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Hou toch van mij
"Hou toch van mij" ("Do love me") was the Belgian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in Dutch by Bob Benny.
The song was performed eleventh on the night (following the United Kingdom's Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson with "Sing Little Birdie"). At the close of voting, it had received 9 points, placing 6th in a field of 11.
The song is a plea from Benny to his lover to "love me as
"). In 1957, he had his first hit single with "Cindy, Oh Cindy", which reached #2 on the Belgian chart.
Eurovision Song Contest.
In 1959, Benny was chosen, with the song "Hou toch van mij" ("Do Love Me"), as the Belgian representative in the fourth Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 11 March in Cannes, France. "Hou toch van mij" received votes from five of the other 10 participating countries and finished in sixth