The Netherlands takes home another win this year, with Dotan’s “Home” gaining the top spot in this month’s Forum Song Contest (FSC) with 172 points.
Dutch singer Dotan Harpenau, better known as simply Dotan, released his studio album 7 Layers in January this year, to resounding domestic success. The album peaked at number 2 on Dutch charts, and the second single from this album, this month’s FSC winner “Home”, entered the Dutch MegaTop50 charts at number 1.
Watch the music video for “Home” below:
This month’s FSC runner-up, Finland, came in a distant second this month with Eurovision alums Softengine’s “The Sirens” garnering 116 points, followed closely with Germany’s entry, “Orome” by Oonagh, at 115.
The full results are posted on the forums here. This month’s contest was hosted in Kingston-Upon-Hull, in the United Kingdom, following Ella Henderson’s win last month.
This is The Netherlands’ third win this year at FSC, bringing the country’s total all-time wins to six. Their last win was this July, with The Common Linnets’ “Hungry Hands”.
FSC is an online contest based on the Eurovision Song Contest, where participants send recent music from their home countries monthly to competed. If this sounds interesting, give the FSC Forum a look and consider joining us in a celebration of music from around the world!
