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Groningen’s Iwan & Jeroen Win Regio Songfestival 2025 With 222 Points

The outcome followed a revamped tally mixing regional juries, public voting plus input from an AI juror that reviewed lyrics.

Overview

  • The Groningen duo clinched the title with their opener "Alles Goud" at Arnhem’s Musis & Stadstheater in the contest’s third edition.
  • Noord-Brabant took second place, Overijssel finished third, Utrecht’s Dyde came fourth, and Rijnmond placed thirteenth.
  • The final was broadcast live on all regional channels and NPO 1 Extra, with a dedicated YouTube show hosted by Stefania, Davine and Ezra.
  • Scoring combined each region’s professional jury, audience ballots via SMS, phone and QR codes, plus a fourteenth AI juror named Robin that analyzed lyrics only.
  • Flevoland’s Luca Ferron led pre-show Spotify streams but did not win on the night.