There will ultimately only be 25… Saturday May 11, 2024, Stéphane Bern and Laurence Boccolini will present the final of the 68th edition of Eurovision, on France 2. If the French are impatiently awaiting Slimane’s performance on the title My love, Dutch fans of the competition will not have the chance to see their representative, Joost Klein, take the stage. Friday May 10, 2024, in a press release shared on social networks, the European Broadcasting Union indicated that the candidate was banned from rehearsals after a “incident”. The following day, the EBU announced that the singer of the title Europapa will ultimately not participate in the grand final of the competition. “Swedish police have investigated a complaint filed by a female member of the production team following an incident following her performance in Thursday night’s semi-final. While legal proceedings continue, it would not be appropriate for him to continue participating in the competition“we can read.
Joost Klein can count on the support of his fans
In its press release, the EBU specified that this incident “does not involve any other artist or member of the delegation”. “We maintain a zero tolerance policy towards inappropriate behavior at our event and we are committed to providing a safe and secure working environment for all competition staff. As a result, Joost Klein’s behavior towards a member of the team is considered contrary to the competition rules., it was added. On “No one will ever make me hate Joost Klein“ ; “It’s impossible that what he did was worse than genocide”; “Why not disqualify a person who shouted on stage ‘I love you all’ and keep a country like Israel that laughs at everyone and bombs” ; “I’m really sorry for him and what he’s probably going through.”we can read.
Statement on Dutch participation in the Eurovision Song Contest.https://t.co/EKagHwQKCZ
— Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) May 11, 2024