Ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, we had the chance to speak to Claude who will represent the Netherlands with “C’est la vie”.
Eurovoix had the opportunity last week to speak to the Dutch representative for the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Claude sat down and discussed the inspiration behind “C’est la vie”, staying grounded in the world of Eurovision and the moment he will be on stage in Basel.
We thank Claude and AVROTROS for their time and wish the Dutch entrant the best of luck in Basel in May.
Claude unveiled his Eurovision entry at the end of February. Bookmakers currently rank him among the top five contenders to win the contest.
The song “C’est La Vie” is in French and English and was written by Claude himself alongside Léon Paul, Arno Krabman and Joren van der Voort. Krabman co-wrote S10’s Eurovision 2022 entry “De diepte”.
Claude, a Congolese-born Dutch singer-songwriter, will represent his country at Eurovision this May. Claude will perform thirteenth in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2025 on May 13th in Basel, Switzerland.
Image Source: AVROTROS
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 Laurence’s 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 “Arcade”.
