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NEDERLANDSTOCKHOLM 2016

So ‘ sounds Slow Down ’, the Dutch Eurovision entry

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Singer Douwe Bob suggested today the Dutch Eurovision contribution for on the basis of a genuine social media campaign. The song is called Slow Down.

Fans have long must wait, but the song that Douwe Bob hopes to score in Sweden, was finally introduced to the general public. The song is in Portugal, Spain and Sweden written by Jan Peter Hoekstra, Jeroen Overman, Matthijs van Duijvenbode and singer Douwe Bob itself.

The song is called Slow Down, that the singer is referring to the pressure that people feel from the society. ‘ We must constantly manifesting, ‘ he says. ‘ This is a protest song to myself, at the speed with which I live in Amsterdam. Slow Down is a state of mind. ‘ The song also includes a music video, which was recorded in Amsterdam.

The song was made known to the world thanks to a big campaign on social media. The press conference in Amsterdam was broadcast live via periscope and there followed regular updates via facebook, twitter, instagram and Snapchat under the hashtag TeamDouwe.

‘ I am a songwriter and the only thing that I want to do is hear my songs to an audience, “said the Dutch singer during the press conference to Cornald Maas. ‘ Colleagues gave me tips. Things I know, but it does well to give it another of their told. ‘

‘ Charming ‘ looking into the camera

The Dutchman thinks now fully after about the execution and presentation of the song. ‘ I’m going to be dancing. I pull a nice suit and I think I can win by charming things to look in the camera, I think that my strength is mainly ‘, says Douwe Bob.

The organizers of music festival have Paaspop Douwe Bob as one of the headliners announced and look forward to his coming. ‘ Perhaps there will be a live performance on Paaspop to a large and hopefully excited audience. That would be a nice promotional video can be as cheering fans who sing and do it always good ‘, it sounds. The festival takes place at the end of March in Schijndel.

After The Common Linnets and Trijntje Oosterhuis is also Douwe Bob a partnership with the Belgian Director Hans P. ‘ We’re going to do something very gaafs ‘, told the singer earlier.