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.
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🇦🇹 Hostcountry Austria selects a song
Hostcountry Austria will select a song tonight. The country will do so via the show ‘Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich”. Twelve songs will compete. A jury and televote will decide the winner. The show starts tonight at 20:15 CET and you can watch it at ORF1 and on YouTube. final date: 20 FebruaryPlace: ORF-Zentrum Kuniglberg, ViennaHosts: Alice Tumler & Cesár Sampson * Anna-Sophie Superhuman     l & m: Anna-Sophie Heibl, Guiliano Sannicandro & Jonas Strondl     * Bamlak Werner We Are Not Just One Thing     l: Bamlak Werner & Dominik Wendl m: Bamlak Werner & Elias Stejskal     * Cosmó Tanzschein     l & m: Benjamin Gedeon (Cosmó), Elias Stejskal & Ella Stern     * David Kurt Pockets Full Of Snow     l: David Kopelent (David Kurt) m : David Kopelent & Fabian Hainzl     * Frevd Riddle     l & m: Alvin Ehrnberger, Andreas Wöckinger, Christopher Stummer, Florian Rauscher & Lukas Mantsch     * Julia Steen Julia     l & m: Bob Inski, Danielle Lamb, Ela Steinmetz & Julia Wastian     * Kayla Krystin I brenn     l & m: Gregor Glanz, Kayla Krystin & Manuel Stix     * Lena Schaur Painted Reality     l: Lena Schaur m: Lena Schaur, Michael Oberhauser & Thomas Tolloy     * Nikotin Unsterblich     l: Nikotin, Richardo Bettiol & Tamara Olorga m: Dominic Muhrer, Nikotin, Richardo Bettiol & Tamara Olorga     * Philip Piller Das Leben ist Kunst     l & m: Julia Kautz, Lukas Hillebrand & Philip Piller     * Reverend Stomp Mescalero Ranger     l: Christoph Mooser m: Christoph Mooser, Florian Strober, Franz Gies & Tobias Voges     * Sidrit Vokshi Wenn ich rauche     l & m: David Slomo, Sidrit Vokshi & Thomas Kröss    Â
February 19, 2026
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