2024-05-11 15:08:29
There are only hours left until the TV broadcast of the final of the European music festival begins, that is. Eurovision 2024and the competition has already caused some controversy.
First, it was the booing of the Israeli participant in exercises that spoiled the competition, which was not broadcast live yet, and now the the representative of the Netherlands, Joost Kleinwas disqualified before he even got to the event stage.
It was during the early hours of this Saturday, Swedish time, that the singer ‘Pope of Europe‘ was kicked out of the competition after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) disqualified him for his “incident” with a production person of the competition in Malmö (Sweden).
“Swedish police have investigated a complaint made by a female member of the production team following an incident that occurred after her performance in the semi-final on Thursday. Although the legal process is ongoing, it would not be appropriate for him to continue in the page“, the EBU said in a statement.
Regarding the same, they said: “We have a zero tolerance policy towards inappropriate behavior at our event and are committed to providing a safe working environment for all staff at the event. In light of this, Joost Klein’s behavior towards a member of staff is considered a breach of the rules.”
This is the first time that the production has expelled a competitor in its history, except for 2022 when they excluded Russian participants after the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Although the reasons for the expulsion of Joost Klein from Eurovision 2024 is not clear or official, EFE reported that it was already announced by the Swedish media yesterday that he was accused violent behavior with a worker from the festival’s production team.
Marina Satti pretends to sleep during Israel’s intervention at Eurovision
even though Golan’s face He managed to reach the final of the competition with his song “hurricane“, the Israeli participant was not far from controversy. After being bored in rehearsals, the artists took part this Friday in a press round where their partner Greece’s Marina Satti had a dismissive reaction when he heard her speak.
the singer “Zari“, She pretended to fall asleep several times on the table where they were set. On one occasion he even leaned directly on the board and pretend to snore.
This moment was captured by several cameras and subsequently went viral on the internet. The representative of Greece has not commented on the matter so far and his participation has not been affected.
Ireland urgently meets the organization
During the last hours it was also reported that the representative of Ireland, i.e. Bambi Thugdid not participate in the final test of it Eurovision 2024 and they had to meet urgently with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the organizers of the event.
Although the reasons for her absence have not been revealed so far, the artist revealed that she might not appear in the final.
On his social networks he wrote: “A story happened while we were waiting to go on stage and take part in the parade of artists, which is why I wanted the urgent attention of the EBU. “We have taken this matter seriously and have discussed the action to be taken.”
“I hope to see you on stage tonight,” he closed his message without confirming his presence at the music competition.
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