"Grow" is a song by Surinamese singer-songwriter

Jeangu Macrooy Jeangu Macrooy (; born November 6, 1993) is a Surinamese singer-songwriter. He was born in Paramaribo and has been living in the Netherlands in the eastern city Enschede in the region Twente since 2014. Macrooy's music is described as modern s ...

. Released on 4 March 2020, the song would have represented host nation the

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in the

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Background

The song is about his personal story about getting older and his quest to find himself. The song was written by Macrooy, with all instruments and arrangements by

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& Macrooy. when talking about the song, Macrooy said, "Emotions, good and bad, are a universal language. I hope this song makes people feel a little less lonely in their search for happiness. I think that openness and honesty about how we really feel will ultimately bring us closer. I believe in the power music has to bring people together. It’s the reason I do what I do." His creative team would have made up of Hans Pannecoucke (director), Marco Driessen (lighting) and Perquisite (creative supervisor).

Eurovision Song Contest

The song would have represented the

in the

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was internally selected by the national broadcaster

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. As the host country, the Netherlands automatically qualified to compete in the final, which would have been held on 16 May 2020 in

, Netherlands. It would have been performed 23rd in the final. The contest was later cancelled as a result of the

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Music video

The official video of the song, directed by Joe Roberts, was released on 4 March 2020.

Charts

Release history

References

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