| Blijf Zoals Je Bent | ||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1989 entry | ||
| Country | Netherlands | |
| Artist(s) | Anneke Pelmelay ("Justine Pelmelay") | |
| As | Justine | |
| Language | Dutch | |
| Composer(s) | Jan Kisjes | |
| Lyricist(s) | Cees Bergman, Geertjan Hessing, Aart Mol, Erwin van Prehn, Elmer Veerhoff | |
| Place | 15th | |
| Points | 45 | |
| Lyrics | from Diggiloo Thrush | |
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Blijf Zoals Je Bent (English translation: "Stay The Way You Are") was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed in Dutch by Justine. The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 6 May 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Netherlands was one of the seven countries competing in the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 6 May 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname
The song is a love ballad, with Justine explaining to her lover how much he means to her. She describes the initial portion of their relationship and then tells him to remain how he is and not to change.
The song was performed fourth on the night (following Ireland's Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers with The Real Me and preceding Turkey's Pan with Bana Bana). Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches "Bana Bana" ( English translation To Me To Me was the Turkish entry in 1989's Eurovision Song Contest, performed by the group Pan At the close of voting, it had received 45 points, placing 15th in a field of 22.
It was succeeded as Dutch representative at the 1990 Contest by Maywood with Ik Wil Alles Met Je Delen. The Netherlands was one of the seven countries competing in the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. The Eurovision Song Contest 1990, the 35th in the series was held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) on 5 May 1990 Maywood was a Dutch pop group in the 1970s and 1980s Their biggest hit was in 1980 "Late At Night" "Ik Wil Alles Met Je Delen" ( English translation "I Want To Share Everything With You" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest