Agreed, the first (real) performance was much better. Loved the audience participation though in this one... [edit] love your reaction to this : ua-cam.com/video/t9Y5F2s7KjU/v-deo.html
@@fransezomer what are you talking about. I think this is the best out of the 3. Him just singing for his friend without the pressure of "contest" behind it, and the emotoonal roller coaster makes it even better!
Yes, he did write this song himself it's about a loved one that he lost He participated in the Voice of Holland and he chose the team of Ilse and she was with him on stage, the blond girl
Yes he wrote this himself about the death of one of his friends. He wrote it when he was still in college/uni for music. He was so involved with the whole process he truly deserved this win. 5 months ago almost nobody knew who Duncan Laurence was and now he’s a Eurovision winner it’s crazy
@@rva that's not even the saddest part. The saddest part is this close friend of him was dumped before their death and waited for this other person to come back. Which didn't happen over the years. So they died without... Their partner. (he didn't say if it was a male or female, so I tried to keep it gender neutral)
Me too! I have to admit with the pandemic going on a year later I did forget about it. I was cheering for Italy because I'm Italian but I have a great love for the Netherlands and I'm proud we were runners up to Duncan. I heard comments that the set up was boring but his voice, the piano and that blue screen was pure perfection. And my god do I cry everytime I hear Arcade!
@@rva I think Madonna must have been a bit nervous due to the fact she was bringing a political statement on stage which she was not allowed to, and she was aware of it. She/her team added the Israeli and Palestinian flags on the costumes before the performance. I really don't blame her.
the parts where you can really hear the audience sing along always make me tear up, there’s just something really beautiful about the whole stadium singing along
HAHAHA 6:10 most Dutch looking guy ever. I'm happy for our neighbours. Most deserving winners of the last 10 years. If Sweden would have won I would have boycotted this contest for the next years. Congrats to Iceland too for their courage and intelligence. 👍
What's wrong with the Swedish entry? It's catchy and to my understanding it ended up in fifth place. Really courage and intelligence? You mean by waving a palastine scarf around whilst in Israel? Yeah good move.
@@Boomforce Palestine is the land occupied by Israel. There were barely no Jews before WW2. I'm not going to teach you history, you can look it up on Wikipedia. Have a nice day 😉
Duncan participated in the Voice of Holland, didn’t win, but did keep contact with his coach. He wrote this song and it became a big hit in the beginning of 2019!🇳🇱
Yes Duncan writes his own songs! He was a contestant at The Voice of Holland 2014, made it to the finals but didn't win. You can tell that for our country he was quite infamous but I'm so super glad we sent him to the ESC! Been a fan since the song got released
Congratulations to Duncan and The Netherlands! 👏🏼👏🏼 Beautiful song and beautiful voice. Let me also say that I'm very happy for our Italian entry Mahmood and his great 2nd place 🇮🇹
I love this performance. It was right after he won and you can see how happy he is and he is smiling and feeling so good. He did an amazing job. Lots of love from the Netherlands 🇳🇱🇳🇱
Ooooh yes.. So I haven't watched the whole vid yet, but this was my fastest click ever 👌❤️ I am so proud of 'us' after 44 years finally a win again.. Also I just love the song... Edit Nr 2 LOL.. Anyway song was written by: Duncan de Moor, Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy and Will Knox
As the others said, watch his performance in the final. Particularly the last chorus, you see that he uses vibrato, but not just in his voice: his whole jaw, his whole body just shivers and he translates that into a tone that is strong and fragile at the same time. Goosebumps! I felt them too! Thank you for your videos. I love how you show genuine emotions on camera, and you welcome them. I, and a lot of other people, can learn a lot from them. Keep it up!
I think the goosebumps is a combination of the way he sings the last chorus and the slightly different chord progression. The chorus originally is AM-G-C-F, but that part is Dm7 - Em - FMaj - G,. Like that part the most.
It is an original song based on real experience, a friend died not getting the love she wanted. He is a vocal coach studied at the pop academy of Tilburg. besides these facts, Duncan has the perfect attitude towards people, polite open and loveable.
he participated with the voice of holland he didn’t win. But after the vooce he wrote that song himself. but then he had adapted and improved the song with one of the voice coaches and that is how it became a beautiful song
This was after he won, his preformance before was better! And yes he wrote this himself, he wasn't really known before the Eurovision. He studied at the rock academy in the Netherlands. I as a dutchie am very proud of him, and after 44 years we won again!!
Yess, he wrote it by himself. That’s what it makes even better to me❤️ im very proud of Duncan but this was afger he won, and the performance with his piano is even better!❤️❤️
@@malina1239 Just because you like cheap pop songs doesn't mean that other music styles are bad. Song with good messages,great singers and absolutely the best performance this year
thank you for your description. I thought he wrote this himself. His performance before the results were known. is so incredibly perfect. you have to find it, really.
Also look up the translated lyrics after the first listening. Really makes the whole performance feel a lot more personal when you understand the emotional context
I believe that his vocals were better in the actual performance and not this where he won because he was very happy and surprised. So, the vocals weren’t the main focus in this performance 😊
You should do a video of EUROVISION 2019 Songs Reaction to the top 10 maybe “video snippets” or a whole series reacting to the top 10! Love from Puerto Rico!!!
This was beautiful, but he was really happy at this point because he won! You maybe should have reacted to his first performance that night, because that one was just unreal! So good
I'm soo happy he won. I was a fan from his first audition on the voice of holland and I was so disappointed when he didn't win :( finally he's getting the recognition he deserves! I related so much to Ilse. She was the blonde girl on the stage at the end and she was his judge on the voice. She was the one who advised to send him to eurovision and she's always supported him. When he won she broke down with her hands in her face
He wrote the song him self when he study on the Rock Academy! His performance in the competition you should listen as well. Here he just won and was over exited ofc! Would be nice if you checked a other Dutch singer Davina Michelle - What About Us v=T5ZLdNA_wOc
since *we* won every shop, every radio, every phone has been playing and every person has been humming this song and it still thrills and excites me and this performance is the very reason why
Duncan Laurance was a vocal coach at Vocal Center. Who helped him get the most out of his voice. They teach a singing technique called Vocal Essence, which combines techniques from all singing methods and focuses on the essence of singing and what an individual singer needs. One of his backing vocalists you see on stage with him in the end is also Duncan's vocal coach at this event, Marcel Swerissen (an incredible singer who has his own youtube channel).
He wrote this song himself, with inputs from the Swedish composer and producer Joel Sjöö and Dutch producer Wouter Hardy. Inspired by the death of a very close friend, who was still in love with the man that left her. She kept loving him until the moment she died at a very young age.
The blonde woman joining Duncan on stage is Ilse DeLange. She was part of The Common Linnets, the runner-up at Eurovision 2014. She was Duncans vocal coach during The Voice Of Holland and was now part of his support team. Duncan wrote Arcade himself, with the help of a producer, and it was a real "pain in the ass". It took about 2 years before they finished the song. He dedicated the song to a loved one who died and couldn't let go of a love that was lost.
Duncan ended in 8th place in the voice of Holland, if you were wondering. He did well and was on team Ilse, who was 2nd on eurovision 2014. Trijntje was sent in 2015, she didn't even qualify. That's ironic since she was a coach and didn't turn for duncan.
He wrote this song during my study at the Rock Academy. It’s a story about a dear person who he lost at a young age. He always had a hard time dealing with this los. She had the love of her life but suddenly wasn’t there anymore. And until the end she had the hope that her loved one would come back before she died. But he didn't. And that hope is what he put in this song.
Breaking down a song minutes after someone wins the biggest song contest on the planet, and is filled to the brink with emotions, incredible happiness as well as adrenaline is perhaps not the best moment to judge someone's singing abilities that you still liked it is testament to his vocal skills under perhaps the greatest pressure.one can feel. After all 200 million people are watching and seeing how "often" the Netherlands has won the contest will most likely be repeated locally for the next 40 years or so.
We finally won again after 44 years and I couldn’t be more proud. I also find it so funny how Duncan wasn’t very famous and won and the most famous Dutch artists lost every year
Many thanks for the detailed explanation! Love the song and love your professional analysis of the song.❤️ Also the term explanation, which i didn't know! I am dutch and i am so proud and in fact i live very near where he grew up!
I’d love if you sometimes reacted to some italian music! Being italian myself, paradoxically I don’t like much from here but there’s some good stuff to be heard, too! ❤️
I loved this performance the best out of them all. And its also the story behind the song that I think only we Dutch people know. He actually wrote this song years ago, not even for the song contest, when he was still in College. Abd its about a friend of his who died. and she died still heartbroken and yet in love with the man that left her. Her death and story affected him alot and so he wrote a song about. So the emotion hes showing. I think he felt reliefed that someting good came out of her story and like she was heard. Through him.
He was very emotional during this performance, which is very logical since he won and probably felt really close to his friend in that moment. This performance is emotional in a different way as the first one, you’ll have chills from the very first note and you should definitely watch and react to that one!☺️ I’m very proud of my country! Let’s just pray they don’t let Jan and Cornald present it next year lmao.
That is a great song and I happily voted for it - more then once! - and am truly happy to see that he won. And that Netherlands will hold next contest, absolutely great! :)
He studied at the Rock Academy in Tilburg (the Netherlands). He is a singer, piano player, song writer .... and vocal coach. And yes he wrote this song himself ;)
Yes, he did write it himself. Also, I like the press conference afterwards where he was asked to compare the two times he sang the song that night and he explained how the first time he gave it his all and it was his best yet, but then about this one he said "the second time.... not so good"
He was a vocal coach at Vocal Center. Who helped him get the most out of his voice. They teach a singing technique called Vocal Essence, which combines techniques from all singing methods. One of his backing vocalists you see on stage with him in the end is also Duncan's vocal coach at this event, Marcel Swerissen (an incredible singer who has his own youtube channel).
Thank you for this amazing reaction video and the explanation on some of his techniques 😊 you just got yourself another subscriber ✌️😙 can’t wait for the next video
the song from before he wins sounds better because after he won he sounds happy and reliefed but a sad nervous sound fits it better because the song is about losing a loved one
I never watch Eurovision but naturally caught this thru social media. 3,2,1 Goosies! Thank you for making this video. It was a nice bright spot in my day. literally, made me laugh aloud. xx
OMG! 2 of the greatest things ever! You bathing in shivers (I'm really trying to not sound creepy there), and Graham Norton is ABSOLUTELY my favorite! Your expressive and delightful reaction has piqued my interest. I will have to search Eurovision to see this and the other acts. Thank you again for the burst of joy and have a most lovely day!
As all the reactions below already state, this was after he's won. The initial preformance is smaller, he plays the piano and beautiful lighting. But... he indeed wrote this song, lyrics and music and it is a story about a loved one he lost. You should look at the original preformance, it is beautiful.
Yes, this lovely guy wrote this song. His friend died, she was sick and waited for her (ex)boyfriend to come visit her before she would die. But he never did. So...a sad true story. The backing vocals that you hear were also done by Duncan Laurence himself. Every time I hear this song I get goosebumps !
Finally a country who took this seriously and refused to scrape the camp bottom of the barrel and actually sent a quality singer and songwriter. I almost think Eurovision doesn’t deserve this
And now I want you to react to all the songs or something like that :D This is the first video I’ve watched from you and I’m already loving your channel
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this one was after he won! i suggest you watch the real performance from the final to hear the absolute amazing voice he has
It's a really emotional song, but he just can't stop smiling because he won, so obviously this isn't his best performance
@@sofiakult3334 He wrote this sone a few years ago.
Agreed, the first (real) performance was much better. Loved the audience participation though in this one...
[edit] love your reaction to this :
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@@fransezomer what are you talking about. I think this is the best out of the 3. Him just singing for his friend without the pressure of "contest" behind it, and the emotoonal roller coaster makes it even better!
SennaCookie i know!!! I think even after all that he sounded amazing, but for the full experience she should watch the ‘normal’ performance :)
Yes, he did write this song himself it's about a loved one that he lost
He participated in the Voice of Holland and he chose the team of Ilse and she was with him on stage, the blond girl
Actually it was about his best friend, who had a terminal disease and got her heart broken right before she died
@@taymoorarsalan7789 the friend is the loved one so thats the same
Tay Arslan I didn’t even know this 😱😢
Ilse also performed on the ESC in 2014, with The Common Linnets. They came in second after Conchita Wurst. m.ua-cam.com/video/bWe8PRsW4T0/v-deo.html
Emma Visser nope, the song is about the loved one’s experience of heartbreak.. not his own.. so not the same
Yes he wrote this himself about the death of one of his friends. He wrote it when he was still in college/uni for music. He was so involved with the whole process he truly deserved this win. 5 months ago almost nobody knew who Duncan Laurence was and now he’s a Eurovision winner it’s crazy
Oh gosh how sad!
@@rva that's not even the saddest part. The saddest part is this close friend of him was dumped before their death and waited for this other person to come back. Which didn't happen over the years. So they died without... Their partner. (he didn't say if it was a male or female, so I tried to keep it gender neutral)
He was already famous in the netherlands,because he competted in the voice of holland
Maja S he was far from famous. Some people knew who he was because of the voice but he was definitely unknown with the general public
Simon Opps yeah. I wanted to add that but I also didn’t want to make my comment too long. It’s so sad and heartbreaking
This vocally not his best performance because this was right after hè won which Made HIM not really focus on the singing at this point
Its_Squeezy that made me kinda mad
@@michelleroos1849 why would u be mad about that? He is happy so its logical that he doesnt feel the feelings at that moment lol
I'm soo happy that he won. He's amazing💜
And this performance was after he won so he was a bit excited and nervous💕
he was nervous I am netherland
Me too! I have to admit with the pandemic going on a year later I did forget about it. I was cheering for Italy because I'm Italian but I have a great love for the Netherlands and I'm proud we were runners up to Duncan. I heard comments that the set up was boring but his voice, the piano and that blue screen was pure perfection.
And my god do I cry everytime I hear Arcade!
You really have to react to the performance before we has announced as the winner 🙏
The funny thing about madonna‘s performance is that on her channel she uploaded the performance but it‘s heavily edited to make it sound okay 😅
Oh wow!! Lol
I know right! I buried my face in my pillow because I was SUPER bored with her bad peformance
Yes, my mother showed that too me XD hilarious IMO
@@rva I think Madonna must have been a bit nervous due to the fact she was bringing a political statement on stage which she was not allowed to, and she was aware of it. She/her team added the Israeli and Palestinian flags on the costumes before the performance. I really don't blame her.
@@Lynn_l LOL same
the parts where you can really hear the audience sing along always make me tear up, there’s just something really beautiful about the whole stadium singing along
You should watch the whole performance with like the affects it makes it wayy beter and his vocals are better there
HAHAHA 6:10 most Dutch looking guy ever. I'm happy for our neighbours.
Most deserving winners of the last 10 years.
If Sweden would have won I would have boycotted this contest for the next years. Congrats to Iceland too for their courage and intelligence. 👍
We're taller, and I didn't see his clogs, cheese and tulips in his hair :P Be warned, next year we have to organise it... in a windmill :P
Grizzly Bear, if you liked the song you're a winner too. It's a European party, we are allowed to love songs from other countries :)
@@xXTheoLinuxXx been listening to it nonstop since it came out. I just LOVE it. And he's SO good!! Love from Denmark 😊
What's wrong with the Swedish entry? It's catchy and to my understanding it ended up in fifth place.
Really courage and intelligence? You mean by waving a palastine scarf around whilst in Israel? Yeah good move.
@@Boomforce Palestine is the land occupied by Israel.
There were barely no Jews before WW2. I'm not going to teach you history, you can look it up on Wikipedia. Have a nice day 😉
I haven't loved a Eurovision song this much in a looong time, far too long tbh! he's phenomenal and it's definitely well-deserved 💙
Pirate madonna was the funniest thing during eurovision this year
I kept on making pirate jokes while she was performing
Duncan is also vocal coach in the Netherlands!🇳🇱💪🏼❤️ We’re sooo proud of him!
I'm Dutch too so when I'm singing it I have the perfect accent for this hahaha😂😂🎶🎤
Duncan participated in the Voice of Holland, didn’t win, but did keep contact with his coach. He wrote this song and it became a big hit in the beginning of 2019!🇳🇱
Yes Duncan writes his own songs! He was a contestant at The Voice of Holland 2014, made it to the finals but didn't win. You can tell that for our country he was quite infamous but I'm so super glad we sent him to the ESC! Been a fan since the song got released
Congratulations to Duncan and The Netherlands! 👏🏼👏🏼 Beautiful song and beautiful voice.
Let me also say that I'm very happy for our Italian entry Mahmood and his great 2nd place 🇮🇹
Sì, ascolto ancora i soldi. Grazie mille con Hollanda!
@@joolslab2298 I'm glad you liked "Soldi" and still listening to it 🙂 Grazie mille a te and congrats again!
I love this performance. It was right after he won and you can see how happy he is and he is smiling and feeling so good. He did an amazing job. Lots of love from the Netherlands 🇳🇱🇳🇱
Ooooh yes.. So I haven't watched the whole vid yet, but this was my fastest click ever 👌❤️
I am so proud of 'us' after 44 years finally a win again.. Also I just love the song...
Edit Nr 2 LOL.. Anyway song was written by: Duncan de Moor, Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy and Will Knox
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Was het liedje niet door hemzelf geschreven nadat hij iemand had verloren?
@@saulusje dat is het verhaal, hij heeft het alleen niet helamaal zelf alleen geschreven
@@meesandriessen7661 sowieso lekker 👌
Het is wel zelfgeschreven, hij heeft het geschreven op zijn academie. Alleen er zijn dingen aangepast voor het festival.
As the others said, watch his performance in the final. Particularly the last chorus, you see that he uses vibrato, but not just in his voice: his whole jaw, his whole body just shivers and he translates that into a tone that is strong and fragile at the same time. Goosebumps! I felt them too! Thank you for your videos. I love how you show genuine emotions on camera, and you welcome them. I, and a lot of other people, can learn a lot from them. Keep it up!
I think the goosebumps is a combination of the way he sings the last chorus and the slightly different chord progression. The chorus originally is AM-G-C-F, but that part is Dm7 - Em - FMaj - G,. Like that part the most.
The actual performance is WAY BETTER OMG *GO AND WATCH IT GUUUURL*
It is an original song based on real experience, a friend died not getting the love she wanted. He is a vocal coach studied at the pop academy of Tilburg. besides these facts, Duncan has the perfect attitude towards people, polite open and loveable.
he participated with the voice of holland he didn’t win. But after the vooce he wrote that song himself. but then he had adapted and improved the song with one of the voice coaches and that is how it became a beautiful song
WHY ARE YOU SO PRETTY!!! I JUST CAN’T AHHHH YOU’RE SO PRETTY!!
You are
This was after he won, his preformance before was better! And yes he wrote this himself, he wasn't really known before the Eurovision. He studied at the rock academy in the Netherlands. I as a dutchie am very proud of him, and after 44 years we won again!!
Yess, he wrote it by himself. That’s what it makes even better to me❤️ im very proud of Duncan but this was afger he won, and the performance with his piano is even better!❤️❤️
I'm so very proud of Duncan! He wasnt that famous or anything but he's so so amazing💗
Can you react to Hatari - Hatrid Mun Sigra ( Iceland 2019 Eurovision Song Contest ).
Darko Maric fuck yes
Yes please!
Darko Maric Iceland was terrible 😳
@@malina1239 Just because you like cheap pop songs doesn't mean that other music styles are bad. Song with good messages,great singers and absolutely the best performance this year
Yes!!!! Pleaseeee!!!
thank you for your description. I thought he wrote this himself. His performance before the results were known. is so incredibly perfect. you have to find it, really.
Yup, he wrote and song this all himself😄so proud beautifulllllll❤️❤️
A well deserved win 😊 can you please also react to Italy's song?
Also look up the translated lyrics after the first listening. Really makes the whole performance feel a lot more personal when you understand the emotional context
I believe that his vocals were better in the actual performance and not this where he won because he was very happy and surprised. So, the vocals weren’t the main focus in this performance 😊
You should do a video of EUROVISION 2019 Songs Reaction to the top 10 maybe “video snippets” or a whole series reacting to the top 10!
Love from Puerto Rico!!!
This was beautiful, but he was really happy at this point because he won! You maybe should have reacted to his first performance that night, because that one was just unreal! So good
I'm soo happy he won. I was a fan from his first audition on the voice of holland and I was so disappointed when he didn't win :( finally he's getting the recognition he deserves!
I related so much to Ilse. She was the blonde girl on the stage at the end and she was his judge on the voice. She was the one who advised to send him to eurovision and she's always supported him. When he won she broke down with her hands in her face
He wrote the song him self when he study on the Rock Academy! His performance in the competition you should listen as well. Here he just won and was over exited ofc! Would be nice if you checked a other Dutch singer Davina Michelle - What About Us v=T5ZLdNA_wOc
Same rock academy as where Floor Jansen had her lessons.
since *we* won every shop, every radio, every phone has been playing and every person has been humming this song and it still thrills and excites me and this performance is the very reason why
I'm so glad he won, his song is amazing and he sing very well live
Duncan Laurance was a vocal coach at Vocal Center. Who helped him get the most out of his voice. They teach a singing technique called Vocal Essence, which combines techniques from all singing methods and focuses on the essence of singing and what an individual singer needs. One of his backing vocalists you see on stage with him in the end is also Duncan's vocal coach at this event, Marcel Swerissen (an incredible singer who has his own youtube channel).
He wrote this song himself, with inputs from the Swedish composer and producer Joel Sjöö and Dutch producer Wouter Hardy. Inspired by the death of a very close friend, who was still in love with the man that left her. She kept loving him until the moment she died at a very young age.
Hi Rebecca, thanks for posting this and for your very nice comment...take good care and a lot of love from the netherlands!
The blonde woman joining Duncan on stage is Ilse DeLange. She was part of The Common Linnets, the runner-up at Eurovision 2014. She was Duncans vocal coach during The Voice Of Holland and was now part of his support team. Duncan wrote Arcade himself, with the help of a producer, and it was a real "pain in the ass". It took about 2 years before they finished the song. He dedicated the song to a loved one who died and couldn't let go of a love that was lost.
By the way, there's a lot of vocal talent in The Netherlands! One of the latest is Davina Michelle. You should definitely check out her single Skyward
Duncan ended in 8th place in the voice of Holland, if you were wondering. He did well and was on team Ilse, who was 2nd on eurovision 2014. Trijntje was sent in 2015, she didn't even qualify. That's ironic since she was a coach and didn't turn for duncan.
He wrote this song during my study at the Rock Academy. It’s a story about a dear person who he lost at a young age. He always had a hard time dealing with this los. She had the love of her life but suddenly wasn’t there anymore. And until the end she had the hope that her loved one would come back before she died. But he didn't. And that hope is what he put in this song.
Yes, he wrote it. He wrote it for a friend who died very young. 😢 But he's just amazing 😍😍😍
Breaking down a song minutes after someone wins the biggest song contest on the planet, and is filled to the brink with emotions, incredible happiness as well as adrenaline is perhaps not the best moment to judge someone's singing abilities that you still liked it is testament to his vocal skills under perhaps the greatest pressure.one can feel. After all 200 million people are watching and seeing how "often" the Netherlands has won the contest will most likely be repeated locally for the next 40 years or so.
We finally won again after 44 years and I couldn’t be more proud. I also find it so funny how Duncan wasn’t very famous and won and the most famous Dutch artists lost every year
Many thanks for the detailed explanation! Love the song and love your professional analysis of the song.❤️ Also the term explanation, which i didn't know!
I am dutch and i am so proud and in fact i live very near where he grew up!
His original performance was even better. It was totally impressive.
I’d love if you sometimes reacted to some italian music! Being italian myself, paradoxically I don’t like much from here but there’s some good stuff to be heard, too! ❤️
This was the winning performance you should review the live performance before he won. It has so much emotional range.
The hand movements ✌️🤞🤏☝️👉🤚🖖☝️🤚👏
YES he wrote it him self.
It was for his GirlFriend who passed away
Can you please react to Italy 🇮🇹 and Russia 🇷🇺 Eurovision 2019
Yaas, we need the reaction to Russia
I'm so proud of him!!! And yeah he wrote it by himself! He wrote this for a special person he lost. It makes the song even more beautiful!!
Bless your soul for balancing out the audio my lovely. Much appreciated! ♥
Duncan is a family member of mine so it's CRAZY to see you like analyze him... Wow
I loved this performance the best out of them all. And its also the story behind the song that I think only we Dutch people know.
He actually wrote this song years ago, not even for the song contest, when he was still in College. Abd its about a friend of his who died. and she died still heartbroken and yet in love with the man that left her.
Her death and story affected him alot and so he wrote a song about. So the emotion hes showing. I think he felt reliefed that someting good came out of her story and like she was heard. Through him.
He was very emotional during this performance, which is very logical since he won and probably felt really close to his friend in that moment. This performance is emotional in a different way as the first one, you’ll have chills from the very first note and you should definitely watch and react to that one!☺️
I’m very proud of my country! Let’s just pray they don’t let Jan and Cornald present it next year lmao.
I was waiting for this clip! Thank you!! 💕
Warmest Greetings from Moldova and Romania!
Everytime I watch his performance I cry, he’s amazing! You really should react to all of the entries 😘
I loved every single bit of it! I really liked Azerbaijan’s singer’s exhibition, as well!
Tap twice!(It will still be grey)
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Also plzz react to Rona Nishliu-Suus
Could you please react to more Eurovision stuff? 🤩 Maybe Sweden 2019 or iconic "Euphoria" by Loreen 2012😍😍
That is a great song and I happily voted for it - more then once! - and am truly happy to see that he won. And that Netherlands will hold next contest, absolutely great! :)
Agree...His voice, his emotions, and every sounds on this song really made me goosebumps and cry.
Not my cup of tea but I can understand the outstanding quality, so well deserved victory !
If this isn't one of the best UA-cam reccommendations idk what is. Fuck me if I know how people cannot laugh next to you, absolute legend
I love how this person likes it when people are happy and doing,ya know,funny things.
He studied at the Rock Academy in Tilburg (the Netherlands). He is a singer, piano player, song writer .... and vocal coach. And yes he wrote this song himself ;)
Yes, he did write it himself. Also, I like the press conference afterwards where he was asked to compare the two times he sang the song that night and he explained how the first time he gave it his all and it was his best yet, but then about this one he said "the second time.... not so good"
Duncan was also a music teacher 🤴❤️
He was a vocal coach at Vocal Center. Who helped him get the most out of his voice. They teach a singing technique called Vocal Essence, which combines techniques from all singing methods. One of his backing vocalists you see on stage with him in the end is also Duncan's vocal coach at this event, Marcel Swerissen (an incredible singer who has his own youtube channel).
Thanx for this reaction Rebecca! Finaly, after such a long time a win for Holland.
Congrats!!
Thank you for this amazing reaction video and the explanation on some of his techniques 😊 you just got yourself another subscriber ✌️😙 can’t wait for the next video
Thanks and welcome!
the song from before he wins sounds better because after he won he sounds happy and reliefed but a sad nervous sound fits it better because the song is about losing a loved one
Im from the netherlands!!! That sounded beutiful, i almost cried.😢
Beautiful*😅
I never watch Eurovision but naturally caught this thru social media. 3,2,1 Goosies! Thank you for making this video. It was a nice bright spot in my day. literally, made me laugh aloud. xx
You're welcome 🤩💜
I've never been this proud to be from the Netherlands. I saw him winning on TV, he deserved it
OMG! 2 of the greatest things ever! You bathing in shivers (I'm really trying to not sound creepy there), and Graham Norton is ABSOLUTELY my favorite!
Your expressive and delightful reaction has piqued my interest. I will have to search Eurovision to see this and the other acts.
Thank you again for the burst of joy and have a most lovely day!
Love your explanatory breakdowns! Excellent!
I’m so freakin proud to be from The Netherlands omg. I screamed my lungs out at the final omg
As all the reactions below already state, this was after he's won. The initial preformance is smaller, he plays the piano and beautiful lighting. But... he indeed wrote this song, lyrics and music and it is a story about a loved one he lost. You should look at the original preformance, it is beautiful.
This was after winning, you can hear the emotion in his voice...i nearly cried 💖
Yes, this lovely guy wrote this song. His friend died, she was sick and waited for her (ex)boyfriend to come visit her before she would die. But he never did.
So...a sad true story.
The backing vocals that you hear were also done by Duncan Laurence himself.
Every time I hear this song I get goosebumps !
Have waited for this video :)
Albania was goooooooood! Jonida Maliqui and her backing vocalists were on point!
Karin Seregni in the final she was spot on i enjoyed it so much
Thanks to Duncan, we Dutch feel like we've won the world championship singing!
He wrote this song when he was still studying in Tilburg♥️♥️ so proud to be Dutch 🇳🇱❤️
Goosebumps all over the place. Fantastic singing won,!! At last.
when he changes the melody it gets me every time
Thank you for the review and yes it's almost time. The Eurovision here in The Netherlands (Rotterdam) lets make it a nice one!!!
Finally a country who took this seriously and refused to scrape the camp bottom of the barrel and actually sent a quality singer and songwriter. I almost think Eurovision doesn’t deserve this
And now I want you to react to all the songs or something like that :D This is the first video I’ve watched from you and I’m already loving your channel
Thank you so much
This is the kind of person that should be sitting in jury.
it is about a friend who died at a young age. She remained in love until the last time with the man who had left her ", ♥️♥️
He wrote this himself 😍 proud of him, I hear this all time on my school (I live in the Netherlands)
He wrote this song years ago on the rock academy. A good friend died and this is a song about it.
Yes, he wrote this song by himself🍀greetings from The Netherlands 😘
Please can you react to Kate Miller Heidke Zero Gravity Eurovision 2019 Performance Grand Final her song IS about her depression
I think she was the best vocally on the night. She's such a great singer with a unique voice, and while singing 20ft in the air!
@@staceyking8796 Youre right she IS one of singers that has The best vocals.Congratulation for her voice,talent and Also for her personality