Dutch student (24) overwhelmed with compliments after Eurovision rehearsal with Ukraine | Stars

entertainment">The 24-year-old Emmie from Rotterdam, a student at Codarts, still can’t quite comprehend it. “It was a bit of a shock, but in a good way,” she responds with a laugh ANP. “I was still on my way to work, so it took a while. Moreover, I could not just leave. ”

entertainment">Go_A’s lead singer, Kateryna Pavlenko, did not feel well on Wednesday and had to be quarantined as a precaution while awaiting her corona test. As a result, she missed the second rehearsal. Emmie, who was already stand-in before the official rehearsals started, was called and was taken to Rotterdam Ahoy very quickly. She was the only one who knew the act, and the lyrics cannot be learned in just two hours. “I had three or four weeks for it,” she explains.

Once in a lifetime

entertainment">Emmie, who works at a fast food company, thought she would sing along with the recording band, but to her surprise, she heard her own voice on the footage posted on the official Eurovision channel. “I received very positive reactions from the band. They were very satisfied, ”said the student. Afterwards it also rained compliments online. “Especially from Ukraine, but also remarkably many from the Netherlands. I have more than eight hundred followers in a few days. ”

entertainment">For Emmie it will remain a ‘once in a lifetime’ for the time being. Pavlenko was tested negative for the corona virus on Thursday and can perform with her band.

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