Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994
The Netherlands was represented by Willeke Alberti, with the song '"Waar is de zon?", at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Dublin on 30 May. The song was chosen at the Dutch national final on 26 March.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1994 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 1994 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 26 March 1994 | |||
| Selected entrant | Willeke Alberti | |||
| Selected song | "Waar is de zon?" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 23rd, 4 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 1994
The final took place on 26 March 1994 at the AT&T Danstheater in The Hague, hosted by Paul de Leeuw. All eight songs were performed by Alberti, with the winner being decided by juries in the twelve Dutch provinces, who awarded votes as 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. "Waar is de zon?" won by a 13-point margin, having been ranked first by six of the juries.[1]
| Final – 26 March 1994 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
| 1 | "Zonder jou" | Ben Drossaers, Angelo Smulders | 56 | 4 |
| 2 | "Champagne" | Pim Koopman, Jeroen Englebert | 47 | 6 |
| 3 | "Dromen" | Peter van Asten, Mieke Melgers | 55 | 5 |
| 4 | "Laat ons dansen" | Peter van Asten, Paul de Leeuw | 37 | 8 |
| 5 | "Tussen jou en mij" | Jochem Fluitsma, Eric van Tijn, Hans van Pol | 57 | 3 |
| 6 | "Zomaar een dag" | Cor Bakker, Dirk Keijzer, Paul de Leeuw | 78 | 2 |
| 7 | "Déjà vu" | Pim Koopman, Jeroen Englebert | 47 | 6 |
| 8 | "Waar is de zon?" | Edwin Schimscheimer, Coot van Doesburgh | 91 | 1 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | ||||||||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Friesland | Drenthe | Overijssel | Gelderland | Utrecht | Flevoland | North Holland |
South Holland |
Zeeland | North Brabant |
Limburg | Groningen | Total |
| 1 | "Zonder jou" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 56 |
| 2 | "Champagne" | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| 3 | "Dromen" | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 55 |
| 4 | "Laat ons dansen" | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 37 |
| 5 | "Tussen jou en mij" | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 57 |
| 6 | "Zomaar een dag" | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 78 |
| 7 | "Déjà vu" | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 47 |
| 8 | "Waar is de zon?" | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 91 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Alberti performed 13th in the running order, following Malta and preceding Germany. At the close of voting "Waar is de zon?" had received 4 points, placing the Netherlands 23rd of the 25 entries, ahead only of newcomers Estonia and Lithuania. The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland. The low placement meant relegation from the 1995 contest for the Netherlands; the first time the country would be forced to miss a contest due to poor results.[2]
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof for the 15th and last time.
Points awarded by Netherlands
| 12 points |  |
| 10 points |  |
| 8 points |  |
| 7 points |  |
| 6 points |  |
| 5 points |  |
| 4 points |  |
| 3 points |  |
| 2 points |  |
| 1 point |  |
Points awarded to Netherlands
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
