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.
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Vienna 12 points: here are the 10 finalists
After an exciting second semi-final filled with standout performances, tense voting and memorable staging, the countries advancing to the Grand Final have now been revealed. These acts will return to the Eurovision stage for one more performance, keeping their hopes alive of taking home this year’s Eurovision Song Contest trophy. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇷🇴 Romania 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇦🇺 Australia 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇦🇱 Albania 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇴 Norway
May 14, 2026
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