The discus representative of the Netherlands broke the silence – 2024-05-11 22:54:38

Represented the Netherlands Joost Klein has broken the silence. A confusing video appeared in the artist’s Instagram stories in the middle of the Eurovision final.

In the video there are dogs that move funny. The band Baha Men plays in the background Who Let the Dogs Out? – a huge hit. There was no explanation or text in the video.

The Netherlands were kicked out of this year’s Eurovision final a few hours before the contest began. The reason for the decision was the incident that took place after Thursday night’s semi-final.

Joost Klein was disqualified from Eurovision. His song was Europapa. EBU

According to the Dutch Avrotros, Joost would have been photographed when he had rushed from the stage to the green room on the night of the semi-finals. According to the company, the filming should not have taken place and the artist would have announced this many times in the situation. The artist would have made a threatening move for the camera. According to media reports, the woman who worked as a cameraman would have reported the incident.

The European Broadcasting Union EBU and the Swedish police began to investigate the incident.

On Saturday, Ebu announced that the Netherlands would not appear in the final.

– While the legal process is ongoing, it would be inappropriate for him to continue in the competition, the statement said.

The Dutch channel considered the decision excessive. They emphasized that Joost had not touched the photographer.

– We are very disappointed and shocked also on behalf of the millions of fans who were so excited about the performance in the Netherlands. Europapan should not have ended this way, Avrotros said in a press release.

Later on Saturday, the Dutch Broadcasting Corporation announced that it would not be distributing radio stations. I would have given the points Nikkie de Jagerwhich hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021.

– Now that Avrotros is no longer part of the Eurovision final, we don’t feel the need to give points to the Dutch jury. After talking to Nikkie de Jager, we decided not to. Like Nikkie, we imagined this evening in a very different way, the broadcasting company commented.