Key facts
- Born
- Willem Bijkerk , ( 1980-04-20 ) 20 April 1980 (age 46) , Apeldoorn , Netherlands
- Genres
- Country pop rock soul
- Occupation
- Singer
- Years active
- 1997–present
- Formerly of
- The Common Linnets , Santa Rosa, Millstreet
- Website
- waylon .nl
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Willem
- Named after
- Waylon Jennings
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Apeldoorn
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 2018
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Motown
- Official website
- waylon.nl
- Image
- The Common Linnets, ESC2014 Meet & Greet 09 (cropped).jpg
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- birth name
- Willem Bijkerk
- member of
- The Common Linnets
- Commons category
- Waylon
- date of birth
- 1980-04-20
- pseudonym
- Waylon
- name in native language
- Waylon
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- social media followers
- 16800
- partner in business or sport
- Ilse DeLange
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Encyclopedic overview
Willem Bijkerk ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈbɛikɛr(ə)k]; born 20 April 1980), known professionally as Waylon, is a Dutch singer. His stage name came from the name of his idol Waylon Jennings. He represented the Netherlands with Ilse DeLange as part of the Common Linnets at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, finishing in second place in the final. He represented the Netherlands again as a solo artist in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and finished in 18th place.
Career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Waylon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.