Holland revamps Eurovision song to aim for final spot

Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper during a dress rehearsal. Photo: Thunder Corning ANP

The first heat of the Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Liverpool on Tuesday night with entries from the Netherlands. burning daylight in the lineup.

The Dutch team has worked hard on rebuilding the next two songs. miserable public outing by singers Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper last month.

Criticism of the duo’s performance has come from former participants on social media, with Nicolai telling broadcaster NOS that he was even yelled at in the street about how bad it was. The duo now sings in a lower key and back her singer was added.

Ten of the 15 songs in Tuesday’s semi-finals will advance to Saturday’s finals. The Dutch duo will be second to last on stage, but unlikely to get enough votes in the more introverted numbers, at least according to the bookmakers.

Tonight’s favorite and final favorite is Swedish Song Festival legend Loreen, who won Euphoria in 2012. This year’s entry tattoo is already on her list of European hits.

The Netherlands have won Eurovision five times, last time arcade By Duncan Lawrence in 2019.