UPDATE 11 MAY 2024, 00:42 CEST
Swedish police concerned in investigation
The Swedish police are concerned within the investigation into an incident surrounding Joost Klein, based on Swedish broadcaster SVT.
There are not any expenses for the time being, a police spokesman tells SVT. “However we’re on website and are conducting investigative measures to see what occurred.”
UPDATE 10 MAY 2024, 20:33 CEST
Joost Klein is not going to carry out throughout Friday’s Jury Rehearsal
EBU has launched the next:
The investigation into the incident with the Dutch artist on this 12 months’s Eurovision Track Contest continues to be ongoing. Discussions are additionally going down between the EBU and AVROTROS, the Dutch taking part broadcaster.
Whereas the investigation continues the EBU has determined that Joost Klein is not going to carry out throughout Costume Rehearsal 2 of the competitors which is voted on by juries within the 37 taking part nations.
His efficiency from Semi Last 2 will likely be used as an alternative.
Thursday night time, Joost Klein certified for the Grand Last from Semi-final 2 with the tune “Europapa”.
However on the afternoon rehearsals on Friday, Joost Klein wasn’t on stage to rehearse his tune.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has issued this assertion:
We’re presently investigating an incident that was reported to us involving the Dutch artist. He is not going to be rehearsing till additional discover. We now have no additional remark presently and can replace in the end.EBU
Initially of the Costume Rehearsal for the Grand Last, Joost Klein was a part of the opening flag parade on the Eurovision stage.
Joost Klein ought to have rehearsed as tune quantity 5, however with none remark from the manufacturing, they went straight from tune quantity 4 (Luxembourg) to tune quantity 6 (Israel).
On the rehearsal’s recaps, Joost Klein’s tune “Europapa” was included as tune quantity 5 with a clip from one other rehearsal.
Based on info to Swedish broadcaster SVT, a bodily confrontation has occurred between the artist and a photographer.
Joost Klein has now eliminated all his Instagram Tales about Eurovision.
We do not have extra info for the time being. The article will likely be up to date when there’s an replace···
The Netherlands within the Eurovision Track Contest
The Netherlands has traditionally been one of many 10 most profitable Eurovision nations.
They’ve participated within the Eurovision Track Contest 63 occasions since their debut in 1956, with 5 victories:
Since 1975, one of the best consequence for the Netherlands was in 2019, when Duncan Laurence completed first with the tune “Arcade.” They’ve are available final within the contest 5 occasions: 1958, 1962, 1963, 1968 and 2011. For the reason that introduction of the Semi-finals in 2004, they’ve certified for the Grand Last 9 out of 19 occasions.