The 68th Eurovision Song Contest champion will be crowned tonight in Malmo, Sweden. But the action on stage is almost dwarfed by the background controversies.
The Netherlands will not be represented in this evening’s Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final after their artist Joost Klein was disqualified.
The European Broadcasting Union released a statement Saturday morning saying the Dutch artist, previously one of the breakout stars of this year’s contest with his song ‘Europapa’, would not be allowed to compete in this evening’s final.
The statement from the EBU said: “It would not be appropriate for him to continue in the contest” while the legal process takes place.” Earlier, controversies over Israel’s and Ukraine’s participation made news.
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