Dutch Eurovision contestant eliminated from competition final – POLITICO

The case has now been handed over to a public prosecutor, the Swedish press reported. According to reports, the lawsuit accuses Klein of making threats. No further details were available.

Reports of a possible “incident” with the singer began circulating on Friday after Klein was unexpectedly excluded from taking part in the second dress rehearsal, despite taking part in the traditional “flag parade” at the start of the competition.

Confusion over the matter prompted the EBU to issue a statement on Friday saying it was “currently investigating an incident… involving the Dutch artist”.

According to Swedish media outlet SVT Nyheter, a Swedish police spokesman confirmed that a man was suspected of making unlawful threats at the Malmö Arena on Thursday evening.

Speculation that the investigation had something to do with Israeli contestant Eden Golan grew after a tense exchange between the two performers during a Eurovision press conference on Thursday night.

When asked whether her participation in the singing competition posed a safety risk to other participants in the show, as her presence, singing and recent qualification for the semi-finals had sparked violent protests in Malmö, an EBU representative told Golan that this was not the case Fall was about to answer, but Klein yelled back and asked, “Why not?”