17 May – Ring-ding-a-ding-a-ding Ring-ding-a-ding-a-ding
If you were a performer at a Eurovision Song Contest, when would you like to perform? First, to get it out of the way...
Claude’s C’est La Vie sparks Dutch hopes
He’s young, he’s soulful, and he’s got a Eurovision hit on his hands. Claude could be the comeback story of 2025.
After last year’s messy...
5 May – Amsterdam, the city where everything’s possible
A host broadcaster never wants to win. They may tell you otherwise, but deep down they know that our favourite TV show is something...
Nick “does” 2025 – Netherlands (The)
NETHERLANDS (The) – C’est La Vie – Claude
When I was about 12, I wrote a short essay/poem about a rollercoaster for English class at...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 26 – Netherlands
C’est la Vie by Claude
A new crop of Eurovision songs each year brings the opportunity to discover hitherto unknown artists and explore their wider...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025- Part 26/37 – Netherlands
Netherlands - Claude – C’est la Vie.
No - not this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0UGGMM_ScM&pp=ygUeQ-KAmWVzdCBsYSB2aWUgTWVsb2RpZmV0aXZhbGVu
Nor this one either:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irouCtF445I&pp=ygUYQ-KAmWVzdCBsYSB2aWUgTHlzIEFzc2lh
But Claude, a fine name for a singer in my humble...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Netherlands is French
Netherlands (the)Claude – C'est la vie
Ah, the Netherlands. Never one to shout, scream, or combust theatrically on stage—they’ve gone and done a very Dutch...
21 April – Tomorrow became a cliché of a day
It's about time we went vintage again, just to show what today's performers are following in the footsteps of. Those older songs weren't all...
8 April – No air, no pride
It wasn't so long ago we were going Dutch in Rotterdam. Our friends in the Netherlands have a rich past going right back to...
So the Dutch aren’t boycotting then….
(and yes I know they were always going to join the party!)
...in fact, after all their talk and bluster and stuff they have actually...