Omroep Gelderland has announced that De Droadneagels will represent the province at the Regio Songfestival 2025.
The host broadcaster for the Regio Songfestival 2025 has announced its representatives for the contest in Arnhem this November. Rock band De Droadneagels will represent Gelderland later this year, the group is formed of Jari Janssen (26), Sem Lendrink (25), Jeroen Toonk (25) and Daan (22).
The song that they will perform at the contest has not yet been revealed, with the band currently writing the song. They will perform in the Achterhoek dialect, the dialect they grew up speaking. They explained that:
We all know Dutch, but we speak dialect with friends. That is the language in which we think and the language that therefore comes closest to your feelings. The language in which we can express ourselves best. And we all just think it is beautiful and have always listened to this kind of music ourselves.”
Reflecting on what they hope to do at the Regio Songfestival, they added:
“Our goal is to either be first or last, but nothing in between”
The 3rd edition of the Regio Songfestival will take place on November 1 in Arnhem. The competition is styled on the Eurovision Song Contest, RTV Utrecht hosted the first edition. Songs are performed in Dutch or the language of their region. The Regio Song Contest is organised by all thirteen regional broadcasters and is made possible by Buma Cultuur, AVROTROS and K.F Hein Fonds.
The participating broadcasters are:
- Brabant – Omroep Brabant
- Drenthe – RTV Drenthe
- Flevoland – Omroep Flevoland
- Friesland – Omrop Fryslân
- Gelderland – Omroep Gelderland
- Groningen – RTV Noord
- Limburg – L1
- Noord-Holland – NH
- Overijssel – RTV Oost
- Rijnmond – Rijnmond
- Utrecht – RTV Utrecht
- West – Omroep West
- Zeeland – Omroep Zeeland
Image Source: De Droadneagels | Source: Omroep Gelderland
