Dutch singer Waylon made it through to the Eurovision Song Contest finals on Thursday. He along with 25 other artists will represent their countries in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, NU.nl reports.
The Outlaw in 'Em - singer will take the stage in the second half of the finals. "It was kind of stressful, but we are incredibly happy", Waylon said in a first reaction at a press conference on Friday.
Hints seen throughout a video posted to Youtube suggest that Dutch singer-songwriter Waylon will make his second trip to the Eurovision Song Contest. He participated with Ilse DeLange as one-half of The Common Linnets, which scored a surprise second place finish in 2014.
The video, produced by Avrotros, is meant to show the point-of-view of a man leading a rock star life. He wakes up with handcuffs still on, surrounded by half-naked women and empty liquor bottles. Glimpses of Waylon’s tattoos, guitars, and his hat are all clues that led to the quick identification.
Trijntje Oosterhuis will represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Festival in Wenen next year. She confirmed the rumors this morning.
As many as 500,000 people visited the 37th edition of the Uitmarkt across Amsterdam last weekend, with 2,000 different artists performing on the Leidseplein and Museumplein. Roughly the same number of attendees dropped in on the festival last year, reported broadcaster AT5.
Dutch musician Waylon, one-half of The Common Linnets, resurfaced today after an international social media campaign presuming he disappeared after skipping several appearances. The Common Linnets shot to fame after securing the runner-up position in the 2014 Eurovision song contest, which was won by Conchita Wurst of Austria.
Waylon, of The Common Linnets, has been absent at scheduled performances for weeks now. It is unclear why, but he wishes not to react "to everything that is now happening", his management announces.
The Netherlands won second place in the Eurovision song contest with The Common Linnets. Their song 'Calm After the Storm' is now top of the charts in the Netherlands.
The song 'Calm After The Storm' by Ilse de Lange and Waylon in their group The Common Linnets has landed the Netherlands is in the Eurovision Song Contest final for the second year in a row.
The Dutch entry for the 59th Eurovision Songfestival will be sung by Ilse DeLange and Waylon. They performed the song Calm After The Storm for the first time on Wednesday.
Dutch singer Ilse DeLange and Waylon will represent the Netherlands at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, Denmark.
