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Reigning Eurovision champion Duncan Laurence pulls out of final performance after testing positive for Covid-19
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.
