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Waylon (born Willem Bijkerk; 20 April 1980 in Apeldoorn) is a Dutch singer. His stage name came from the name of his idol Waylon Jennings. He represented the Netherlands with Ilse DeLange as The Common Linnets at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, finishing in second place in the final. ==Career== Bijkerk started his career in 1995 singing in the television program ''Telekids'' where he sang the chorus of the song Harry Stallion. From childhood, he was inspired by country music and he played the drums with the band West Virginian Railroad. He was signed in 1997 by EMI and went to Nashville to record an album, but the album was never completed. In 2001, he lived and worked for a year in the United States where he also performed with his idol, Waylon Jennings. After Jennings died in 2002, Bijkerk returned to the Netherlands. Bijkerk was taught by Lisa Boray and joined the cover band Santa Rosa after returning from the United States. He also sang in the band Millstreet. In 2005, Bijkerk and Rachel Kramer performed as the duo Rachel & Waylon in the preliminary rounds of the National Song Contest with the song "Leven als een beest" . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Waylon (singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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