The Netherlands was represented at the

Eurovision Song Contest 1986 The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Bergen, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "La det swinge" by Bobbysocks! Organised by the European Broadcasting Unio ...

with the song "", written by Peter Schön and Rob ten Bokum, and performed by Frizzle Sizzle. The Dutch participating broadcaster, (NOS), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.

Before Eurovision

1986

(NOS) held the national final on 1 April 1986 at the Theater De Flint in

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, hosted by the pianist and television host

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. Twelve regional juries across the Netherlands selected the winning song. The winning entry was "", performed by the teenage girl group Frizzle Sizzle. The song was composed by Peter Schön and Rob ten Bokum, and the lyrics were written by Schön.

At Eurovision

Frizzle Sizzle performed seventh on the night of the contest, following and preceding . By the time the song got to Bergen, it was simply credited as "". At the close of the voting the song had received 40 points, placing 13th in a field of 20 competing countries. This placing was identical to the previous time the Netherlands had competed in Eurovision, in 1984. The Dutch conductor at the contest was

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Voting

References

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