Joost Klein incident: The case has now been passed on to the prosecutor
This blog will be refreshed with the most recent advancements regarding the Joost Klein occurrence.
The Swedish police have questioned Joost Klein due to a reported complaint made by a female TV employee. She claims that Klein threatened her during an incident that occurred on Thursday evening. The complaint was filed with the authorities the following day.
According to authorities, Joost Klein was questioned by law enforcement last night. The individual who reported the incident was also interviewed. The case has since been referred to the prosecutor for further action. The resolution of the matter could potentially take several weeks.
This morning, the Dutch television channels NOS and AVROTROS are scheduled to have a meeting with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to discuss Joost Klein's involvement.
This morning, Frederieke Leeflang, who leads the NOS, went to Joost Klein's hotel in Malmö. Although the visit had been scheduled beforehand, it carries a new significance now.
People from other countries outside of the ones taking part in Eurovision this year can participate in the voting process under the category "Rest of the World".
According to regulations, residents in those nations are given a 24-hour period to submit their vote, which begins at 9:00 PM Central European Summer Time on Friday.
However, the notice on the voting main page still displays the same message this morning:
The Rest of the World vote can't start yet because they are investigating the Dutch person who is participating. We apologize for any problems this may cause.
According to Swedish media outlet SVT, the Swedish police are participating in the inquiry of an event connected with Joost Klein.
According to a representative from the police department, SVT, there are currently no fees. However, they have arrived at the location and are in the process of performing investigative procedures to determine the cause of the incident.
On May 10th, 2024 at 8:33 PM Central European Summer Time.
The EBU has made an announcement containing the following information:
The inquiry regarding the situation that took place with the Dutch performer during this year's Eurovision Song Contest is still ongoing. Additionally, talks are occurring between the EBU and AVROTROS, which is the broadcaster from the Netherlands that participated in the event.
As the investigation remains ongoing, the EBU has made the decision to exclude Joost Klein from participating in Dress Rehearsal 2 of the competition. This rehearsal is judged by juries from 37 different countries.
Instead of using his performance from Semi Final 1, his performance from Semi Final 2 will be used.
On May 10th, 2024 at 3:08 pm Central European Summer Time, the following blog post was written.
At the moment, we are looking into a matter that was reported to us regarding the Dutch performer. Until further information is available, he will not be practicing. We do not have any additional remarks at this time, but we will provide more information as it becomes available.
On Thursday evening, Joost Klein made it to the Grand Final after securing qualification from Semi-final 2 with the track called "Europapa".
During Friday's afternoon rehearsals, Joost Klein did not participate in the song rehearsal on stage.
The EBU has released a declaration stating that...
During the start of the final Grand Rehearsal, Joost Klein took part in the initial flag procession on the Eurovision platform.
Joost Klein was supposed to practice song number 5. However, without any input from the production team, they moved directly from song number 4 (Luxembourg) to song number 6 (Israel).
During the summary of the rehearsal, they added Joost Klein's "Europapa" as the fifth song along with a video from a different practice session.
Joost Klein has recently deleted all the Instagram Stories related to Eurovision.
"Netherlands At Eurovision: A Musical Journey"
Throughout history, The Netherlands has consistently ranked within the top 10 most thriving nations in the Eurovision competition.
Ever since their 1956 debut in the Eurovision Song Contest, they've taken part a total of 63 times. Out of those attempts, they've been successful in winning the top spot on five occasions.
The Netherlands had their most impressive performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019, when Duncan Laurence won first place with his song "Arcade." Nonetheless, they haven't always had such good luck, coming in last place 5 times in the past, specifically in 1958, 1962, 1963, 1968, and 2011. Since Semi-finals were given a part in the competition in 2004, they have managed to make it into the Grand Final 9 times out of 19.
