Duncan Laurence: Last News

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Bram Inscore, best known for his work with Troye Sivan, Beck and BTS, has died at the age of 41. The songwriter, producer and instrumentalist died by suicide after a battle with depression, according to a statement from his family and friends.

Eurovision alumni paid tribute to the legendary artists of Liverpool – where this year’s Song Contest was hosted – by performing a medley of classics from the likes of John Lennon, Dead Or Alive and Atomic Kitten.The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted last night (May 13) at Liverpool Arena; Sweden came in first place with 583 points, followed by Finland and Israel. The event opened with last year’s champions, Kalush Orchestra, performing their winning song ‘Stefania’.

Sweden has won the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, marking a historic double for its victorious artist Loreen. 

Eurovision Song Contest viewers thought a key Manchester City star had swapped the football pitch for the stage as they watched the action unfold live on BBC One.

Paris Hilton revealed to her fans that she had played hockey years ago when she was a high school student in her latest TikTok video shared on Monday. The TV personality, 41, followed the trend, 'Show you, then show your sport,' in the 15-second video that was uploaded to the beauty's 7.8 million followers. The talented businesswoman, who recently enjoyed a girls night out with close pal and fellow actress, Ashley Benson, penned in the caption that she has, 'come a long way,' since she had participated in the sport.   Sports player: Paris Hilton, 41, revealed in her latest TikTok video shared on Monday that she had played hockey when she was in high school  Big reveal: The TikTok video then transitioned into a throwback black and white photo as she posed with her former hockey team The short reel began with a behind-the-scenes look of Paris on an ornately decorated set while wearing a glittering, silver gown with nude-colored, sheer fabric that flowed down past her shoulders.  She slipped into a pair of closed-toed, classy heels that coincided with the color scheme of her stunning dress, which she had worn for the latest 2024 Paris Olympics advertisement. Her blonde locks were parted to the side, and effortlessly flowed past her shoulders in elegantly styled waves. The Simple Life star could be seen sitting on the edge of a French-inspired gold bordered sofa, with the caption, 'Show you, then show your sport,' appearing in pink on the screen. The hit song, Arcade by Duncan Laurence, played in the background, as Paris first showed herself filming a scene for the recent ad.

Eurovision is back for its 66th year, with beautifully camp costumes, snarky Graham Norton commentary, and nul points for the UK set to grace our television screens very soon.

Eurovision song of all time to Dutch singer Duncan Laurence.RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Michelle Visage revealed during Radio 2’s Eurovision: The Official All-Time Most-Streamed that the legendary Swedish group's classic track, which won them the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest - held in Brighton - is in second place.Laurence’s ballad Arcade won the competition in 2019, securing a first Eurovision title since 1975 for The Netherlands.Think About Things by Dadi Freyr, which was to be Iceland’s 2020 entry before the event was cancelled due to the pandemic, came third. It had been considered one of the favourites to win before the cancellation but then became a viral hit through TikTok.The group represented Iceland the following year with the song 10 Years, finishing in fourth place.The 2021 Eurovision winners – Italian rock band Maneskin – came in fifth for their hit track Zitti E Buoni.After two COVID-cancelled years, the much-anticipated 66th edition of the competition will soon be here.

Arcade by Duncan Laurence is the UK's Official All-Time Most Streamed Eurovision Song Contest entry, Official Charts Company can reveal.

Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, with the UK picking up the dread nil points – see all the reaction below.3,500 fans were also in attendance for the contest as part of the Dutch government’s trial for the safe resumption of live events.While Eurovision organisers hoped that all 41 competing artists would perform live and in-person this year, a number of entrants, including reigning Eurovision champion Duncan Laurence, pulled out after testing positive for COVID-19.At the show, Italy’s act Måneskin won out with their track ‘Zitti E Buoni’.

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Winner of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, Duncan Laurence, will not be able to hit the stage for a victory lap tomorrow night, following a last minute positive COVID test. Laurence had been due to reprise his winning performance of the song ‘Arcade’ after a two year wait as part of the grand final of this year’s competition on Saturday.In a statement, organisers said that Laurence was only displaying “mild symptoms” of the coronavirus but, due to a minimum seven day isolation requirement, he would not be able to take part in the show as planned.

Eurovision is underway, and we’ve had to say goodbye to even more amazing acts tonight.

Eurovision Song Contest winner Duncan Laurence won’t perform at the 2021 final this Saturday (May 22) after testing positive for COVID-19.Laurence won the contest for The Netherlands with ‘Arcade’ and was due to perform at the live final in Rotterdam this Saturday, as is usually customary of the previous contest’s winner.However, he is now set to “feature in the show in a different form” after testing positive for COVID-19 with “mild symptoms”.Sietse Bakker, Executive Producer, said: “We are of course disappointed, first of all for Duncan, who deserves a live performance on our very own Eurovision stage after his 2019 victory and the worldwide success of ‘Arcade’.“We couldn’t be more proud of his opening act for the first Semi-Final.

Eurovision is underway, and we’ve already had to say goodbye to some amazing acts this evening.

The 2021 Eurovision Song Contest finals are about to begin!

Two years ago, Duncan Laurence was selected to represent The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

Lesley Roy has released her single Maps that will represent Ireland at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.