The Netherlands’ Duncan Laurence Wins Eurovision 2019 With ‘Arcade’

‘TO MUSIC FIRST, ALWAYS’

Allison Quinn

News Editor

Published May 18, 2019 8:01PM EDT

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The Netherlands’ Duncan Laurence won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with his song “Arcade” in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. The 25-year-old’s song earned a total of 492 points after the public vote. “Here's to dreaming big, this is to music first, always,” said Laurence, who had been a favorite to win ahead of the show on Saturday. Italy took second place with 265 points, and Russia came in third with 369.

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The Netherlands’ Duncan Laurence Wins Eurovision 2019 With ‘Arcade’

Allison Quinn

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