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Jeangu is the third Dutch Eurovision act with Surinamese origins, as Humphrey Campbell (Eurovision Song Contest 1992) and Ruth Jacott (Eurovision Song Contest 1993) were also both born in Suriname before moving to the Netherlands. On 4 March 2021 Macrooy's entry, entitled "Birth of a New Age", was released.
"Birth of a New Age" is a song by Surinamese singer-songwriter Jeangu Macrooy. The song represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. [2] The music video was recorded in the Rijksmuseum. [3] In the song, Macrooy calls for resilience and authenticity.
The song would have represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, after Jeangu Macrooy was internally selected by the national broadcaster AVROTROS.As the host country, the Netherlands automatically qualified to compete in the final, which would have been held on 16 May 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
On 18 March 2020, AVROTROS confirmed that Jeangu Macrooy would remain as their representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. [8] On 4 March 2021, Macrooy's Eurovision entry, "Birth of a New Age", was presented to the public during a special live broadcast streamed online via the broadcaster's YouTube channel.
As the host entrant in 2021, Jeangu Macrooy with "Birth of a New Age" was pre-qualified for the final, eventually finishing in 23rd place with 11 points, marking the fifth time since 2015 that the host country ranked in the bottom five. Macrooy was previously chosen to represent the country in the later-cancelled 2020 edition with "Grow".
On 4 March 2020, Jeangu Macrooy's Eurovision entry, "Grow", was presented to the public through the release of the official music video, directed by Joe Roberts, via the official Eurovision Song Contest's YouTube channel. [14] The song was written by Jeangu Macrooy himself together with Pieter Perquin. In regards to the song, Macrooy stated ...
The Eurovision Village was the official Eurovision Song Contest fan and sponsors area during the event weeks, where it was possible to watch performances by contest participants and local artists, as well as the live shows broadcast from the main venue. It was located at Parco del Valentino and open from 7 to 14 May 2022.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the 65th edition of the ... Natalia Gordienko for Moldova, Roxen for Romania, Jeangu Macrooy for the Netherlands, Vasil for ...