eurovision 2009
De Toppers
De Toppers represented the Netherlands at Eurovision 2009 in Moscow with “Shine”, and went out in the second semi-final.
- what
- Dutch musical group
- contest
- 2009
- music
- pop rock, Nederpop
- active
- since 2005
- record labels
- EMI
- members
- Gerard Joling, René Froger, Jeroen van der Boom, Gordon past and present
- sang for
- Netherlands
Biography
De Toppers is a Dutch supergroup whose members have included René Froger, Gerard Joling, Jeroen van der Boom, Jan Smit and Gordon Heuckeroth. Billed as The Toppers, the group went out in the semi-final in Moscow in 2009 with “Shine”.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “De Toppers”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2009 Moscow
“Shine”
Out in the second semi-final Went out in the second semi-final: 17th of 19, with 11 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Gordon Heuckeroth
- Won that year
- Norway: Alexander Rybak, “Fairytale”
The story of Eurovision 2009: A pun on Putin, voters called in for questioning, and a record win
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