The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Jij bent mijn leven", composed by Ted Powder, with lyrics by René de Vos, and performed by Anneke Grönloh.

Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) held the national final the Tivoli in Utrecht, hosted by Elles Berger.

[2] On the night of the final Grönloh performed second in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Norway.

Voting was by each national jury awarding 5, 3 and 1 points to their top three songs, and at the close of voting "Jij bent mijn leven" had received 2 points (1 each from Denmark and the United Kingdom), placing the Netherlands joint 10th (with Belgium) of the 16 entries.

The Dutch jury awarded its 5 points to runaway contest winners Italy.