Simply hours earlier than this 12 months’s Eurovision Music Contest closing was scheduled to start in Malmo, Sweden, on Saturday, the glitzy singing competitors was thrown into disaster after organizers banned the Netherlands’ entry from collaborating.
On Friday, the Dutch musician, Joost Klein, whose songs combine pop with hyperfast beats, didn’t seem for a scheduled rehearsal to carry out his music “Europapa,” which was then among the many favorites to win.
Shortly afterward, the European Broadcasting Union, which organizes the competition, mentioned in an announcement that it was “investigating an incident” involving the Dutch artist. On Saturday morning, a Swedish police spokeswoman mentioned in an e-mail that officers have been investigating a person “suspected of illegal threats” towards a Eurovision worker and had handed a file to prosecutors to contemplate expenses.
Eurovision organizers mentioned in a brand new assertion that it was Klein below investigation, and that “it could not be applicable” for the musician to compete in Saturday’s closing whereas a authorized course of was underway.
The choice precipitated a right away uproar amongst Eurovision followers on social media, lots of whom have been backing Klein to win.
AVROTROS, the Dutch public broadcaster that picked Klein to signify the Netherlands at Eurovision, additionally objected to his disqualification. In an emailed assertion, a spokesperson for the broadcaster mentioned that Eurovision’s motion was “disproportionate” and that it was “shocked by the choice.”
“We deeply remorse this and can come again to this later,” the spokesperson added.
