Dutch country singer known primarily for taking second place alongside Ilse Delange in The Common Linnets in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. The versatile singer and songwriter has been active in music since 1997 but first gained major success after competing on Holland's Got Talent in 2008. A performer even as a child, he made his debut in 1995 singing on Telekids. He then spent his late teens developing an album in Nashville, Tennessee, though the album was never completed.
