Eurovision disqualifies Dutch act over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ allegations
by Charlotte McLaughlin
May 11, 2024
3 minutes
Dutch act Joost Klein has been disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest grand final following a Swedish police investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour, the European Broadcasting Union said.
Entering with the song Europapa, a tribute to his late parents, the 26-year-old rapper and singer from the Netherlands had qualified for the grand final on Thursday evening at the Malmo Arena venue in Sweden.
The official page of the Netherlands’ Songfestival, which sends acts to Eurovision, said it is “shocked” and finds the decision “disproportionate”.
There will be one less contestant, Ireland’s Bambie Thug and Israel’s Eden Golan all compete along with 22 other countries.
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