Skip to content
EntityQ461405· pop 14· linked from 200 articles

Maribelle (born Marie Kwakman on 4 April 1960) is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.

Person · Open Library

Born
1902
Works
21

Top works

  • Imhotep, builder in stone
  • The lady was a skipper
  • Timber Jack
  • Swamp boy
  • Underground retreat

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1960-04-04

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
8,459
Total plays
47,073

Tags

EurovisionpoprnbdutchEurovision Song Contest

1. Maribelle is an emo-punk band from Chicago. Members include E. Aaron Ross, Chris Mills, Patrick Lawlor, and Sarah Ross. 'With Teeth Sharp As Old Friends' was self-released in February of 2010, and is the first LP by the band. The second full-length, "Only An Impulse" is now available on CD through Drugged Conscience Records. 2. Maribelle is a Dutch singer who represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Ik hou van jou". <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ma

via Last.fm · Maribelle

Key facts

Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.name
Maribelle
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.image
Maribelle.jpg
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.caption
Maribelle in 1984
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.background
solo_singer
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.birth_name
Marie Kwakman
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.origin
Volendam, Netherlands
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.genre
Pop
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.occupation
Singer
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.website
Maribelle

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official website
www.maribelle.eu
Image
Maribelle.jpg
Show 4 more facts
Commons category
Maribelle
date of birth
1960-04-04
birth name
Marie Lidwina Kwakman
pseudonym
Maribelle
Sources (1)

via Wikidata · CC0

~1 min read

Article

2 sections
Contents
  • References
  • External links

Maribelle (born Marie Kwakman on 4 April 1960) is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.

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.

Connections

Categories