eurovision 2024
Joost Klein
Joost Klein represented the Netherlands at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö with “Europapa”, and was disqualified before the final.
- who
- Dutch musician and videographer
- born
- 10 November 1997, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- contest
- 2024
- music
- Dutch hip hop, comedy hip-hop, happy hardcore, gabberpop, drum and bass
- active
- since 2016
- record labels
- Albino Sports
- sang for
- Netherlands
Biography
Joost Klein is a Dutch musician, rapper and singer, and a former YouTuber. The music is mainly hip-hop, with drum and bass, hardstyle, hyperpop and gabber mixed in, and there have been ten studio albums, two of which reached the Dutch top ten.
“Europapa” qualified for the final in Malmö in 2024. Klein was disqualified before it took place, and the song never got a placing.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Joost Klein”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2024 Malmö
“Europapa”
Disqualified Qualified for the final, and was disqualified before it took place.
- Sung in
- Dutch
- Written by
- Donny Ellerström, Dylan van Dael, Joost Klein, Paul Elstak, Teun de Kruif, Thijmen Melissant, Tim Haars
- Running order
- 5th of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 2nd of 16, 182 points
- Age on the night
- 26
- Won that year
- Switzerland: Nemo, “The Code”
Play: Joost Klein — “Europapa” hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 2024: A disqualification before the final, and a contest that needed fixing
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Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- De Slimste Mens ter Wereld, season 21
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Joost Klein is part of.
- 2024 The Netherlands is thrown out Thrown out, pulled out, stayed away
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Joost Klein, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2024 The Netherlands is thrown out
The Dutch singer, Joost Klein, came second in his semi-final on the Thursday. On the Friday he walked in the flag parade at a dress rehearsal and then did not appear for his song.
- 2024 The Netherlands is thrown out
Klein was disqualified. The final went ahead with 25 songs instead of 26, and the Netherlands kept only its vote.
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