The Netherlands: Jeangu Macrooy’s Eurovision 2021 entry to be revealed on March 4

The Netherlands: Jeangu Macrooy’s Eurovision 2021 entry to be revealed on March 4
Thursday, 25 February 2021

  • The time for the host nation to unveil their Eurovision 2021 entry is approaching as the Dutch hopeful,  Jeangu Macrooy, will release his song on March 4, 2021. 

    We are just a week away from finding out which song will Jeangu Macrooy's perform in the Grand final show on May 22 in Rotterdam represeting the host country. 

    Via his instagram account the Dutch act announced that he will be releasing his Eurovision song on March 4 through his official Youtube channel. 

    We remind you that soon after the Eurovision 2020 cancellation the national broadcaster confirmed that the host nation's hopeful at Eurovision 2021  will be Jeangu MacrooyJeangu Macrooy. The Dutch broadcaster opted for an internal selection ofr Jeangu's song forming  a special  committee that determined the host nation's Eurovision entry. 

    The members of the selection committee are:

    • Cornald Maas — commentator
    • Jan Smit — singer, host and commentator of Eurovision 2021
    • Eric van Staade — Director of AVROTROS
    • Joyce Hoedelmans —  AVROTROS team
    • Coen Swijnenberg — Dj
    • Sander Lantinga — Dj
    • Jeangu Macrooy — Eurovision 2021 act

    This committee had selected last year Jeangu's ESC 2020 entry 'Grow' that will never got to see in Rotterdam as the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. 

    Besides next Thursday's official release the Dutch act will be revealing eariler his entry to selected people in order to have a first feedback for his entry. If you are interested in being one of the lucky to listen first Jeangu's ESC entry you can send an email to [email protected] submitting such request. 

    The host nation's representative will perform his Eurovision entry on home soil retaining the 23rd spot in the Grand final on May 22, 2020 in Rotterdam Ahoy. 

     

    A few words for Jeangu Macrooy

    Jeangu Macrooy is born in 1993 in Paramaribo, Suriname. His musical journey begins when he receives a guitar from his parents at the age of thirteen and forms a musical duo with his twin brother Xillan. But Jeangu wants more, so in 2014 he boarded the plane to the Netherlands. There he meets producer / composer Perquisite, with whom he enters into a musical collaboration and who signs him with his label Unexpected Records. From that moment Jeangu steps through the Dutch music world with seven-mile boots. He becomes Serious Talent at 3FM, nominated several times for an Edison, a welcome guest at De Wereld Draait Door and participates in The Passion.

    With two successful albums to his name and several sold-out club tours, Jeangu is increasingly revealing his potential and taking the next international step on the road ahead with his Eurovision participation.

     

    The Netherlands in Eurovision

    The Netherlands has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 60 times since making its debut as one of the seven countries at the first contest in 1956, and has missed only four contests so far (1985, 1991, 1995 and 2002).

    The Netherlands has won the contest four times, with Corry Brokken in 1957, Teddy Scholten in 1959, Lenny Kuhr in a four-way tie in 1969 and Teach-In in 1975,  The country has achieved some remarkable results in the past finishing 4th with Sandra & Andres (1972), 3rd with Mouth & MacNeal (1974), 5th with Maggie MacNeal (1980), 5th with Marcha (1987) and fourth with Edsilia Rombley (1998). Its worst results were in 1958, 1962, 1963, 1968, when it finished last and in 2011 when ending up last in the semifinal.

    Eurovision 2020 was set to take place in Rotterdam last year after Duncan Lawrence’s Eurovision 2019 victory in Tel Aviv. Jeangu was internally selected to represent the country in Rotterdam with his song "Grow". Unfortunately the contest was cancelled for the first time in its history and Jeangu never had the chance to perform on home soil. 

     

    News Source: Instagram/Jeangu Macrooy

    Image: tellerreport.com