Douwe Bob Posthuma ( Dutch: Douwe Bob Posthuma; born December 12, 1992 , Amsterdam , Netherlands ) is a Dutch singer and songwriter in folk and country genres. Dowe Bob represented the Netherlands and took 11th place in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 [1] [2] with the song “ Slow Down ”.
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| Date of Birth | December 12, 1992 (26 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Amsterdam , Netherlands |
| A country |  Netherlands |
| Professions | singer , songwriter |
| Years of activity | 2012 - present time |
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| Genres | folk country |
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Musical career
- 3 Personal life
- 4 notes
Biography
Father is a famous designer and musician Simon Postum. [3]
Dowe Bob began playing the piano at the age of 6, initially concentrating on jazz and classical music . At age 14, he first picked up a guitar . The singer was inspired by country , folk and pop music of the 1950s and 70s.
Musical career
On September 22, 2015, it was announced that Dowe Bob would represent the Netherlands at Eurovision 2016 in Stockholm [1] .
May 10, 2016 Bob went to the finals of the competition [4] .
Personal life
On March 10, 2016, during an interview for OutTV, Bob said that he considered himself bisexual. [5] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Netherlands confirms: Douwe Bob to Stockholm! - ESCBubble unopened . Date of treatment September 22, 2015.
- ↑ Douwe Bob with the song Slow Down will represent the Netherlands on . MIA. Date of treatment May 13, 2016.
- ↑ Eurovision 2016 Netherlands Dowe Bob with the song Slow Down . uchastniki.com. Date of treatment May 18, 2016.
- ↑ Dutch entry Douwe Bob slows down to reach Eurovision final - DutchNews.nl DutchNews.nl (May 11, 2016). Date of treatment May 13, 2016.
- ↑ Douwe Bob komt uit de kast (nid.) . telegraaf.nl. Date of treatment May 13, 2016.