1. Jeangu Macrooy was born in Paramaribo and has been living in the Netherlands in the eastern city Enschede in the region Twente since 2014.
19 Facts About Jeangu Macrooy
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Jeangu Macrooy's audience is in the Netherlands, Suriname, and increasingly in Belgium, France and Germany.
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Jeangu Macrooy was due to represent host nation the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song "Grow", but the contest was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In 2011, together with his twin brother Xillan, Macrooy formed the band Between Towers.
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Jeangu Macrooy was the opening act for Curtis Harding and Ayo in Germany, and for Trombone Shorty in Belgium, France and Germany.
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Jeangu Macrooy has performed at some of the major music festivals of the Netherlands, including the North Sea Jazz Festival and Lowlands.
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In December 2017, Jeangu Macrooy returned to Suriname for his first concert with his band in Paramaribo.
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Jeangu Macrooy played at the internationally renowned Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg.
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On 10 January 2020 it was announced that Jeangu Macrooy would represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam.
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Jeangu Macrooy is the third Dutch Eurovision act with Surinamese origins, as Humphrey Campbell and Ruth Jacott were both born in Suriname before moving to the Netherlands.
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On 4 March 2021 Jeangu Macrooy's entry, entitled "Birth of a New Age", was released.
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On 11 November 2022 Jeangu Macrooy released his third studio album, "Summer Moon".
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Jeangu Macrooy drew the album artwork of the album himself.
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Jeangu Macrooy has been a regular guest on the Dutch talkshow De Wereld Draait Door.
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Jeangu Macrooy performed Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin'" in a special retrospective broadcast of the show.
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On 28 March 2018, Jeangu Macrooy was part of the Dutch national TV production The Passion, in which he took on the role of Judas, alongside Tommie Christiaan, Brainpower, Glennis Grace, and Arjan Ederveen.
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On 30 December 2021, Jeangu Macrooy was a guest on NPO's De Nationale 2021 Test along with Lisa Loeb, Edson da Graca, Lale Gul, Lucille Werner, Jetze Plat, and Marcel van Roosmalen.
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On 29 April 2023, Jeangu Macrooy performed a song in the television show Even tot hier.
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Jeangu Macrooy has spoken about the importance of being an openly gay role model for young Surinamese people, a country where gay culture is often considered a taboo subject.