Ignace Schoot Author
Ignace Schoot is a journalist and podcast producer. He currently works at the Dutch newspaper NRC. He also made the documentary Schoremstad with Mandula van den Berg for NPO Radio 1 and with Edward van den Vendel the podcast series Lawines Razen on Dutch children's literature. He previously studied philosophy, anthropology and geography in Amsterdam and St. John's (Canada).
About the Eurovision Song Contest:
Ever since I first watched the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004, I've been fascinated by the annual festival. The question why I love the festival so much, is a tough one to answer. However, the element of competition and the spectacle, the stories and the people from all over Europe, and the songs you never want to forget or would like to forget as quick as possible, all play a role.
Favourite Eurovision songs:
Netherlands
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Millstreet 1993
Netherlands
Ruth Jacott – Vrede
(Eric van Tijn/Jochem Fluitsma/Henk Westbroek)
Netherlands
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Malmö 2013
Netherlands
Anouk – Birds
(Tore Johansson/Martin Gjerstad/Anouk Teeuwe)
Austria
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Copenhagen 2014
Austria
Conchita Wurst – Rise like a Phoenix
(Charlie Mason/Joey Patulka/Ali Zuckowski/Julian Maas)
Ukraine
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Rotterdam 2021
Ukraine
Go_A – SHUM
(Taras Shevchenko/Kateryna Pavlenko/Ihor Didenchuk)
Portugal
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Turin 2022
Portugal
MARO – saudade, saudade
(MARO/John Blanda)
Written by Ignace
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