Today we received the sad news that Dries Holten passed away on April 15. Dries is better known as Andres, who achieved great fame as half of the duo Sandra & Andres. The duo got together in 1966 and sang together until 1975. After that Andres continued as half of the duo Rosy & Andres, and in the early eighties with Debbie & Andres. In 1969 Andres also had a solo hit in the Netherlands, “Zij is verliefd op een frikandel”.
In 1972 Sandra & Andres participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for the Netherlands and reached fourth place. Four years later, Rosy & Andres also took part in the national final with the song “I was born to love”. The duo did not win.
Eurovision 2026
nationals: What to watch where
This weekend is a busy weekend again. We of Eurovision Universe make it a little bit more easy for you, with an overview of what to watch where. 27 February Lithuania Final 18:00 LRT and YouTube LRT Italy 4th night 20:40 RaiPlay 28 February Norway Final 19.45 NRK Bulgaria Song selection 20:00 BNT and Escplus Sweden 5th heat/fq 20:00 SVT Play Finland Final 20:00 YLE and YLE (English commentary) Germany Final 20:00 Eurovision.de and Das Erste Italy Final 20:40 RaiPlay Serbia Final 21:00 RTS Pesma Evrovizija on YouTube Portugal 2nd semifinal 01:00 RTP1 and RTPinternacional Wanna know all about the songs and artists or just view the most recent new entries? You can have a look at our 2026 page for a complete overview! Lyric descriptions, biographies and more. Enjoy this weekend, enjoy Eurovision!!
February 27, 2026
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