1. Douwe Bob Posthuma was born on 12 December 1992), professionally known by only his first and middle names Douwe Bob (.
18 Facts About Douwe Bob
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Douwe Bob won the Dutch talent show De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland.
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Douwe Bob specializes in folk and country music and has released four albums.
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Douwe Bob represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
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Douwe Bob Posthuma was born on 12 December 1992 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
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Douwe Bob started playing piano at the age of 6, initially concentrating on classical music and jazz.
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Douwe Bob won the finals and "Multicoloured Angels" reached number 17 in the weekly music chart Dutch Top 40.
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Douwe Bob's debut album, Born in a Storm, was released on 3 May 2013.
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In June 2013, Douwe Bob played at the Pinkpop Festival.
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In 2014, Douwe Bob became one of the Ambassadors of Freedom for the Bevrijdingsfestival.
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In February 2015, Douwe Bob announced his new album Pass It On.
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Douwe Bob represented his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, where he performed the song "Slow Down" in the semi-finals and finals on 10 and 14 May 2016.
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Douwe Bob placed eleventh in the final, racking up a total of 153 points.
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Douwe Bob was the Dutch spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
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On 21 April 2017, Douwe Bob was announced as the fourth coach of the seventh season of The Voice Kids, which started on 23 February 2018.
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On 9 November 2018, Douwe Bob released his fourth studio album The Shape I'm In, which he described as being a break-up record.
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Douwe Bob appeared in the 2023 season of The Masked Singer.
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On 10 March 2016, in an interview with OutTV, Douwe Bob revealed that he identifies as bisexual.