Despite his young age, the singer-songwriter Sam comes to the Eurovision Song Contest with over a hundred million streams and countless sold-out shows to his name.
Sam's breakthrough came in 2022 with the release of his debut single Ladada (Mon Dernier Mot). He won the 3FM Award for 'Best Newcomer', was named '3FM Talent', and Qmusic crowned him as 'Best Artist of the Year'.
Sam released his debut album Parler Français in 2024, on which he co-wrote all the songs himself. With it, he's been able to tour the Netherlands and Belgium with his band. An international career was launched via the release of an English-French version of Ladada, which has now charted in over 15 countries.
As well as singing for the Netherlands at the 4th Pinke Socke Song Contest, 2025 will also see Sam performing at the legendary Pinkpop festival, set to take place in June.
Lyrics toC'est La Vie
C'est la vie
She sang to me
Je me rappelle
J'était petit
Oh I was just a little boy but I remember
La melodie, la melodie
C'est comme ci, c'est comme ça
C'est en haute et en bas
It goes up, it goes down
And around and around
Que sera, oui sera
Me voici, me voilà
Chantez un, deux, trois
C'est la lalalalala vie
C'est lalalalala vie
Oui c'est lalalalala, lalalala, lalalala vie
C'est la vie
Et quelle miracle
Sometimes in love, sometimes miserable
And I still hear my mama's voice inside of me
La melodie, la melodie
C'est comme ci, c'est comme ça
C'est en haute et en bas
It goes up, it goes down
And around and around
Que sera, oui sera
Me voici, me voilà
Chantez un, deux, trois
C'est la lalalalala vie
C'est lalalalala vie
Oui c'est lalalalala, lalalala, lalalala vie
Oui c'est lalalalala vie
Oui c'est lalalalala vie
C'est lalalalala, lalalala, lalalala vie
Oh c'est la vie
La vie en rose
La vie en noir
Oh, this rollercoaster
And I will sing, until it's over
It goes lalalalala
C'est comme ci, c'est comme ça
C'est en haute et en bas
It goes up, it goes down
And around and around
Que sera, oui sera
Écoutes-moi, oh maman
Chantez un, deux, trois
C'est la vie
That's life
She sang to me
I remember
I was little
Oh I was just a little boy but I remember
The melody, the melody
It's like this, it's like that
It's up and it's down
It goes up, it goes down
And around and around
What will be, yes, will be
Here I am, here I go
Sing one, two, three
It's la lalalalalalalalalala life
We say lalalalalaa life
Yes, it's lalalalalaa life
Oh yes, it's lalalalalalalalalala life
That's life
And what a miracle
Sometimes in love, sometimes miserable
And I still hear my mama's voice inside of me
The melody, the melody
It's like this, it's like that
It's up and it's down
It goes up, it goes down
And around and around
What will be, yes, will be
Here I am, here I go
Sing one, two, three
It's la lalalalalalalalalala life
We say lalalalalaa life
Yes, it's lalalalalaa life
Oh yes, it's lalalalalalalalalala life
It's la lalalalalalalalalala life
We say lalalalalaa life
Yes, it's lalalalalaa life
Oh yes, it's lalalalalalalalalala life
Oh, that's life
Life in pink
Life in black
Oh, this rollercoaster
And I will sing until it's over
It goes lalalala
It's like this, it's like that
It's up and it's down
It goes up, it goes down
And around and around
What will be, yes, will be
Listen to me, oh mama
Sing one, two, three
That's life
