This year’s Eurovision Song Contest winner eschewed pyrotechnics and complex staging in favour of a tried and tested formula: a well-crafted song performed with great emotion. This year’s Eurovision Song Contest winner eschewed pyrotechnics and complex staging in favour of a tried and tested formula: a well-crafted song performed with great emotion. Duncan Laurence’s anthemic ballad Arcade won over the voting public and the international juries, securing 492 points. The singer-songwriter and former contestant on The Voice Of Holland, 25, secured his nation its first Eurovision title since 1975, ensuring the contest will be held in the Netherlands next year. I just wanted the song to be the song – as it was originally written.

Source: Irish Independent May 19, 2019 00:22 UTC