Waylon (singer)

Waylon
Waylon in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Willem Bijkerk
Born	(1980-04-20) 20 April 1980 (age 44) Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Genres	Country pop rock soul
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1997–present
Website	waylon.nl

Willem Bijkerk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈbɛikɛr(ə)k]; born 20 April 1980), known professionally as Waylon, is a Dutch singer. His stage name came from the name of his idol Waylon Jennings. He represented the Netherlands with Ilse DeLange as part of the Common Linnets at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, finishing in second place in the final.^[1] He represented the Netherlands again as a solo artist in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and finished in 18th place.