Of the 37 countries that entered this year’s Eurovision, 26 of them have made it through to compete tonight. However, the show will feature only 25 of the countries: The Netherlands’ contestant, Joost Klein, wastook to the streets to protest Israel’s inclusion
In Europe, the final will be broadcast on various publicly owned stations, including the BBC in Britain. The U.S. streaming home of Eurovision is Peacock, where viewers can watch the finals live at 3 p.m. ET or catch up after they take place.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.
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