The Netherlands was represented by Marcha

Marcha

Marcha , also known as Marga Bult, is a Dutch singer and television presenter, who has been a member of the groups Tulip, Babe and Dutch Divas and is also known for her participation in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest.- Tulip and Babe :In 1979, Marcha joined forces with former Teach-In singer...

 (Marga Bult), with the song '"Rechtop in de wind

Rechtop In De Wind

"Rechtop in de wind" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in Dutch by Marcha.The song is a dramatic ballad, sung from the perspective of a woman whose relationship has just ended...

", at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Brussels

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 on 9 April. The song was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 25 March.

Final

The national final was held at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague

The Hague

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, hosted by Astrid Joosten. Six songs, all performed by Marcha, took part, with the winner being decided by juries in the twelve Dutch provinces, who each awarded a minimum of 5 points and a maximum of 30 points per song. "Rechtop in de wind" emerged an easy victor, the outright choice of nine of the juries, with a winning points margin of almost twice the number separating the other five songs.

style="font-size: bigger;" | Final - 25 March 1987

Draw	Song	Points	Place
1	"Verliefd zijn"	191	4
2	"Big Ben of Nôtre Dame"	213	2
3	"Rechtop in de wind"	296	1
4	"Morgen"	208	3
5	"Het leeven is een cadeau"	170	6
6	"Buiten jou"	182	5

style="font-size: bigger;" | Voting

Song	Zeeland Zeeland Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...	North Brabant North Brabant North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...	Groningen Groningen (province) Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...	Limburg Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...	Drenthe Drenthe Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...	North Holland North Holland North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...	Gelderland Gelderland Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...	Utrecht Utrecht (province) Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands in terms of area, and is located in the centre of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest...	Friesland Friesland Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...	Flevoland Flevoland Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. Located in the centre of the country, at the location of the former Zuiderzee, the province was established on January 1, 1986; the twelfth province of the country, with Lelystad as its capital...	South Holland South Holland South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...	Overijssel Overijssel Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...	Total
Verliefd zijn	20	19	13	15	19	11	12	11	24	5	23	19	191
Big Ben of Nôtre Dame	17	21	16	14	18	16	28	21	20	14	8	20	213
Rechtop in de wind	20	17	25	26	25	30	18	29	27	28	24	27	296
Morgen	20	28	13	24	16	12	16	16	15	21	17	10	208
Het leven is een cadeau	15	9	18	15	18	11	11	17	10	17	13	16	170
Buiten jou	13	11	20	11	9	25	20	11	9	20	20	13	182

At Eurovision
On the night of the final Marcha performed 12th in the running order, following Greece

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 and preceding Luxembourg

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. Her performance is remembered by Eurovision fans as much for her classic 1980s Dynasty

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-style appearance (complete with huge shoulder pads and big hair) as for the song itself. At the close of voting "Rechtop in de wind" had received 83 points from 14 countries (including the maximum 12 from France

France

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 and 10 from Italy

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 and Switzerland

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), placing the Netherlands 5th of the 22 entries, their first top 5 finish since 1980. Reciprocating the French approval of "Rechtop in de wind", the Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to France.