Douwe Bob Posthuma broke through in 2012 as the winner of De Beste Singer-Songwriter van Nederland. With his participation in the Eurovision Song Contest with “Slow Down,” he established himself as one of the most recognizable voices in the Netherlands. In 2023 he appeared on Beste Zangers and The Masked Singer, and in 2024 he became the most-played Dutch artist on the radio. Between 2023 and 2025 he scored six Top 40 hits, performed during sold-out club tours, major festivals, a theatre tour, and an AFAS Live show. At the end of 2025 he presented The Story of Country at The Concertgebouw, a show that sold out completely within three hours.
In April 2026 his seventh studio album will be released, which Douwe is currently working on with great enthusiasm. Over the past two years, he has been impossible to miss. Besides his music, he appeared in a popular TV show and will soon release his first cookbook: VUUR