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Douwe Bob Posthuma (born 12 December 1992), professionally known by only his first and middle names Douwe Bob (), is a Dutch singer-songwriter. He won the Dutch talent show ''
De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland ''De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland'' (meaning ''The best singer-songwriter of the Netherlands''), was a launching pioneer programme of the series ''De beste singer-songwriter'' abbreviated as ''DBSSW''. It was a music contest program in Du ...
''. He specializes in
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and
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and has released four albums. He represented the Netherlands in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Heroes (Måns Zelmerlöw song), Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw. Organis ...
.


Early life

Douwe Bob Posthuma was born on 12 December 1992 in
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in the
Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. He was born into a Frisian family. His father, Simon Posthuma, is known for being a member of The Fool design collective. Douwe Bob started playing piano at the age of 6, initially concentrating on classical music and
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
. He took up the guitar at age 14. As a singer he was inspired by country, folk and pop music from the 1950s to the mid-1970s.


Career


2012–2013: ''Born in a Storm''

In 2012, he competed in the Dutch TV talent show ''
De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland ''De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland'' (meaning ''The best singer-songwriter of the Netherlands''), was a launching pioneer programme of the series ''De beste singer-songwriter'' abbreviated as ''DBSSW''. It was a music contest program in Du ...
'' (The Best Singer-Songwriter of the Netherlands). He played the songs "Standing Here Helpless", "Icarus", and in the finale, "
Multicoloured Angels "Multicoloured Angels" is a song by Dutch singer-songwriter Douwe Bob. The song was released in the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overs ...
". In the finale, he was joined by Dutch singer
Tim Knol Tim Knol (born 12 September 1989 in Hoorn) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Biography Knol was born and raised in Hoorn, where he started making music at the age of 10. Locally, he made an impression with the band ''Be Right Back'' in which he sang ...
and the latter's band. He won the finals and "Multicoloured Angels" reached number 17 in the weekly music chart
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. His debut album, '' Born in a Storm'', was released on 3 May 2013. The bulk of the songs were written during a holiday in Morocco with . In June 2013, Douwe Bob played at the
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. At the end of 2013, he appeared in the documentary ''Whatever Forever: Douwe Bob'' to talk about his relationship with his father Simon Posthuma, during IDFA.


2014–2015: ''Pass It On''

In 2014, Douwe Bob became one of the Ambassadors of Freedom for the . In January 2015, he released the single " Hold Me", produced in collaboration with Anouk. In February 2015, Douwe Bob announced his new album '' Pass It On''. The album was released on 15 May 2015 by record company
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.


2016–2017: Eurovision Song Contest and ''Fool Bar''

On 6 May 2016, he released his third studio album ''
Fool Bar ''Fool Bar'' is the third studio album by Dutch singer-songwriter Douwe Bob. It was released in the Netherlands on 6 May 2016, through Universal Music Group. The album peaked at number 2 on the Dutch Albums Chart. The album includes the single " Sl ...
'' by record company Universal Music Group. The album peaked at number four on the
Dutch Albums Chart The Dutch Album Top 100 or Album Top 100 is a weekly hit list of music albums, compiled by Dutch Charts. It shows the 100 best-selling music albums of the moment in the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, i ...
. Douwe Bob represented his country in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Heroes (Måns Zelmerlöw song), Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw. Organis ...
in Stockholm, where he performed the song " Slow Down" in the semi-finals and finals on 10 and 14 May 2016. He placed eleventh in the final, racking up a total of 153 points. He was the Dutch spokesperson for the
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.


2018–present: ''The Shape I'm In'' and ''Singel 39''

On 21 April 2017, Douwe Bob was announced as the fourth coach of the seventh season of
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, which started on 23 February 2018. In the following season, he did not return and was replaced by Anouk. 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. In 2019, he composed the title song for the Dutch feature film ''
Singel 39 ''Singel 39'' is a 2019 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Frank Krom. The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. The film ranks in sixth place in the top 10 of best visited Dutch films of 2019. The title song of ...
''. He also played a small role in the film. The film won the
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award after having sold 100,000 tickets. Douwe Bob appeared in the 2023 season of ''
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''.


Personal life

On 10 March 2016, in an interview with
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, Douwe Bob revealed that he identifies as
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. Posthuma has three children with three different women: a daughter with Loes van Delft; a second daughter with an unknown woman; and a son with former girlfriend Anouk.Douwe Bob expecting third child (DUTCH)
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Discography


Albums


Singles


Music videos


Notes


References


External links

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