Joost Klein: No charges for disqualified Eurovision singer

Wiwibloggs: The Eurovision Podcast

Disqualified Eurovision 2024 act Joost Klein from The Netherlands will not face charged for a “backstage incident” that led to a police investigation in Sweden. That’s the news coming out of Malmö after senior prosecutor Fredrik Jonsson dropped the case.

You’ll remember that the EBU disqualified Joost on the day of the grand final “following threatening behaviour directed at a female member of the production crew."

We review statements from most of the key players in the Eurovision drama, including Joost Klein, Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, the European broadcasting Union and more...

00:30 Why was Joost Klein disqualified from Eurovision?

01:00 What did The Netherlands say about the disqualification?

01:38 Why did Swedish police drop the case against Joost Klein?

03:15 How has Joost Klein responded to the Swedish police decision?

04:00 What did the EBU say about the police decision?

07:00 Why did the EBU act so quickly to disqualify Joost?

09:23 What has the Dutch broadcaster said about the news?

10:30 What does Cornald Maas think?

11:20 Fans react to the news — demanding Joost return to Eurovision in 2025 and that the Netherlands withdraw, among other things