After the war , the family moved to the Netherlands , and Grönloh grew up in Eindhoven . At the '' Gemeentelijk Lyceum '' ( Municipal College ) she met and played with Peter Koelewijn and his band '' Peter en zijn Rockets '' at parties . In 1959 her career took off after she won a talent show . On 31 August 1964 she married Wim-Jaap van der Laan , a DJ for Dutch radio station Radio Veronica , and in 1965 began singing in the Sleeswijk Revue . Throughout the 1960s she scored hits , especially with " Brandend Zand " ( English : " Burning sand " ) . At the height of her fame , in 1964 , Grönloh took part in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song " Jij bent mijn leven " ( English : " You are my life " ) , which ended with a joint tenth place with the Belgian entry , and by the end of the 1960s she had begun an international singing career
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1964
Anneke Grönloh