Joost Klein’s tune is heavy on references to his love of Europe, that includes lyrics together with “Europe, let’s come collectively” or “Welcome to Europe, [I] keep till I die.” Phrases in German and Italian are sprinkled all through the tune, and there are shoutouts to conventional European dishes resembling escargot, paella, and fish and chips.
The tune, solely launched final Thursday, has already racked up greater than 6 million views on YouTube and one other 5 million performs on Spotify. It has additionally surged to turn into one of many bookmakers’ favorites for Might’s Eurovision competitors in Malmö, Sweden.
Timmermans’ joint Socialist-Inexperienced ticket was the runner-up in final yr’s Dutch elections, trailing behind the Euroskeptic Occasion For Freedom (PVV) of Geert Wilders. There’s nonetheless no breakthrough in talks to kind a brand new Dutch authorities.
Wilders hasn’t but commented on whether or not “Europapa” is on his private Spotify playlist.
