Dutch Artist Joost Klein Disqualified from Eurovision Song Contest Following Behind-the-Scenes Incident

Dutch artist Joost Klein has been disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest following a behind-the-scenes incident. The actor was in accordance BBC was sent home after a female member of the production team made allegations of “intimidation” against the Swedish police.

Eurovision organizers said in a statement that although the investigation is ongoing, it is not appropriate for the competition to continue. Dutch broadcaster Avrtotros said Klein’s expulsion was “unreasonable”.

The 26-year-old singer belonged with his song A European Pope to the favorites for this year’s competition. At the same time, there was an interesting story attached to it. He dedicated the song to his father, who died of cancer when he was twelve years old. According to Klein, he had previously promised his father that he would one day get on the Eurovision stage.

There was already speculation about his ban on Friday, when he did not take part in the general test, which is being monitored by representatives of individual national juries. On this basis, they will evaluate the individual representatives on Saturday afternoon.

Fans of the tournament have been speculating about an unspecified backstage event since this information was released. Many believed that there were differences between Klein and Eden Golan, the representative of Israel, because he did not agree about the events in the Gaza Strip.

However, the European Broadcasting Union today dismissed the speculation, saying the incident did not involve actors or other members of the delegation.

However, she did not provide any further details and dismissed the singer. “We have a zero tolerance policy for inappropriate behavior at our event and are committed to providing a safe working environment for tournament employees,” union representatives said.