Netherlands’ Joost Klein disqualified, protests over Israel’s inclusion
Who is taking part in the Eurovision Final?
The full running order is:
- Sweden — Marcus & Martinus, “Unforgettable”
- Ukraine — Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil, “Teresa & Maria”
- Germany — Isaak, “Always on the Run”
- Luxembourg — Tali, “Fighter”
- There will be NO song in position number 5 after the Netherlands was removed from the finals. In a statement the EBU said it “will inform all telecommunications partners that the Netherlands is no longer participating, and we will endeavor to block the lines for Song 5.”
- Israel — Eden Golan, “Hurricane”
- Lithuania — Silvester Belt, “Luktelk”
- Spain — Nebulossa, “Zorra”
- Estonia — 5miinust and Puuluup, “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi”
- Ireland — Bambie Thug, “Doomsday Blue”
- Latvia — Dons, “Hollow”
- Greece — Marina Satti, “Zari”
- United Kingdom — Olly Alexander, “Dizzy”
- Norway — Gåte, “Ulveham”
- Italy — Angelina Mango, “La noia”
- Serbia — Teya Dora, “Ramonda”
- Finland — Windows95man, “No Rules!”
- Portugal — Iolanda, “Grito”
- Armenia — Ladaniva, “Jako”
- Cyprus — Silia Kapsis, “Liar”
- Switzerland — Nemo, “The Code”
- Slovenia — Raiven, “Veronika”
- Croatia — Baby Lasagna, “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”
- Georgia — Nutsa Buzaladze, “Firefighter”
- France — Slimane, “Mon amour”
- Austria — Kaleen, “We Will Rave”
Netherlands’ contestant Joost Klein kicked out ahead of final
The European Broadcasting Union, which organizes Eurovision, expelled Joost Klein, the Netherlands’ contestant, from the competition hours before Saturday’s final over a backstage incident.
Swedish police said they were investigating “a complaint made by a female member of the production crew” about Klein, a Dutch musician, rapper, singer and former YouTuber.
Klein had failed to perform at two dress rehearsals on Friday in the Swedish city of Malmö, and organizers had said they were investigating an “incident.” Though rumors had been flying the incident was connected to Israel’s delegation, organizers said the incident “did not involve any other performer or delegation member.”
Such a last-minute disqualification is unprecedented in the 68-year history of Eurovision.
In a statement, the EBU said it “will inform all telecommunications partners that the Netherlands is no longer participating, and we will endeavor to block the lines for Song 5.” Organizers asked fans to not vote for Song 5. “Should anyone try to vote for song 5 their votes will not count but there is a possibly viewers may be charged.”
What to expect from the Eurovision Grand Final
MALMÖ, Sweden — Of the 37 countries that entered this year’s Eurovision, 26 of them made it through to compete in tonight’s Grand Final. (However, the Netherlands’ Eurovision contestant, Joost Klein, was kicked out hours before the final.)
The contest sees an artist or group from each competing country perform an original song in a bid to win over viewers at home. The results of a public televote are combined with scores allocated by international juries of music experts in each country to decide the winners and losers of the night.
In addition to the contest itself, those tuning in can expect plenty of glitz and glamour from host nation Sweden, including a celebration of the music of ABBA, 50 years after the band won Eurovision with “Waterloo.” While it’s not expected that ABBA themselves will put in a rare appearance, three past Eurovision winners — Charlotte Perrelli, Carola and Conchita Wurst — will take part.
The second half of the Eurovision final is the show’s infamously long results sequence, which takes viewers on a tour of the continent and beyond as representatives in each country reveal the winners of their jury vote. After this, the televote result is revealed, with the points added together to reveal the overall winner.
How long is the Eurovision Grand Final?
The Grand Final kicks off at 8 p.m. local time or 3 p.m. ET.
The show is scheduled to end at 7 p.m. ET, but the voting process tends to run long. So get ready to stay up a bit later than expected.
How to watch the Eurovision 2024 Grand Final
The U.S. streaming home of Eurovision is Peacock, where viewers can watch the finals live at 3 p.m. ET. (Comcast is the parent company of both NBC News and NBCUniversal, which runs Peacock.)
In Europe, the finals will be broadcast on various publicly owned stations, including the BBC in Britain.
