The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Alles heeft ritme", written by Peter Schön and Rob ten Bokum, and performed by Frizzle Sizzle. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.
Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 1986
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (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 "Alles heeft een ritme", 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.
Frizzle Sizzle performed seventh on the night of the contest, following Iceland and preceding Turkey. By the time the song got to Bergen, it was simply credited as "Alles heeft ritme".
At the close of the voting the song had received 40 points, placing 13th in a field of 20 competing countries.[1] This placing was identical to the previous time the Netherlands had competed in Eurovision, in 1984.
