Douwe Bob was announced as the Dutch entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 by Dutch media on 20 September 2015 . Two days later , he confirmed the news during the Dutch talk show '' De Wereld Draait Door '' . " Slow Down " was revealed as his Eurovision entry on 4 March 2016 during a press conference in Amsterdam . The song was released as a digital download the day after . He performed in the first half of the semi-final . He got through the semi-final and performed in the grande final on Saturday 14 May 2016 , coming in 11th place with 153 points
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Slow Down (Douwe Bob song)