Dutch Rapper Joost Klein Disqualified from Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Dutch rapper Joost Klein has been disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. "The Dutch artist Joost Klein will not participate in this year's Eurovision Song Contest final. The Swedish police have investigated a complaint filed by a female member of the production crew following an incident that occurred after his performance in Thursday night's semi-final. As the legal process is ongoing, it would not be appropriate for him to continue in the contest," announced the organizers of the Eurovision in a statement. Eurovision, the Dutch Joost Klein excluded from the final: he is under investigation by the Swedish police. What happened We wish to clarify that, contrary to reports by some media and speculation on social media, this incident did not involve other contestants or members of the delegations. We have a zero-tolerance policy towards inappropriate behavior during our event and are committed to ensuring a safe and protected work environment for all contest staff. In light of this - the statement reads further - Joost Klein's behavior towards a team member was considered a violation of the contest's rules. The Final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest will now go ahead with 25 participating songs. Who is Joost Klein Joost Klein, also known as Joost and, in the past, as EenhoornJoost, is a Dutch rapper, writer, and former YouTuber. He is 27 years old and before the disqualification, represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song Europapa. Born in Leeuwarden, he moved with his family to the Frisian municipality of Britsum. In 2008, he opened a channel on the YouTube platform called EenhoornJoost, publishing videos of sketches and mini-documentaries. In 2016, he uploaded his first music single titled Bitches on his channel, which reached one million views on the platform. The first record contract In 2017, he signed a record contract with the label Made, part of the TopNotch group, with which he released his first three studio albums Dakloos, Scandinavian Boy, and M van Marketing, which reached the 12th and 10th position in the Dutch album chart, respectively. The label Albino Sports In 2019, he founded his own record label, Albino Sports, with which he released the album Albino, inspired by a collection of poems written by the artist himself in honor of his father, who passed away in 2011. The album reached the 5th position in the Dutch chart and was promoted through the tour Het gaat niet zo goed. For the following summer season, Joost Klein participated in the main music festivals of the Benelux area including Pukkelpop, Pinkpop, Lowlands, and Zwarte Cross. On November 15, 2019, he released the album 1983, whose title refers to the birth year of Klein's older brother. The following year saw the release of Joost Klein 7, composed of seven tracks including a collaboration with Canadian rapper Bbno$ and a remix version of the single Ik wil je by the Flemish music group De Kreuners.