26 Nations competed against each other in the Eurovision Song Contest, the biggest music competition in the world. The winner is Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands.
The juries of the participating countries saw the North of Macedonia, Sweden and the Netherlands in the front. With only a few points difference. But the audience gave a clearer vote: they lifted their favorites on the throne. With nearly 30 points ahead of Italy and 130 points, ahead of Russia, Duncan Laurence won.
He cared for goosebumps moments in the Tel Aviv exhibition hall: Alone, he sat at the piano, the stage in the Background with blue waves of light illuminated. His longing ballad “Arcade” stirred, some even to tears.
The 25-Year-old has sung with “Arcade,” which he wrote with Joel Sjöö from Sweden and compatriot Wouter Hardy, weeks ago in the heart of the ESC-Fans in the whole of Europe – until recently, he was the heavy favorite of this competition.
Duncan Laurence has been traded since the days as a favorite
Actually, his name is Duncan de Moor, comes from the Dutch city of Tilburg, and has just made his studies finished. For the ESC it has brought his mentor, Ilse deLange, had him coached in 2014 for “The Voice of Holland”, where he got to the finals.
“Arcade” is a personal story. The Song is about the loss of a loved one who died young and, therefore, the great love can no longer experience.
Fate scores, girls power less
Personal stories of now well at the ESC. In the past year, Michael Schulte from Germany had geührt with a Song about his deceased father in the audience. He had then reached the fourth place. Quite differently, the participants from Germany. Carlotta Truman and Laurita Spinelli acted as the Duo “S!sters” in. They reached the 24. Place. Again, Germany was unsuccessful in the years before Michael Schultes fourth place in 2018. The girls are wearing it. Your cooperation will not stop. Now you want to get started right.
The German contribution of S!sters received by the audience zero points
Great Show
After it was in the last year in Lisbon, more likely to behave on the stage, the organizers again in Tel Aviv neatly ESC-effects to. There was a lot of fire, steam, Wind, Laser, light rain, and video projections to see.
Also in the intermediate program, you could not slouch. Former ESC-Stars appeared, and Revue on exchanged in a spectacular music your Songs: Netta, Conchita, Verka Serduchka and Mans Zelmerlöw made for a lively atmosphere and in front of the stage. Of Israel, winner of the previous year Netta Barzilai announced their new Song “Nana Banana”.
The highlight of the Show, the eight-minute-long presence of the US Star Madonna was. She sang with a 35-member chorus of their mega hit “Like a prayer” and brought the “Future”, a Song from their new Album together with Rapper Quavo. However, she was not really in good voice – she was often times next to it. The appearance was to have been paid by an Israeli billionaire for a practical advertising for their new Album, which will appear in June.
After four hours the Show was over. Next year the spectacle will take place in the Netherlands.