Chantal Janzen will reveal the Dutch professional jury’s points during the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland.
AVROTROS has confirmed in a press release this morning that Chantal Janzen will be the Netherlands’ official spokesperson for Eurovision 2025. In 2021, she co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam alongside Edsilia Rombley, Jan Smit and Nikkie de Jager.
Reflecting on the moment, Janzen says:
“When the four of us hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021, the voting segment was one of the highlights for me. It’s the moment everything builds up to, and one of the most demanding parts of the show for the presenters. While I’m honored to be on the other side of the screen this year, I’m especially looking forward to a fantastic performance from our own Claude.”
The announced spokespersons for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 so far are:
- Azerbaijan: Safura
- Belgium: Manu Van Acker
- Cyprus: Loukas Hamatsos
- Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze
- Greece: Jenny Theona
- Israel: Eden Golan
- San Marino: Senhit
- Slovenia: Lorella Flego
- Spain: Chanel
- Ukraine: Jerry Heil
- United Kingdom: Ncuti Gatwa
Claude, a Congolese-born Dutch singer-songwriter, will represent The Netherlands at Eurovision in two weeks. 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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Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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”.
