Op vrijdag 8 mei is het zover. Dan staat UCU-student Thijs Veldhuis samen met drie andere kandidaten in de finale van The Voice of Holland. Gaat hij met de felbegeerde titel naar huis? Hoewel Thijs het nu heel druk heeft, maakt hij toch even tijd vrij om met DUB te praten. “Natuurlijk hoop ik dat ik win.”
I'm not a lawyer but I wasn't aware that zionism is a protected characteristic under the Equalities Act.
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“Ik had niet verwacht dat alle vijf de coaches zouden draaien.”UU-student Thijs Veldhuis (21) is er nog van ondersteboven. Hij deed zonder enige verwachting mee aan de Blind Auditions van The Voice of Holland en ging met groot gemak door naar de volgende ronde.
Angus Davison
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Ian Chard
Jenny Greenteeth