Excluded from the Eurovision final on Saturday after an incident, Joost Klein was unable to perform his song on stage in Malmö. However, the Dutch artist found success on Spotify by establishing himself in the global top 50, BFMTV noted this Sunday on the platform.
With 2.57 million views, Europe won 93 places. Currently in position 38, between a song from Taylor Swift’s latest album and a Kendrick Lamar song on Drake, Europe It is the only Eurovision song in Spotify’s global top 50. The song The codeof the winner Nemo, has not yet entered the top.
Inside EuropeNemo salutes the memory of his father, who died of cancer in 2010. “I wanted to pay tribute to the way my father raised me. I made this piece for the child in me, to show that we can endure, even when everything sucks.” , he told 20 Minutes last week.
“A threatening movement”
Joost Klein was disqualified on Saturday for making a “threatening movement” towards a cameraman, Dutch broadcaster Avrotros explained. The candidate did not want to be filmed when he made this “threatening movement” in the direction of the cameraman. “Joost did not touch the cameraman,” the press release insists.
“Several solutions” were proposed to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which “however decided to disqualify Joost Klein,” lamented Avrotros, calling the sanction “very serious and disproportionate.” The EBU, which supervises the contest, justified its decision by opening an investigation by the Swedish police.
Source: BFM TV
