This song has a deeper meaning. 'Papa' is translated as 'dad' in dutch. Joost lost his dad to cancer when he was 12 and his mom a year later because of a cardiac arrest. When he was younger he watched the Eurovision with his parents and said “I’m gonna sing at Eurovision one day”. Joost sings that no matter where he goes or what he eats, he can not escape the pain of this loss. In the end he says goodbye to the pain of his loss by burning the photo, without losing the memory. This song is also an ode to Europe. His dad told him that it’s a world without borders, because borders are invented by humans. And that you can create your own world. The dance break is happy hardcore - a music style that was invented in the Netherlands, also called gabber music. Bringing a personal loss, the feeling of Europe and the dutch culture together; that is art.
information: song is a tribute to his parents at the age of 12 his father died of cancer and a year later his mother died of cardiac arrest and everywhere he went he still had pain from his parents. The point of his music is that he wants to leave pain behind and move on cleanly without pain
He lost his dad at age 12 I believe and his mother at 13. It's a tribute because his dad wanted him to follow his dreams and so he did.
Yes 12 year
This song has a deeper meaning. 'Papa' is translated as 'dad' in dutch. Joost lost his dad to cancer when he was 12 and his mom a year later because of a cardiac arrest. When he was younger he watched the Eurovision with his parents and said “I’m gonna sing at Eurovision one day”. Joost sings that no matter where he goes or what he eats, he can not escape the pain of this loss. In the end he says goodbye to the pain of his loss by burning the photo, without losing the memory. This song is also an ode to Europe. His dad told him that it’s a world without borders, because borders are invented by humans. And that you can create your own world. The dance break is happy hardcore - a music style that was invented in the Netherlands, also called gabber music. Bringing a personal loss, the feeling of Europe and the dutch culture together; that is art.
It is indeed an art and it was beautifull. One of my fave to win eurovision 😊
love your enthousiasm! the song is amazing!
Thank you 😊🙏
Love from the Netherlands ❤️🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱
information: song is a tribute to his parents at the age of 12 his father died of cancer and a year later his mother died of cardiac arrest and everywhere he went he still had pain from his parents. The point of his music is that he wants to leave pain behind and move on cleanly without pain
Papa we have a winner 🎉