22 Facts About Joost Klein

Joost Klein has released seven studio albums, two of which reached the top ten of the Dutch Album Top 100.

Joost Klein was born on 10 November 1997 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, and grew up in the nearby village of Britsum.

Joost Klein did not complete the curriculum at his secondary school.

Joost Klein was briefly signed to TopNotch in 2017 and 2018, but eventually decided to set up his own record label, Albino Sports.

On 3 August 2018, Joost Klein released the studio album M van Marketing together with Dutch rapper Donnie.

Joost Klein wrote a small book of poems titled Albino, which was published on 14 November 2018.

Joost Klein has mentioned that he wrote the book because of his father, who had written a book and encouraged him to do the same.

Joost Klein concluded the tour in Paradiso on 3 March 2019.

Joost Klein collaborated with music producers Mick Spek, Kauwboy and Tantu Beats on the album.

In March 2022, Joost Klein collaborated with Russian musician Ruslan Tushentsov, releasing "Jackass", a song in which Joost Klein sings about his love for Russian women.

Joost Klein released his eighth studio album on 13 September 2022, titled after his home province of Friesland.

In "Florida 2009", Joost Klein reflects on the death of his parents.

Joost Klein premiered the song at the 2022 edition of Pinkpop.

In 2023, Joost Klein scored his first hit in Germany with the single "Friesenjung", a collaboration with German rapper Ski Aggu and an adaptation of a song by Otto Waalkes, a comedian from East Frisia.

That same year, Joost Klein expressed his interest in representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmo, Sweden.

On 11 December 2023, Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS announced that Joost Klein had been selected as the Dutch representative for the contest.

Joost Klein's entry, titled "Europapa", was released on 29 February 2024.

Joost Klein performed in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, held on 9 May, and having qualified, was scheduled to perform in position 5 in the final, on 11 May However, Joost Klein was barred from further rehearsals due to an "incident".

The camera operator alleges that Joost Klein had reacted to the recording by making a "threatening move" towards her holding a camera.

The EBU clarified in a statement that its decision to disqualify Joost Klein "did not involve any other performer or delegation member".

Joost Klein additionally performed at various festivals across Europe between June and August 2024.

Joost Klein released a YouTube exclusive song titled 'funny onion song' which samples an interview he had prior to Eurovision.