The Netherlands: Jeangu Macrooy to perform “Birth Of A New Age” representing the host nation at Eurovision 2021

The Netherlands: Jeangu Macrooy to perform “Birth Of A New Age” representing the host nation at Eurovision 2021
Thursday, 04 March 2021

  • The Dutch hopeful, Jeangu Macrooy will perform the song  “Birth Of A New Age” representing the host nation at Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam next May.

    Jeangu Macrooy is sending the message of a new period with the song “Birth Of A New Age”  that he'll be singing on Rotterdam Ahoy's stage rerepresenting on home soil The Netherlands. 

    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

    The song has been written by the Dutch hopeful himself along with Perquisite. Some of  the lyrics in Jeangu's entry are in Sranan Tongo, a language coming from Suriname, the act's birthplace, marking the first time that this language will be heard on the Eurovision stage. 

    Speaking to Dutch Eurovision commentator Cornald Maas during the livestream reveal, Jeangu praised everyone with the courage to speak up and face the behaviours that push people down due to their gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, or beliefs. Jeangu said: 

    “The song is an ode to everyone who stands up for themselves and dares to celebrate the power of their authenticity.”

     However the official music video of the song is set for tomorrow at 12:00 CET on the AVROTROS' official Youtube Channel. The video has been filmed in the Dutch arts and history museum, Rijksmuseum. 

     

    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.

    Laat year 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. 

     

    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. However the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. 

     

    News Source/Image: AVROTROS