"Ik hou van jou"
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Eurovision Song Contest 1984 entry
Country	Netherlands
Artist(s)	Maria Lidwina Kwakman
As	Maribelle
Language	Dutch
Composer(s)	Peter van Asten, Richard Debois
Lyricist(s)	Peter van Asten, Richard Debois
Conductor	Rogier van Otterloo
Finals performance
Final result	13th
Final points	34
Appearance chronology
◄ Sing Me A Song (1983)
Alles heeft ritme (1986) ►

"Ik hou van jou" ("I love you") was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Dutch by Maribelle and written by Peter van Asten and Richard Debois.

The song received 34 points, placing 13th in a field of 19. Despite the poor placing, "Ik hou van jou" has become a fan favourite,^{[citation needed]} appearing as one of the non-winning "classics" on the double-CD and double-DVD sets produced to coincide with the Congratulations special of late 2005.

Maribelle herself recorded the song in four languages: Dutch, English ("In Love with You"), German ("Du fehlst mir so"), and French ("Pour qui, pourquoi?"). It was also covered by other performers, such as Cilla Black (as "A Dream Called True"^[1]) and Engelbert Humperdinck.

Sources and external links[link]

• Official Eurovision Song Contest, history by year, 1984.
• Detailed info and lyrics, Diggiloo Thrush, "Ik hou van jou".

References[link]

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1984   Countries Final Sweden (winner) Luxembourg France Spain Norway United Kingdom Cyprus Belgium Ireland Denmark Netherlands Yugoslavia Austria Germany Turkey Finland Switzerland Italy Portugal   Artists Final Herreys Sophie Carle Annick Thoumazeau Bravo Dollie de Luxe Belle & the Devotions Andy Paul Jacques Zegers Linda Martin Hot Eyes Maribelle Vlado & Isolda Anita Mary Roos Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra Kirka Rainy Day Alice & Franco Battiato Maria Guinot   Songs Final "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "100% d'amour" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "Lady, Lady" "Lenge leve livet" "Love Games" "Anna Maria Lena" "Avanti la vie" "Terminal 3" "Det' lige det" "Ik hou van jou" "Ciao, amore" "Einfach weg" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Halay" "Hengaillaan" "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?" "I treni di Tozeur" "Silêncio e tanta gente" (Note: All information are in order of appearance)

Dana Winner
Born	Chantal Vanlee (1965-10-02) 2 October 1965 (age 46) Hasselt, Belgium
Nationality	Belgium
Occupation	singer

Dana Winner is the stage name of Chantal Vanlee (born in Hasselt, 10 February 1965). She is a Belgian singer who is famous especially in Flanders, South Africa and the Netherlands.

Biography[link]

In 1990 she released her first single Op het dak van de wereld, (Dutch: "On the roof of the world"), a cover of The Carpenters' Top of the World from 1973. In 1993 she became really popular with Woordenloos (Dutch: "Without words"). However, it was only in 1995 that she released her only hit single so far to reach the Dutch Top 40, Westenwind. This was a cover of the former hit One Way Wind by the Volendam group The Cats.

After her first success, Dana Winner also became well known in Germany and South Africa. At the end of the 1990s, she began singing in other languages and did not release an album in Dutch between 2000 and 2006. It was also in 2006 that she got a permanent memento in Bornem, along the SIM-route.

References[link]

• (Dutch) Official homepage

Danny de Munk
Born	(1970-02-19) February 19, 1970 (age 42) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation	Actor, singer
Spouse	Jenny Sluyter (1998 to date)
Children	Daughter and son
Website
www.dannydemunk.nl

Dennis (Danny) de Munk (born 19 February 1970 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch actor, singer, musical actor and former child star.

De Munk started acting at the age of 12 as the leading role in the film Ciske de Rat (Ciske the Rat), directed by Guido Pieters, starring Herman van Veen as teacher and Willeke van Ammelrooy as mother. The coming of age trilogy (book) was written by Piet Bakker from 1941-46.

The title song of the film "Ik voel me zo verdomd alleen" was also sung by Danny de Munk and in 1984 scored a number one hit in the Dutch Top 40 and stayed there for 14 weeks (3 weeks number one).

Between 1986 and 1991 he had successfully continued acting and singing, but started 1991 a career as musical actor. In 1997 he played a homosexual in a soccer team in the film All Stars. He is still singing and has an own stage program.

De Munk is married since 1998 and has a daughter and a son.

On 25 April 2008 Danny de Munk was made a knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

Discography[link]

• Ciske de Rat (OST, 1984)
• Danny de Munk (1985)
• 'N Jaar Later (1987)
• Geen Wereld Zonder Jou (1989)
• Vrienden voor het Leven (1994, theme song for a Dutch sitcom)
• Danny (1995)
• Hart en Ziel (2007)
• Dit is mijn leven (2010)

Filmography[link]

• Ciske de Rat (1984)
• Danny Dubbel (television documentary, featuring Ciske and Danny, performing songs from his first record)
• Op hoop van zegen (1986), also the song Ratsmodee
• De Vuurdoop (1988)
• All Stars (1997)
• Vrouwenvleugel (TV series, 1993)
• Old Stars (2011)

Musical[link]

• Ciske de Rat (musical, 2009)

Selected musicals[link]

• Les Misérables (musical, 1991)
• Cyrano: The Musical
• Tsjechov (musical)
• Pump boys and dinettes (musical)
• Elisabeth (musical)
• De Tijdaffaire (musical for Rabobank)
• Copacabana (musical)
• De Jantjes (musical)
• The Lion King
• The Wiz (musical)
• Ciske de Rat (musical, as grown-up Ciske, 2007-2009)

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Danny de Munk

• Danny de Munk (Dutch) – official website
• Danny de Munk at The Boy Choir & Soloist Directory
• Danny de Munk at the Internet Movie Database

Herman van Veen
Herman van Veen (1998)
Born	Hermannus Jantinus van Veen (1945-03-14) March 14, 1945 (age 67) Utrecht, Netherlands
Occupation	Actor

Hermannus Jantinus "Herman" van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch stage performer, actor, musician and singer/songwriter and author. He is most famous as the creator of the Dutch-Japanese cartoon Alfred J. Kwak, for which he also wrote, as well as composed and performed most of the music.^[1][2][3]

He also performed the voice overs for the characters Johan Sebastian Kwak, Krabnagel de Kater en Professor Paljas (English: Professor Buffon) in the Dutch version of Alfred J. Kwak.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Herman van Veen at the Internet Movie Database
• Complete discography with pictures

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Herman van Veen

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