Duncan Laurence

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Duncan Laurence is a Dutch singer and songwriter who gained worldwide fame with his song Arcade. The song is part of his debut studio album Small Town Boy (2020).His parents named him Duncan due to his premature birth. His name means dark warrior in Gaelic. [4]ESC Today.When asked during an interview how he chose the name Duncan Laurence, he replied that Duncan was his first name and Laurence was derived from his mothers middle name, Laurentia. [5]ESC Today He said, Duncan is my first name. That was easy. Laurence is from my mother, her second name is Laurentia. [] And I changed it to Laurence to honor her..The town Duncan grew in did not understand the concept of music, and music was not a part of regular school systems. However, from a very young age, he showed interest in music. When he was four years old, he began playing the piano, creating his music and songs. As a child, he also began visiting an old music school and local theater, where he played the piano and wrote songs and poems every day. Duncan Laurence as a child.When he was a child, Laurence faced bullying and couldnt defend himself. He was attracted to the world of music that gave him peace and a sense of security. Talking about it in an interview, he said, I was bullied a lot when I was younger. I had a tough time in school from the age of four until I was eighteen. The school wasnt a safe place for me, but my home, specifically my room, was because I had music. I couldnt be myself. All that negativity I took home and locked myself up in my room. I would play my piano and write songs. It was a way to dump all that negativity into melodies, chords, lyrics and turn it into beautiful songs. I could be myself, make mistakes and tell my own stories, in a safe world, created by music..In an Instagram post of October 2018, he declared himself bisexual. Shortly after he won the Eurovision contest in 2019, in a press conference, he stated, I am more than just an artist, I am a person, I am a living being, Im bisexual, Im a musician, I stand for things. And Im proud that I get the chance to show what I am, who I am..In the first year of his studies in Rock Academy, he began playing with bands, ranging from Motown and Hip Hop to Rock and Reggae.As a part of semester studies, in 2013, Duncan formed a five-member band, which was named The Slick and Suited. The band gave its first public performance at the Eurosonic Noorderslag, an annual four-day music festival and music conference held in the Netherlands. The Slick and Suited.Later, The Slick and Suited performed at events like Fashion Week in the Amsterdam RAI, opening for Berget Lewis in the Mezz in Breda, P3 in Purmerend, and the Gigant in Apeldoorn. In March 2016, Dunan declared his separation from the band.In 2014, Duncan was a participant in the Dutch version of the singing reality show The Voice. He took the Dutch singer-songwriter Ilse DeLange as his mentor in the show. He was eliminated in the semi-finals, but he managed to grab huge public attention. Duncan Laurence in The Voice of Holland (2014).