Mia & Dion are missing tonight, but there are still a lot of Dutch reasons to turn on the television for the Eurovision Song Contest. Both on and off stage, the music event still colors red, white and blue.
The whole evening is actually one big Dutch party: the ‘head of contest’, who is ultimately responsible for the Eurovision Song Contest, is a Dutchman. Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen was given the task in Rotterdam and is now doing it for the third time in a row.
No Eurovision Song Contest without this Dutch head of contest: he is the link between the 37 countries and the people who are responsible for directing, set pieces, sound, light and fireworks. He does not do this alone, by the way, and his right hand is also Dutch. Maxime Klein Nagelvoort is senior contest producer this year.
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Dutch dancer near Finland
Van de Nieuwenhuizen and Klein Nagelvoort will ensure that another Dutchman has a nice spot on stage tonight: Jesse Wijnans dances for Finland and has to come out of a wooden cage.
Wijnans is good friends with a Finnish woman and through her ended up with Kaarija, who is participating for Finland this year. “I went to see her a few times and one thing led to another. I then participated in the Finnish national preliminary rounds and danced with Kaarija. And he won, so I went to Liverpool.”
The Finnish singer is with his Cha Cha Cha a serious contender for victory. Is there still a chance that Wijnans will carry a small Dutch flag green room drags in? “Secretly, maybe at the bank. Oh yes, that’s fun to do.”
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A Slovenian-Dutch guitarist with Joker Out
The Slovenian Kris Gustin could also come out for the Netherlands. Now he is on stage for Slovenia with Joker Out, but the guitarist is half Dutch. His mother is from Assen and he was raised bilingually.
Gustin thought it was a pity that Mia & Dion did not sing in Dutch, he told AD. “S10 did that last year, I thought that was a nice song.” Slovenia is probably not going to win, but the band already has plans for after the Eurovision Song Contest: touring Europe. A stop in the Netherlands should certainly not be missed.
Estonia’s entry also has a Dutch touch: Alika wrote her song with Wouter Hardy. The producer made earlier Arcade and already participated in 2021, with all the universe for Switzerland.
Hardy wrote that song in Den Bosch when the singer was visiting. On day two, they had an intense conversation. “Alika then cried a lot, it was a very beautiful moment. And actually we then in two hours Bridges written,” Hardy previously told NU.nl.
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Duncan Laurence also performs
Not enough Dutch glory yet in this Eurovision Song Contest? Then Duncan Laurence serves you at your beck and call. The winner of 2019 will participate in a Eurovision medley this year, with other former participants and winners.
Lawrence sings You’ll Never Walk Alone. While the singer performs the song, Sonia, Dadi Freyr, Mahmood, Cornelia Jakobs, Sam Ryder and Netta walk on stage. Laurence closes the medley so single-handedly to loud applause.
2023-05-13 03:01:00
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