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 2025
🇱🇺 Laura Thorn wins in Luxembourg
Laura Thorn wins in Luxembourg. She will thus represent the grandduchy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The song is written by Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal and composed by Julien Salva. The song was the clear winner of the expert jury, while Zero Point Five was the televoters’ favourite. Upcoming Tuesday we will know whether Laura will perform in the first or second semifinal. Here are the full results: Laura Thorn, “La poupée monte le son”, 184 pts Zero Point Five, “Ride”, 126 pts Luzac, “Je danse”, 93 pts. Rythmic Soulwave, “Stronger”, 81 pts One Last Time, “Gambler’s Song”, 79 pts Mäna, “Human Eyes”, 56 pts Rafa Ela, “No Thank You”, 53 pts    Share
January 25, 2025
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