Eurovision in Basel is less than a month away. In the lead-up to the start of rehearsals, we will get to know a bit more about this year’s artists, their discography, and their Eurovision 2025 journey so far. Next up, we will preview The Netherlands’ Claude.
Claude’s Eurovision Journey So Far
In line with previous years, Claude was internally selected to represent The Netherlands in Basel, with his entry being released at the end of March. In Eurovision 2025, Claude will be performing thirteenth at Semi-Final One on May 13.
The Netherlands will participate in Eurovision 2025 with “C’est La Vie”, which was written by Arno Krabman, Claude Kiambe, Joren van der Voort and Leon Paul Palmen.
What do we think of “C’est La Vie”?
The team at That Eurovision Site has reacted to Czechia’s entry for Basel. Kittens gave her thoughts on “C’est La Vie”, which you can check out below:
In addition to Kittens’ reaction to “C’est La Vie”, you can also find out what the other members of the team thought of The Netherlands’ entry right here.
Who is Claude?
Congolese-born Dutch singer Claude Kiambe is a relative newcomer in the Dutch music scene, only being active since 2019. With his debut single, ‘Ladada (Mon den mot)’, only releasing back in 2022. The sogn ended up shooting to number one in The Netherlands. In addition to a string of singles since his debut, Claude released his first album, ‘Parler français’, last year.
No stranger to the competitive music world, Claude actually participated in the Dutch edition of The Voice for children.; as well as Are You Next?. Despite entering the world of music early, Claude did take a segue in his career path, having temporarily studied hotel management after school for a time,before dropping that path and continuing with music.
The Netherlands’ Eurovision Journey
The Netherlands are one of the founding countries of the ESC, having performed the very first song ever on the Eurovision stage back in 1956. While the result of “De Vogels van Holland” is unknown, the Netherlands have garnered 5 wins, with their most recent in 2019. However the Netherlands are also known to have had the longest ever non qualification streak in the semi-final era – they missed out on the final a whopping 8 times between 2005 and 2012.
Joost Klein represented the Netherlands in 2024 with the song “Europapa”. While he was ultimately disqualified, he would have made it to the final, placing second in his semifinal with 182 points.
What do you think of “C’est La Vie”? Are you excited to see what Claude will do in Basel? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow “That Eurovision Site” on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Tumblr, Threads and Bluesky as we gear up for Eurovision 2025!
News Source: That Eurovision Site / Claude
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