Birth of a New Age

"Birth of a New Age"
Single by Jeangu Macrooy
LanguageEnglish, Sranan Tongo
Released4 March 2021
Genre
Length2:53
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jeangu Macrooy
  • Pieter Perquin
Jeangu Macrooy singles chronology
"Grow"
(2020)
"Birth of a New Age"
(2021)
Music video
"Birth of a New Age" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Finals performance
Final result
23rd
Final points
11
Entry chronology
◄ "Grow" (2020)
"De diepte" (2022) ►

"Birth of a New Age" is a song by Surinamese singer-songwriter Jeangu Macrooy. The song represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The music video was recorded in the Rijksmuseum. In the song, Macrooy calls for resilience and authenticity. The song is mostly written in English and partly in Sranan Tongo, a lingua franca in Suriname.