Today we received the sad news that Dries Holten passed away on April 15. Dries is better known as Andres, who achieved great fame as half of the duo Sandra & Andres. The duo got together in 1966 and sang together until 1975. After that Andres continued as half of the duo Rosy & Andres, and in the early eighties with Debbie & Andres. In 1969 Andres also had a solo hit in the Netherlands, “Zij is verliefd op een frikandel”.
In 1972 Sandra & Andres participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for the Netherlands and reached fourth place. Four years later, Rosy & Andres also took part in the national final with the song “I was born to love”. The duo did not win.
Eurovision 2026
National: 2nd semifinal of Dora, Croatia
The second semifinal of Dora, the Croatian national final, will be held. Tonight, the show will start at 20.15 CET. You can watch the show on YouTube. 2nd semifinal date: 13 FebruaryPlace: HRT Studios, Prisavlje, ZagrebHosts: Barbara Kolar, Duško Čurlić, Ivan Vukušić & Iva Šulentić 1 Ritam Noir Profumi Di Mare l & m: Moris Orbanić 2 Irma Ni traga l & m: Anja Grabovac & Jan Jakovljev 3 Gabrijel Ivić Light Up l & m: Gabrijel Ivić & Jun Ishida 4 Zevin My Mind l & m: Jernej Drnovšek, Nives Cilenšek 5 Ivan Sever Crying Eyes l & m: Aidan O’Connor, Ivan Sever & John Doherty 6 Lana Mandarić Tama l: Zorana Mandarić m: Zorana Mandarić & Lana Mandarić 7 Stela Rade Nema te l & m: Anja Grabovac & Jan Jakovljev 8 Devin Over Me l & m: Devin Juraj 9 Kandžija 3 ujutro l & m: Stjepko ‘Kandžija’ Galović 10 Marko Kutlić Neotuđivo l & m: Marko Kutlić 11 Sergej Scream l: Laura Sučec, Matej Magdić & Sergej Božić m: Laura Sučec 12 Lara Demarin Mantra l: Ananda Đuranović, Lara Demarin & Luka Demarin m: Ananda Đuranović, Lara Demarin, Robert Aralica 1st semifinal date: 12 februaryPlace: HRT Studios, Prisavlje, ZagrebHosts: Barbara Kolar, Duško Čurlić, Ivan Vukušić & Iva Šulentić 1 Lima Len Raketa advanced l & m: Alen Kozić & Damir Božanić 2 Jasmina Makota Higher eliminated l: Jasmina Makota m: Jasmina Makota & Marin Hraščanec 3 Ananda Dora advanced l: Ananda Đuranović, Diogo Guerra, Tchiah Ommar Abdulrahman & Ynke Dingenen m: Ananda Đuranović, Diogo Guerra, Dora Pejačević, Tchiah Ommar Abdulrahman & Ynke Dingenen 4 Tony Sky O Ne! eliminated l & m: Toni Volar 5 Fran Uccellini Ako bolje bude sutra eliminated l & m: Fran Uccellini 6 Ema Bubić Vrijeme za nas advanced l & m: Lara Pilepić 7 Noelle Uninterrupted advanced l: Bonnie Max, Ivana ‘Noelle’ Crnković, Larissa Tormey & Rebecca Lane m: Bonnie Max, Filipe Nicolau, Larissa Tormey, Rebecca Lane 8 Alen Đuras From Ashes To Flame advanced l & m: Alen Đuras & Siniša Reljić 9 Fenksta Momento Mori eliminated l: Abby Dank, Emma Louise Gale & Saša ‘Fenksta” Stević m: Abby Dank & Saša ‘Fenksta’ Stević 10 Cold Snap Mucho Macho advanced l: Jan Kerekeš m: Jan Kerekeš & Josip Novak 11 ToMa Ledina advanced l: Tomislav Marić m: Jan Jakovljev & Tomislav Marić 12 Lelek Andromeda advanced l: Tomislav Roso m: Filip Lacković, Lazar Pajić & Zorja Pajić final date: 15 FebruaryPlace: HRT Studios, Prisavlje, ZagrebHosts: Barbara Kolar, Duško Čurlić, Ivan Vukušić & Iva Šulentić * Lima Len Raketa l & m: Alen Kozić & Damir Božanić * Ananda Dora l: Ananda Đuranović, Diogo Guerra, Tchiah Ommar Abdulrahman & Ynke Dingenen m: Ananda Đuranović, Diogo Guerra, Dora Pejačević, Tchiah Ommar Abdulrahman & Ynke Dingenen * Ema Bubić Vrijeme za nas l & m: Lara Pilepić * Noelle Uninterrupted l: Bonnie Max, Ivana ‘Noelle’ Crnković, Larissa Tormey & Rebecca Lane m: Bonnie Max, Filipe Nicolau, Larissa Tormey, Rebecca Lane * Alen Đuras From Ashes To Flame l & m: Alen Đuras & Siniša Reljić * Cold Snap Mucho Macho advanced l: Jan Kerekeš m: Jan Kerekeš & Josip Novak * ToMa Ledina advanced l: Tomislav Marić m: Jan Jakovljev & Tomislav Marić * Lelek Andromeda advanced l: Tomislav Roso m: Filip Lacković, Lazar Pajić & Zorja Pajić * * * * * * * *
February 13, 2026
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