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Malmö: Dutch ESC candidate fails to test again

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Dutch ESC candidate again failed to test

For the second time, Joost Klein was excluded from the rehearsals in Malmö with his song for the Netherlands. photo

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It is not known why Joost Klein was excluded from the second rehearsal. The EBU speaks of ongoing investigations.

The Dutch candidate for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), Joost Klein, was also excluded from the second test run for the final. The reason is the further investigation into an incident with the musician. What this was about was not initially disclosed. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has decided that the singer will not perform during the second dress rehearsal of the competition, which will be voted on by the juries of the 37 participating countries, “while the investigation continues,” the EBU said. According to the jury, his performance will be evaluated based on his performance in the second semi-final on Thursday.

According to the ESC rules, the jury vote always takes place at the second dress rehearsal. A jury consists of five experts per country. All 37 participating countries are entitled to vote – including countries that were eliminated in the semi-finals. At the ESC, the jury’s decisions usually make up 50 percent of the final result of each entry. The other 50 percent comes from the telephone votes at the finale. You cannot vote for your own country in either the semi-finals or the final.

It is unclear what will happen next for Joost Klein

“The investigation into the incident involving the Dutch artist at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is ongoing. Discussions are also taking place between the EBU and Avrotros, the participating Dutch television station,” the EBU said.

It was previously announced that the artist would not take part in rehearsals for the final until further notice due to an incident. Although Klein appeared at the first rehearsal of the final and was present at the flag parade, he did not rehearse his song “Europapa”.