Richard van de Crommert has revealed that the Dutch performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 will feature lasers.
Ducan Laurence’s performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 will feature lasers. Richard van de Crommert has revealed the schedule of preparations from two weeks ago, which showed five hours being spent on setting up lasers for the Dutch performance.
Duncan will take to the stage in Tel Aviv on Tuesday for his first rehearsal alongside eight other countries. You can follow our coverage of the rehearsals here.
Who is Duncan Laurence?
Duncan Laurence is originally from Spijkenisse, born in 1994. This year he graduated from the Rock Academy in Tilburg where he studied to become a singer-songwriter as well as music producer. He has also spent time previously in London and Stockholm writing music. He was internally selected in January by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the nation in the 2019 contest.
Duncan will be performing the song “Arcade” in Tel Aviv, Israel. The song was written two years before it was selected to represent the Netherlands. He is currently the favourite to win this years contest.
Source: Richard van de Crommert
The Netherlands debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 and has gone on to compete in all bar four contests. To date the Netherlands has won the contest on four occasions the latest being in 1975. The Netherlands struggled in the contest from 2000 onwards, between 2004 and 2013 the country only qualified twice for the final. The countries best result since 1975 occurred in 2014 when The Common Linnets finished 2nd in Copenhagen with a total of 238 points, 52 points behind Austria.
