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Directed by Véras Fawaz, [2] a personal friend of Klein, [12] The music video for "Europapa" was premiered live on De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach at 16:45 CET, followed by a release on the Eurovision Song Contest channel on YouTube ten minutes later.
Joost Klein (Dutch pronunciation: [joːst klɛin]; born 10 November 1997), also known mononymously as Joost, is a Dutch musician, rapper, singer, and former YouTuber. Mainly a hip hop artist, his songs and performances often include influences of electronic music , such as drum and bass , hardstyle , and gabber .
Klein co-wrote the song with Tantu Beats and Thijmen Melissant, the latter two of whom produced it. The song samples "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx, who received a writing credit. [1] "Luchtballon" was released after Klein's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and subsequent disqualification from the contest's final. [2] [3]
The Netherlands entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, Joost Klein, was disqualified following a “threatening movement” from the singer towards a camerawoman, a Dutch radio and television ...
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“What Joost brought to the Netherlands and Europe shouldn’t have ended this way.” The 26-year-old Dutch singer and rapper had been a bookies’ favorite, as well as a fan favorite, with his song “Europapa,” an upbeat Euro-techno ode to the continent's diversity that is also a tribute to Klein’s parents, who died when he was a child.
In it, he claimed that Klein did "almost nothing" and the EBU opted to disqualify him because his song was getting "too big". [49] Cornald Maas, AVROTROS' television commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest and member of its Dutch selection committee, called the punishment "cruel and unusual" and later added, "fuck the EBU". [50]
The Eurovision Song Contest was thrown into fresh turmoil Saturday when organizers disqualified the Dutch entrant hours before the grand final for a backstage incident involving a female crew member.