Dutch hope to make Eurovision final after last year’s disqualification

Kiambe told the PA news agency that he hopes to see Joost Klein “doing great and doing the best” after his song Europapa went viral.
Dutch hope to make Eurovision final after last year’s disqualification

Dutch singer Claude Kiambe will represent the Netherlands (Tim Buiting/AVROTROS/PA)

The Netherlands returns to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest after their act was kicked out of the competition shortly before the final last year.

They have placed their hopes for Tuesday’s first semi-final in Basel, Switzerland, on Claude Kiambe, 21, whose entry C’est La Vie reflects on his early musical aspirations and his mother’s support.

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