eurovision 1964
Anneke Grönloh
Anneke Grönloh represented the Netherlands at Eurovision 1964 in Copenhagen with “Jij bent mijn leven”, finishing 10th of 16.
- who
- Dutch singer
- born
- 7 June 1942, Tondano
- died
- 14 September 2018 (aged 76), Villapourçon, France
- contest
- 1964
- best result
- 10th, 1964
- music
- jazz, pop, folk, big band music
- plays
- kroncong
- active
- 1959 to 2017
- record labels
- Philips Records
- sang for
- Netherlands
Biography
Anneke Grönloh, who died in 2018, was a Dutch singer whose successful career began in 1959 and ran through the 1960s, with “Brandend Zand” among the hits. “Jij bent mijn leven” finished joint tenth in Copenhagen in 1964.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Anneke Grönloh”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1964 Copenhagen
“Jij bent mijn leven”
10th of 16 Finished 10th of 16, with 2 points.
- Sung in
- Dutch
- Written by
- Ted Powder, René de Vos
- Conductor
- Dolf van der Linden
- Running order
- 2nd of 16
- Age on the night
- 21
- Won that year
- Italy: Gigliola Cinquetti, “Non ho l'età”
The story of Eurovision 1964: A banner on the stage, and the biggest landslide there has been
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Knokke Song Festival
Awards
- Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau 1997
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Anneke Grönloh is part of.
- 1964 Who was missing, and who was new Thrown out, pulled out, stayed away
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Anneke Grönloh, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1964 Who was missing, and who was new
There were other firsts in the line-up. The Dutch singer Anneke Grönloh, who was of Indonesian descent, was the first performer at the contest with non-European ancestry. And Spain sent a trio — the first act with three people on stage.
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