Musical director – Ion Cristinoiu
Orchestra – TVR Light Music Orchestra
Backing vocalists – Cantabile 
Intro music – medley arrangement of previous Eurovision winning entries (1964, 1969 France, 1971-80, 1982, 1987, 1990)
Interval act – none
Number of entries – 16
Winning entry – ‘Dincolo de nori’ Dan Bittman
Winning songwriters – Antonio Furtună / Dan Bittman
Winning orchestrator – Antonio Furtună

Host Horia Brenciu (on the right) with Ion Cristinoiu, chief conductor of the 1994 Romanian Eurovision pre-selection; Cristinoiu (1942-2001) was musical director of the TVR Light Music Orchestra (TVR Orchestrei de Muzică Ușoară) from 1989 to 1995

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES

Song 1
Title – “Trenul cu roţi albastre”
Rendition – Adrian Enache
Lyrics – Aurel Storin
Composition – Viorel Gavrilă
Studio arrangement – Viorel Gavrilă
Live orchestration – Viorel Gavrilă
Score – unplaced

Song 2
Title – “Dragostea e şansa ta”
Rendition – Aurelian Temişan
Lyrics – Dumitru Popescu Chiselet
Composition – Marius Dumitrescu
Studio arrangement – Marius Dumitrescu
Live orchestration – Marius Dumitrescu
Score – unplaced

Song 3
Title – “Până când?”
Rendition – Elena Cârstea
Lyrics – Elena Cârstea
Composition – Elena Cârstea
Studio arrangement – Raimond Vancu
Live orchestration – Raimond Vancu
Score – unplaced

Song 4
Title – “Doar amintiri”
Rendition – Nicoleta Nicola
Lyrics – Nicoleta Alexandru “Nicola”
Composition – Mihai Alexandru
Studio arrangement – Mihai Alexandru
Live orchestration – Mihai Alexandru / Ionel Tudor
Score – unplaced

Song 5
Title – “Daniela”
Rendition – Constantin Dimitriu
Lyrics – Constantin Dimitriu
Composition – Constantin Dimitriu
Studio arrangement – Ionel Tudor
Live orchestration – Ionel Tudor
Score – unplaced

Song 6
Title – “Vei veni”
Rendition – Mona Roşoga
Lyrics – George Arion
Composition – Gabriel Basarabescu
Studio arrangement – ‘Promes Studio’
Live orchestration – ‘Promes Studio’
Score – unplaced

Song 7
Title – “Nu adio!”
Rendition – Loredana Groza
Lyrics – Loredana Groza
Composition – Marian Ionescu / Răzvan Mirică
Studio arrangement – Marian Ionescu / Răzvan Mirică
Live orchestration – Marian Ionescu / Răzvan Mirică
Score – unplaced

Song 8
Title – “Fără să ştiu, fără să vreau”
Rendition – Mona Roşoga
Lyrics – Aurel Storin
Composition – Marius Dumitrescu
Studio arrangement – Marius Dumitrescu
Live orchestration – Marius Dumitrescu
Score – unplaced

Song 9
Title – “Dacă muzica…”
Rendition – Lucia Mereuţă
Lyrics – Dumitru Popescu Chiselet
Composition – Cătălin Târcolea
Studio arrangement – Cătălin Târcolea
Live orchestration – Cătălin Târcolea
Score – unplaced

Song 10
Title – “Prea multe întrebări”
Rendition – Silvia Chifiriuc
Lyrics – Florina Fabian
Composition – Dinu Giurgiu
Studio arrangement – Adrian Ordean / Dinu Giurgiu
Live orchestration – Adrian Ordean / Dinu Giurgiu
Score – unplaced

Song 11
Title – “Dincolo de nori”
Rendition – Dan Bittman
Lyrics – Antonio Furtună / Dan Bittman
Composition – Antonio Furtună / Dan Bittman
Studio arrangement – Antonio Furtună
Live orchestration – Antonio Furtună
Score – 1st place

Song 12
Title – “Dă-mi o stea din cerul tău”
Rendition – Monica Anghel
Lyrics – Ovidiu Dumitru
Composition – Marin Petrache Pechea
Studio arrangement – Marin Petrache Pechea
Live keyboard arrangement – Eksi (?) Ilie
Live orchestration – Marin Petrache Pechea / Corneliu Meroru (?)
Score – unplaced

Song 13
Title – “Dau viaţa mea pentru-o iubire”
Rendition – Monica Anghel
Lyrics – Eugen Rotaru
Composition – Marius Ţeicu
Studio arrangement – Marius Ţeicu
Live orchestration – Marius Ţeicu
Score – unplaced

Song 14
Title – “Nu e prea târziu”
Rendition – Luminiţa Anghel / Gabriel Cotabiţă
Lyrics – Andrei Kerestely
Composition – Andrei Kerestely
Studio arrangement – Andrei Kerestely / Gabriel Cotabiţă
Live orchestration – Andrei Kerestely / Gabriel Cotabiţă
Score – unplaced

Song 15
Title – “Viaţa râde, viaţa plănge”
Rendition – Oana Sârbu
Lyrics – Romeo Iorgulescu
Composition – Virgil Popescu
Studio arrangement – Virgil Popescu
Live orchestration – Virgil Popescu
Score – unplaced

Song 16
Title – “Speranţa”
Rendition – Luminiţa Anghel
Lyrics – Zoia Alecu / Luminiţa Anghel
Composition – Paul Ciuci / Mihai Cernea
Studio arrangement – Doru Căplescu
Live orchestration – Doru Căplescu
Score – unplaced
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