Iemand als jij - Belgium 1993 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra

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"Iemand als jij"
Country : Belgium
Year : 1993
Performed by : Barbara Dex
Lyrics : Tobana, Marc Vliegen
Music : Marc Vliegen
Arrangement : Marc Vliegen
Conductor : Bert Candries

[@rianravi1992]

Come for the dress, stay for the music

[@stefanos25422]

Another underrated ballad and so beautifully sung in Flemish

[@user-vl7nm8dx6i]

stefanos25422 it was in dutch

[@Onbehaard]

@@user-vl7nm8dx6i Zekre in het vlaams.

[@TopNederlands1]

The language is dutch, flemish is not a language

[@FannomacritaireSuomi]

Dutch and Flemish don't even differ.

[@nikomaartfald4260]

Don't listen to these ignorant morons, folks. Flemish IS certainly a language and spoken by millions of Flemish Belgians with several dialects. General Flemish, like in this song, has a way more beautiful soft pleasant sound then the more agressive sound of Dutch.

[@sebastiaanm9122]

The most underrated song in Eurovision history. This was a wonderful song. Will always looooove this song so much.

[@Freekoismus]

Absolutely. I loved this song most. And I still listen to it till now. It ended last. Unfair. All corrupted!

[@prodigy1979]

I speak German but this song breaks my heart even in Flamish. I understand 99% without speaking Dutch at all. Beautiful song, beautiful lady. L.lae

[@TomVDelo]

❤ from Flandern

[@apdiz]

This is one of my favourite entries ever, and I think it so cruel the "Barbara Dex Award" was created, as I think she looked lovely

[@martinkooistra7867]

That award would have been more appropriately named after the guitar player.

[@kasperhaake1438]

A totally useless and negative award

[@surprisedadrianlol]

@@martinkooistra7867 Yeah, or Marion Welter lol.

[@davidwilding1993]

She’s a very beautiful woman and I think she looked perfect!

[@paulderichard2552]

Beautiful song, beautiful voice, beautiful girl - why did it not get many more votes? I bought the single and love it. One of my favourite Eurovision songs.

[@davidwilding1993]

This song gets me every time. One of the most beautiful ballads ever in Eurovision.

[@marjonvanamerongen6052]

Sluit je ogen en luister gewoon, dan valt alle kritiek weg... Zó mooi gedaan. Close your eyes and just listen... So beautiful 💕💕💕

[@dereknicholl4300]

Love this song and the Flemish sounds beautiful!

[@LaVoixCZ]

The dress would be so cool these days! H&M REALNESS.

[@lemmegetmyglassesyall2213]

getting h&m summer collection vibez

[@LaVoixCZ]

@@lemmegetmyglassesyall2213 😻❤️❤️

[@ineedmoreandmoreoxygen7786]

I know right! I think it’s considered aesthetic these days?? Tbh I’d rather wear this than Kaiti’s blue dress (no hate to Kaiti,, I love her dress as well but it’s too revealing for me XD)

[@escjescausteya7829]

To be honest I don't think her dress is that bad. Of course, not a thing to be praised for that much, but definitely not so bad. And the song is beautiful 💙

[@surprisedadrianlol]

And also, this is a song contest and not a fashion contest, so placing her last because of her dress is really not fair because she really sang beautiful.

[@remcovanderlinden640]

België had dat jaar zoveel hoger moeten eindigen. Prachtig nummer

[@AS-pp1rd]

Another one of those great Eurovision songs that did not get the recognition it deserved - this was one of the best songs ever, love the melancholic tune, bravo to Barbara and the composers !

[@amandadavies..]

I loved this song. So underrated.

[@BlauaBlitz]

Beautiful ballad, underrated!

[@marinacallebaut3591]

Een bewijs dat goede zangtalenten en goede liedjes ondergewaardeerd worden op oneerlijk Eurovisiesongfestival

[@karelappelmans1992]

en wat we nu moeten horen op Eurovisie is niets dan rommel

[@bernadetcolasse231]

De realiteit heeft uw juiste mening inmiddels ingehaald #JoostKlein.

[@walterz6954]

So, so much underrated.

[@mrtorstai5336]

A strong voice, a nice ballad. Not a winner maybe , but should have been in the top 10 at least!

[@moyarguelles4230]

Underrated.

[@70puck]

In my opinion one of the best songs that year! Thanks for the upload!

[@martinkooistra7867]

Straightforward powerballad, beautifully arranged and Barbara's vocal performance is flawless. Probably the most underrated (and definitely undervalued) Eurovision entry in its history. Barbara won't mind too much though, she went on too become one of the most popular Belgian singers of her generation. By the way, am I the frist to notice a striking resemblance to Adèle?

[@JeSuisRene]

Yes - it has a sense of Someone Like You (and not just the title).

[@AS-pp1rd]

Superb song, the best song of Eurovision 1993 in my opinion !

[@dereknicholl4300]

Her dress is fantastic! Love it!

[@mollydog181]

This shouldn’t have been last even though her dress isn’t great. This is a magical song and it deserves justice.

[@swanskogjsson151]

A beautiful song. This, together with Denmark, deserved so much better back in 1993.

[@davidwilding1993]

Swanskog Jsson I totally agree. I was shocked that two of the best songs in the contest finished so low. This song by Barbara is in my all time top 10 Eurovision songs.

[@stefanos25422]

@@davidwilding1993 Sadly this often happens at Eurovision or maybe I should say that it even , happens too often

[@MB-bk4ks]

sung amazingly, what a voice and song

[@adriaancamambert1971]

Prachtig nummer en evenzo prachtig gezongen. Beautiful.

[@LA90598]

I have to say the RTE concert orchestra is incredible in this contest.

[@andytarver263]

Beautiful ballad , I love this.

[@ShatzeeSammy1992]

Ah the infamous dress that sparked her namesake award

[@piotrekkaszkur3812]

Super SONG 🌟

[@67irishguy]

Beautiful song 💚

[@remus3960]

Barbara D can sing & this is a great song. Ppl can make fun of a dress , youdon’t make fun of a beautiful song

[@raoulgrimm9974]

such a beautiful song. so underrated..at least top 10 would have been fair

[@myittepnymutianguage3238]

This isn’t that bad, deserved more

[@adriaancamambert1971]

Prachtig lied en erg mooi gezongen

[@Mijnvuurtoren]

Wonder schoon, begeleiding top en ze zingt zonder te schreeuwen zoals de meeste nu!

[@MsLakatos1]

I never got it. I do like the dress! And i definitely like the song....beautiful lyrics.

[@ferretmanboy]

So underrated

[@79Paulie]

Oh I love this, I’ve learnt it word for word, not a clue what I’m singing lol ......shoulda been top 4 wit the other ladies xxx

[@arieleen9216]

zo mooi nummer niet terecht dat deze zo laag is geëindigd

[@colinkennedy6430]

How the hell did this finish last?. Still loving this song 24 years on:-)

[@hundoria6744]

belgium is my winner in 1993 :3

[@JorgeJRO]

Not my winner, but my most times watched and listened to, by far. I noticed something really special in this soft and sweet song since the first time I payed attention to it. The orchestral harmony is excellent, exquisite.

[@ParumPirum]

Because of that appaling haircut probably....

[@lauradaraban]

I like this song more than the winner of 1993(Ireland)

[@ineedmoreandmoreoxygen7786]

Am I the only one that likes her dress AHAHHA

[@sleepsmartsmashstress8705]

like her dress

[@surprisedadrianlol]

No, not at all. I thinke the dress is beautiful, at least compared to the othet contestants

[@Euroviking86]

Far from the worst song of 1993, it's actually quite tender and beautiful. Israel, on the other hand, with "Shiru", now that was bad.

[@Lommy9999]

Ha ha Shiru was a perfect disaster. And we thought we were going to win with it.

[@benpsmith77]

@@TheDRMISTERY Ping Pong were horrific. Possibly the worst Eurovision performance ever.

[@Cygerion]

yo what the fuck is wrong with shiru :((( at least shit on turkey :(

[@MagnusVonBenz]

The best song in 1993!

[@ColetteHedges-wt1oe]

Wow I've never loved anyone like luca anacote before hes the absolute best xxxxxxxxx

[@mito8642]

Well at least her name will be mentioned on every Eurovision song contest...

[@roosgheysen1604]

Inderdaad een héél mooi liedje, heel mooie tekst en mooi gezongen. Wel jammer van haar jurk, maar ik vind het prachtig !!

[@bernadetcolasse231]

Prachtig nummer en spatzuiver gezongen. Jammer dat zij zo ondergewaardeerd is.

[@joseromano7639]

Gorgeous.

[@davidwilding1993]

Possibly one of the most beautiful women ever to appear on a Eurovision stage!

[@AndyTubeLube]

How did this gorgeous song not win that year?

[@nikomaartfald4260]

Prachtig Vlaams liedje 😍 wonderful Flemish song 👌

[@jeanpierrezutter587]

Nice ballad !! Nice voice !!

[@newlife8484]

This ia such a good song. Can't believe it came last.

[@geertvermeulen8284]

Great song it stay s after all that time still in my mind and that is how a song must be

[@javierbilbao73]

Beautiful ballad sung by a beautiful girl in a beautiful dress. XXX

[@sleepsmartsmashstress740]

beautifully sung

[@chrisfingo2431]

Prachtig lied, prachtige vrouw.

[@abrahansaezsanchez9191]

Gran canción cantada en flamenco...aunque no tuvo suerte para mi es una de las mejores de 1993.

[@nikomaartfald4260]

Graçias dank u 🙏

[@ianwalker3353]

Beautiful song and lovely performance. Unfairly ridiculed. One of my favourites from 1993 x

[@borisyakubov8132]

The best Eurovision song of all times! How sad that so few people understand it!

[@surprisedadrianlol]

I love this song, maybe in my top 10 best entries of all time

[@stefanosstavros6519]

What a lovely ballad this is and beautifully sung.It is sadly often an unwritten rule of Eurovision that really good songs often get very low placings while mediocrity rises to the judges

[@Euroviking86]

A rule that sadly is still going strong today.

[@fmechamp1]

Prachtig liedje en prachtig gezongen ❤👌

[@johanmaes5190]

It's my favorite participation ever. The fact that she became last in the final, because of her dress, made me decide to leave that whole Europian songconcest for what it is.

[@surprisedadrianlol]

Yeah, It's supposed to be a *SONG* contest and not a fashion contest.

[@minhhuytran3568]

I don't know why the juries were judged too much on the dress. If they only judged on the melody or the voice this song should be in the top 15.

[@user-dv8ck8dm9j]

別に服は採点基準に入ってないと思います。

[@alejandrodanielmoreno9995]

❤❤❤

[@gretareijnders8399]

Super goed nummer 👍👍👍

[@ifattieleopinionidilox]

Directly from Grease, an awesome wonderful ballad that is in my heart for quite 30 years. Thanks for all❤️

[@mariankoster]

Prachtig lied!!

[@thomasyogayoiii3759]

Cette saison est un mastodonte.

[@kalurank]

Strange dress and haircut??? Come on, those were the 90's🤷🏻‍♂️😆

[@Tejiknasten]

A masterpiece of an entry. Deserved at least to be in top 10, even though 1993 was a remarkable strong ESC year.

[@ptica2422]

Beautiful song. And the dress is not so bad.

[@enfreeze]

This song makes me feel like I'm in love with a woman but I don't know who.

[@i.w.vanderlubben3395]

Thuis performance was rated based on the looks, white the quality of the 'sound' was flawless. Looks only go skin deep.

[@i.w.vanderlubben3395]

I hate the autocorrect functionality

[@matthew2869]

It was the dress that got her in the last place XD just kidding of course :) I actually don't even think it's bad xd

[@brunopinkhof630]

Mooie functionele slow, daar kunnen we op slowen op een fuif. Goed gedaan.

[@argella_d6046]

Justice for Barbara Dex!!

[@markdowd1]

would the "Dex Award" have been created if she'd not finished (unfairly) last place??

[@surprisedadrianlol]

Don't know actually. I love her dress even though it and her haircut was old-fashioned. I mean there was worse dressed participants, like that from Slovenia.

[@davidwilding1993]

I really didn’t get the whole disrespect for the dress thing, I thought she looked stunning. If anything it was ahead of its time.

[@raymondvthe4022]

Gunther neefs heeft het ook prachtig gezongen!!

[@pieter7319]

Prachtig gezongen, maar helaas een schoolvoorbeeld van de door de BRT geliefde braaf-Vlaamse, seutige treurballade - het soort liedje dat nooit heeft gescoord op het ESF. En dan te weten dat we dat jaar Lisa Del Bo en Vlinder hebben thuis gelaten!

[@filipcarpentier860]

En Bart Herman en Leopold 3...

[@tristanhnl]

Watched this just to see exactly how bad her outfit actually was. While it's not very pretty, I don't think it merits the infamous honour bestowed upon Miss Dex. Poor lady.....

[@stefano757]

That is actually not so bad for a dress.

[@naewsqrg]

Seriously, if Ireland had send something like this only in English, they would have won. But yeah, this song was in Dutch, so hey: let's make fun of a dress instead... Apart that I saw worse outfits in Eurovision before and after Barbara, the song was great and the vocals were top notch. So really, really overhated entry.

[@moow950]

The dress that lives on in infamy 😏

[@udlauchstmacshauchny2521]

What language is this sung in?

[@swanskogjsson151]

Flemish

[@brightblue2415]

@@swanskogjsson151 Flemish is Dutch.

[@swanskogjsson151]

Bright blue Yeah, I know. Somehow, I didn’t se mr Hendriksz answer when I read and answerd the question. A beautiful singing laungage, anyway. I love it.

[@nikomaartfald4260]

Flemish.

[@patrickpinner7071]

ALS. DEUTSCHSPRECHENDER VIELES VOM TEXT

[@patrickpinner7071]

MOIE GEZONGEN.

[@jonothanjones]

If she had beachy hair and wore an Insta wide brim fedora hat noone would even blink at her dress nowadays. 😂 This song is and always has been gorgeous.

[@veksivv3993]

This guitar man is embarass. HE IS'NT real

[@grambi]

Beautiful ballad and decent vocal. On the other hand awful dress indeed, but we've seen worse in Eurovision, haven't we?

[@nastya_is_slay]

I still don't get why she was dragged for that dress though, nowadays you could totally see a lesbian fairycore girl wear this and it would look stunning

[@AgnessaMo]

Sweet, but forgettable song. What baffles me more is how could this dress become the symbol of bad eurovision fashion - we've seen far, far worse, if I got to choose I'd make it "The Marion Welter award"

[@lizb.681]

Trijntje Oosterhuis award.....

[@JeSuisRene]

Katerina Garbi award

[@surprisedadrianlol]

1X band award

[@dinnae]

It's a good thing this was sung in Dutch, so that the rest of Europe wouldn't realize how awful the lyrics are. Most 8 year olds manage to write better poetry than this naive drivel

[@filipcarpentier860]

Really? You should listen to the lyrics of the Dutch entry.. speaking of ridiculous lyrics...

[@nikomaartfald4260]

You simply don't have any taste 🤗

[@bbelant7733]

Don’t agree, lyrics are very beautiful

[@patrickpinner7071]

ES. IST NIEDERLANDISCH UND NICHT FLAMISCH.

[@Candisa]

A mediocre song that sounds like it should be sung in a church 2 decades earlier, performed by somebody with a hairdo from the '50s in a bad way and a potato bag dress... And to think we could've had the catchy, fresh, different Petra instead if it weren't for Dex being the "daughter of..." 🙄

[@herrprofessor]

That hairdo is called a froufrou in Belgium.

[@nikomaartfald4260]

@Candisa Did you look at your glasses and your hairdo?? You look like you lived even in the 1920's 🥴

[@Candisa]

@@nikomaartfald4260 Looks like you need glasses if you confuse shadow with hair and don't see it's a picture that is ironically edited to look like it's from a century ago🤦‍♀️🤣🤣🤡

[@roadstersmart]

Her self made dress is .....euh bad

[@EnvitChan]

And that's why the award of the worst dressed artist is named on her 🤣

[@marnixvandenberghe5006]

The most ugly song ever heard

[@jongustafson9584]

I thougt it is s very good and nice song.

[@filipcarpentier860]

Seriously? There are much worse songs than this one... Toy is already a damn good example...

[@nikomaartfald4260]

You don't have any culture nor taste self betrayor 🤗

[@dirkapers6674]

Doe niet zo kinderachtig, Marnix.

[@alejandrodanielmoreno6247]

❤❤❤