In 1981 , Maribelle performed two songs , " Marionette " and " Fantasie " , in the Dutch Eurovision pre-selection , only to finish second and third , behind Linda Williams . She had better luck in 1984 , when her two songs finished first and second , with " Ik hou van jou " ( " I Love You " ) edging out " Vanavond " , and going forward as the Netherlands ' representative to the 29th Eurovision Song Contest , held in Luxembourg City on 5 May . Prior to the contest , " Ik hou van jou " had been fancied to do well so its final placing of 13th out of the 19 entries was very disappointing . ( Although Maribelle had given a confident performance , there was considerable criticism afterwards of the unflattering outfit in which she had appeared on stage . ) Despite its poor Eurovision performance , " Ik hou van jou " has gone on to be an enduring and popular song in the Dutch language market , having been covered successfully by Gordon Heuckeroth , Dana Winner , Thomaz and Roxeanne Hazes
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Maribelle