The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 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 Amersfoort, hosted by the pianist and television host Pim Jacobs. 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. + Final – 1 April 1986 Artist Song Points Place 1Michelle"Benjamin"687 2Jody Pijper"Sam" 834 3Frizzle Sizzle"Alles heeft een ritme"1171 4Astrid Marz"De stilte na de storm"329 5DeeDee"Fata morgana"962 6Michelle"Alleen jouw lach"2610 7Jody Pijper"Muziek"796 8Frizzle Sizzle"Eenmaal jong"825 9Astrid Marz"Nooit meer"358 10DeeDee"Ik speel de clown"853
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 Harry van Hoof.
Voting
+ Points awarded to the Netherlands Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by the Netherlands Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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