Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS have officially released their song for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2025 via a live show. Their performer, Claude, will sing the song “C’est la vie” (EN: That’s Life) in May.
Claude who was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, obtained asylum with his family in the Netherlands in 2012. His song “C’est la vie” is a soft pop ballad with bilingual lyrics that weave in and out of the French and English language. Its topic is the ups and downs of life, referencing Claude’s pastas a refugee. The text is written in a way so that those who aren’t fully versed in French are able to understand its meaning.
You can listen to C’est La Vie below:
The Netherlands are of the 7 original Eurovision countries, débuting at the inaugural contest in 1956. They’ve won the contest five times, most recently in 2019 with Duncan Laurence’s “Arcade”.
The Dutch have an inconsistent track record in the televote since the start of the decade, with the entries by Joost and S10 doing well, while the songs by Jeangu Macrooy and Mia & Dion struggled.
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