Duncan Laurence
Benjamin Ward
Updated on March 13, 2026
Birth Name: Duncan de Moor
Place of Birth: Spijkenisse, South Holland, Netherlands
Date of Birth: 11 April, 1994
Ethnicity: Dutch, small amount of Belgian [Flemish] and German
Duncan Laurence is a Dutch singer and songwriter. He is the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, representing the Netherlands. He is the son of Petra Aguiar and Cor de Moor.
Duncan’s patrilineal line can be traced back to his sixth great-grandfather, Pieter de Moor.
Duncan’s paternal grandfather is Cor de Moor (the son of Cornelis de Moor and Wilhelmina “Mien” den Haan). Cornelis was the son of Alphonsus de Moor and Johanna van Kroonenburg. Wilhelmina was the daughter of Wilhelmus Franciscus den Haan and Arendje Vinke.
Duncan’s paternal grandmother is Nelly “Nel” de Graaf. Nel likely was born in Roosendaal, North Brabant.
Duncan’s maternal grandfather’s surname is van der Linden.
Duncan’s maternal grandmother is named Korrie.
Source: Genealogy of Duncan Laurence –