Chantal Janzen

Chantal Janzen (pronounced [ɕɑnˌtɑl ˈjɑnzə(n)]; born 15 February 1979) is a Dutch actress, singer and TV presenter.

She had parts in The Preacher, Full Moon Party and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo and presented Idols.

She studied at the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, and was taught in classical, modern, jazz and tapdance, acting, singing and musical repertoire.

She played in several musicals, including Crazy For You, Kunt u mij de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, mijnheer?, Saturday Night Fever, 42nd Street, Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan and the production of Petticoat [nl].

Janzen played several parts in movies: De Dominee, Feestje, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Volle Maan, Alles is Liefde, Kicks and the made-for-TV film Loverboy.

[5][6] Janzen won the John Kraaijkamp Musical Award [nl] in 2002 for Upcoming Talent for her lead in Saturday Night Fever.

[20] On 4 December 2019, she was announced as one of the three presenters of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam alongside Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit; the contest itself would be cancelled in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and was replaced with Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light (which was presented jointly by Janzen, Rombley, and Smit), which was held on 16 May 2020.

[23] In 2013, Janzen along with co-host Gordon Heuckeroth both received widespread criticism for a viral video in which they are seen repeatedly making racist jokes about a Chinese Holland's Got Talent contestant.

Janzen performing as Jane in the stage musical Tarzan (2009)
Janzen with actress Monic Hendrickx in November 2019