In January 2019 , Laurence was internally selected to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 . His song " Arcade " was first revealed in March 2019 . On 18 May 2019 , Duncan Laurence won the event in Tel Aviv , Israel with 498 points from 41 international juries and the public vote . The juries gave him 237 points , while the public vote gave him 261 points . He finished 27 points ahead of Italy and 123 points ahead of Russia , the two runners-up . He is the fifth Dutch entrant to ever win the competition , and the first since Teach-In won the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song " Ding-a-dong " . Laurence will tour the Netherlands and Europe in late 2019 with one concert also scheduled for Amsterdam in March 2020 . On 10 June 2019 , he performed at the 50th anniversary Pinkpop Festival in Landgraaf , the first Dutch Eurovision winner to perform at the event . He replaced Swedish duo First Aid Kit on the bill , who dropped out due to health reasons
Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Duncan Laurence