Jeangu Macrooy
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Jeangu Macrooy is a Surinamese singer-songwriter. He was born in Paramaribo and has been living in the Netherlands in the eastern city Enschede in the region Twente since 2014. Macrooy's music can best be described as modern soul. His audience is in the Netherlands, Suriname, and increasingly in Belgium, France and Germany. He was due to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 to be held in Rotterdam with the song "Grow", but the contest was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He represented the country in the 2021 contest with another song "Birth of a New Age". As the host country, the Netherlands automatically qualified to compete in the final. It got 23rd place in the final on 22 May 2021 receiving only 11 points from the jury and 0 points from the audience via televote.