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Waylon Would

Like Ilse DeLange, Waylon has previously suggested that the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest duo could be reinstated. The singer is open to a reunion, he said on Friday evening. Is the duo on its way to a new Eurovision Song Contest participation?

Previously, DeLange and Waylon were a successful duo as The Common Linnets at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. They finished second there. Afterwards, the musical couple broke up after an argument.

Ilse DeLange previously said that she was open to a possible reunion with Waylon. She would even have been in the running for Dutch participation in the Eurovision Song Contest this year. Ultimately the choice went to Joost Klein. In an extensive interview with nu.nl, DeLange does not rule out a new Eurovision participation.

Waylon said on Friday evening in the talk show Renze that he is also open to a new collaboration with DeLange.

“We have to talk about it first and then it would be fine,” said 44-year-old Waylon about a new collaboration with 47-year-old Almelose. “I think there is something there, and maybe she has that too, that there is something that is not finished. Something that did not become what it should have become.”

Waylon and DeLange came second in 2014 with their song Calm After The Storm behind the Austrian Conchita Wurst. At the time, it was the Netherlands’ best performance at the Eurovision Song Contest since Teach-In won in 1975. In 2019, Duncan Laurence won the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of the Netherlands with Arcade. Source: nu.nl

Ilse Would

Ilse DeLange already has a second place as an artist and a victory as a mentor, but the singer does not rule out another Eurovision participation, she tells nu.nl. According to Het Parool, she even made another attempt this year.

The newspaper offered a behind-the-scenes look at the selection committee and wrote that DeLange had made it to the final rounds. Numidia was also one of the artists who played their song live for the selection committee in an audition setting.

DeLange’s entry was ultimately found “too inaccessible” and “too complicated for the festival”, according to Het Parool. In a response to nu.nl AVROTROS said it would not make any statements about the selection procedure and who participated. A spokesperson for the singer’s record company cannot confirm anything.

In an interview with nu.nl that took place at the end of last month, DeLange said that she would like to go to the Eurovision Song Contest again. When asked if she would like to write a song for one of the talents of her record company Spark, such as Hannah Mae, she responded enthusiastically.

“I would really like that, but everything starts with the right song, of course. The role behind the scenes was absolutely crazy. Going through fire for someone else gives me just as much satisfaction as for myself. But I don’t close it out for myself.”

DeLange and Waylon competed as The Common Linnets in 2014 and took second place. In 2019, DeLange guided Duncan Laurence to victory. For Spark, the singer regularly accompanies new talent, including singer Hannah Mae, who scores hits with songs such as Waterdicht and Wat Wil Je Van Mij with Metejoor.

DeLange is very proud of the things Mae achieves. “The growth she is experiencing is so great to see. It is so nice to be able to play a role in that.” It also gives DeLange a push to get the best out of herself. “I advise great songwriters and hard workers. Then of course you have to work yourself. It’s something that serves as a threat.” The 46-year-old DeLange will release her new album Tainted on Friday. Source: nu.nl

Common Reunion

Waylon has always been open to returning to The Common Linnets. The singer said this on Wednesday in the 538 Afternoon Show. “Everyone is making a comeback right now. Now this would be a comeback.”

Waylon and Ilse DeLange participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 as The Common Linnets. They came second with their song Calm After The Storm. After their great success, they broke up and had no contact for a while. DeLange continued the band and went on tour with the other band members.

“The door has never been closed for me,” says Waylon. The singer reiterated that he and DeLange have no feud. “A few years ago we saw each other in a restaurant. Then we walked up to each other and I said: ‘Isn’t it time we gave each other a big hug?’ And then we gave each other a big hug and maybe even a tear. Do you know what it is? The greatest success in her career and the greatest success in my career, we share it with each other.”

DeLange said in an interview with LINDA (Magazine) this week that she could no longer work with Waylon because he wanted to do things in a different way. “Due to our success during the Eurovision Song Contest – Calm After The Storm was number one in fourteen countries – many opportunities came our way,” the singer explains. According to her, that is where the disagreement arose. “Waylon wanted to tackle that in a way that I didn’t think was possible, so I said: ‘I’m going to jump on that train anyway. Participate or not, but I’m jumping on it’.” Source: nu.nl

Eurovisie 2014

Ilse DeLange en Waylon gaan Nederland in 2014 vertegenwoordigen op het Eurovisie Songfestival in Denemarken. Ilse vind het belangrijk om te melden dat ze niet bij elkaar zijn gekomen voor het Songfestival. De twee hadden al plannen om een gezamenlijke countryplaat te maken. Ze kenden elkaar al als tieners, zegt de zangeres.

Het duo gaat Nederland vertegenwoordigen onder de naam The Common Linnets, maar er is nog geen duidelijkheid over het liedje. “We zijn nog in dubio, een uptempo opzwepend liedje of gaat het juist om het hart?”, zegt DeLange “En je hoort het al hoe ik het zeg, dat is waar mijn voorkeur naartoe gaat.” Waylon is het eens met de uitspraken van zijn collega. “Het gaat ons niet om de jurk en de dansjes, maar om het liedje en de uitvoering ervan”, vertelt hij. “Ik denk dat dat het belangrijkste is.”

Nu was bovenstaand nieuws niet echt nieuws meer, want de namen van Ilse en Waylon werden al vaker genoemd de laatste tijd, maar nu is het officieel bevestigd. Ik moet eerst het liedje horen, voordat ik een mening kan geven..

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