Douwe Bob

Douwe Bob
Background information
Born	(1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genres	Country folk folk indie folk
Instruments	Piano guitar
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Universal

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Douwe Bob Posthuma (born 12 December 1992) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. He won the Dutch talent show De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland, created and presented by Giel Beelen. He specializes in folk and country music. He will represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.^[1]

Biography

Douwe Bob, son of Simon Posthuma, known for his membership of the designer group The Fool, started playing piano at the age of 6, initially concentrating on classical music and jazz. He took up the guitar at age 14. As a singer he was inspired by country, folk and pop music from the 1950s to the mid 1970s

Career

2012–13: De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland & Born In a Storm

In 2012, he participated in the Dutch show De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland. He played the songs "Standing Here Helpless", "Icarus", and in the finale, "Multicoloured Angels". In the finale, Dutch singer Tim Knol and his band played with him. He won the finals^[2][3][4] and his song "Multicoloured Angels" reached the 17th place in the weekly music chart Dutch Top 40. His debut album, Born In a Storm, was published on 3 May 2013. The majority of the songs were written during a holiday in Morocco with Matthijs van Duijvenbode. In June 2013, Douwe Bob played at Pinkpop.^[5][6] At the end of 2013, he appeared in the documentary 'Whatever Forever: Douwe Bob' to talk about his relationship with his father Simon Posthuma, during IDFA.^[7]

2014–15: Pass It On

In 2014, Douwe Bob became one of the Ambassadors of Freedom for the Bevrijdings Festivals.^[8] In January 2015, he published the single "Hold Me", produced in collaboration with Anouk.^[9] In February 2015 Douwe Bob announced his new album Pass It On. The album was released on 15 May 2015 through his new record company Universal Music Group.^[10][11]

2015–16: Eurovision Song Contest

On 22 September 2015 it was revealed that Bob would represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm.^[12]

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016   Artists 1950s Jetty Paerl (1956) Corry Brokken (1956) Corry Brokken Corry Brokken Teddy Scholten 1960s Rudi Carrell Greetje Kauffeld De Spelbrekers Annie Palmen Anneke Grönloh Conny Vandenbos Milly Scott Thérèse Steinmetz Ronnie Tober Lenny Kuhr 1970s Hearts of Soul Saskia & Serge Sandra & Andres Ben Cramer Mouth & MacNeal Teach-In Sandra Reemer Heddy Lester Harmony Xandra 1980s Maggie MacNeal Linda Williams Bill van Dijk Bernadette Maribelle 1985 Frizzle Sizzle Marcha Gerard Joling Justine Pelmelay 1990s Maywood 1991 Humphrey Campbell Ruth Jacott Willeke Alberti 1995 Maxine & Franklin Brown Mrs. Einstein Edsilia Rombley Marlayne 2000s Linda Wagenmakers Michelle 2002 Esther Hart Re-Union Glennis Grace Treble Edsilia Rombley Hind De Toppers 2010s Sieneke 3JS Joan Franka Anouk The Common Linnets Trijntje Oosterhuis Douwe Bob   Songs 1950s "De vogels van Holland" (1956) "Voorgoed voorbij" (1956) "Net als toen" "Heel de wereld" "Een beetje" 1960s "Wat een geluk" "Wat een dag" "Katinka" "Een speeldoos" "Jij bent mijn leven" "'t Is genoeg" "Fernando en Filippo" "Ring-dinge-ding" "Morgen" "De troubadour" 1970s "Waterman" "Tijd" "Als het om de liefde gaat" "De oude muzikant" "I See A Star" "Ding-A-Dong" "The Party's Over" "De mallemolen" "'t Is OK" "Colorado" 1980s "Amsterdam" "Het is een wonder" "Jij en ik" "Sing Me a Song" "Ik hou van jou" 1985 "Alles heeft ritme" "Rechtop in de wind" "Shangri-La" "Blijf zoals je bent" 1990s "Ik wil alles met je delen" 1991 "Wijs me de weg" "Vrede" "Waar is de zon?" 1995 "De eerste keer" "Niemand heeft nog tijd" "Hemel en aarde" "One Good Reason" 2000s "No Goodbyes" "Out On My Own" 2002 "One More Night" "Without You" "My Impossible Dream" "Amambanda" "On Top of the World" "Your Heart Belongs to Me" "Shine" 2010s "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" "Never Alone" "You and Me" "Birds" "Calm After the Storm" "Walk Along" (Note: Entries scored out are when Netherlands did not compete)