Eurovision Contestant Banned From Final Amid Police Investigation

A contestant on the effectively-liked European singing level of competitors Eurovision has been banned from performing in the ultimate … and, organizers say it can be merely due to the fact the police are investigating him.

Joost Klein — who’s representing the Netherlands in this year’s edition of the contest — will not compete in the closing considering the fact that Swedish law enforcement are on the lookout into a claim created by a feminine member of the output crew, the Eurovision crew introduced in a assertion Saturday.

While the European Broadcasting Union will not say precisely what the allegations entail… they do mention it occurred right away following the semi-final common functionality on Thursday evening — introducing it would not be acceptable for Klein to hold on when the investigation proceeds.

The information and facts will come substantially significantly less than 24 many hours quickly following the EBU barred Joost from rehearsal … a shock shift that sent social media into a frenzy.

Some on-line speculated the alleged incident could possibly have concerned Joost and a various performer … but, the EBU says which is merely just not the circumstance.

Klein was a single of 26 performers who certified for the remaining, applying spot in just a couple of hours … but, the exhibit will transfer on with just 25 tunes.

BTW … Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS set out its have version of functions — declaring Klein’s recurring requests not to be filmed backstage ended up ignored, which they say led to a threatening motion from Joost to the digicam and the subsequent ban.