''Fool Bar'' is the third studio album by

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singer-songwriter

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. It was released in the

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on 6 May 2016, through

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.'Fool Bar' van Douwe Bob in iTunes
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. The album includes the single "

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", the song represented the Netherlands in the

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. The album was produced by Matthijs van Duijvenbode and Kasper Frenkel.

Reception

Commercial performance

On 14 May 2016 the album debuted at number 4 on the

in its first week of release, later peaking at number 2.

Singles

" was released as the lead single from the album on 5 March 2016. Douwe Bob was announced as the Dutch entrant to the

by Dutch media on 20 September 2015. Two days later, he confirmed the news during the Dutch talk show ''

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''. The song was revealed as his Eurovision entry on 4 March 2016 during a press conference in

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. He performed in the first half of the semi-final. He got through the semi-final and performed in the Final on 14 May 2016, coming in 11th place with 153 points.

Reception

Commercial performance

Singles

Track listing

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

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