Claude has given his first live performance of āCāest La Vieā, his entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Claude has performed āCāest La Vieā in a special broadcast of the talkshow EvaĀ on NPO 1. The singer previously appeared on the show in December when it was announced that he would represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Claude unveiled his Eurovision entryĀ at the end of February. Bookmakers currently rank him among the top five contenders to win the contest.
The song āCāest La Vieā is in French and English and was written byĀ Claude himself alongside LĆ©on Paul, Arno Krabman and Joren van der Voort.Ā Krabman co-wrote S10ās Eurovision 2022 entry āDe diepteā.
Claude, a Congolese-born Dutch singer-songwriter, will represent his country at Eurovision this May. Claude will perform in the second part of the first semi-final of Eurovision 2025 on May 13th in Basel, Switzerland.
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The Netherlands debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 and has gone on to compete in all but four contests. The Netherlands has won the contest on five occasions; 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975 and most recently 2019. Prior to Duncan Laurenceās victory in Tel Aviv, the Netherlands had been waiting 44 years for their next victory. Duncan Laurence won the contest in Tel Aviv with the song āArcadeā.
