The Dutch Eurovision contestant will not perform in Friday evening's dress rehearsal while organisers investigate a backstage incident. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises the event, has not specified what the "incident" involving Joost Klein was. The evening dress rehearsal is watched by juries around Europe to determine their scores for the grand final. Instead, jurors will be shown a taped performance from earlier in the week. Klein's song Europapa is considered one of the front-runners at this year's contest. It is dedicated to his parents, who died when he was a child. The performer had promised them that he would one day compete at Eurovision. His suspension became clear on Friday afternoon, during the first dress rehearsal for Saturday's televised grand final. Klein's props were being set up on stage inside the Malmö Arena when a production manager indicated they should be removed. His song was then skipped without explanation, and Israel’s entrant Eden Golan, who was next in the running order, took his place. The EBU later issued a statement saying they were "investigating an incident that was reported to us involving the Dutch artist". The statement was updated shortly after 20:30 CET (19:30 BST), half an hour before the jury rehearsal began. "The investigation into the incident with the Dutch artist in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is still ongoing," it said. "Discussions are also taking place between the EBU and AVROTROS, the Dutch participating broadcaster. "While the investigation continues the EBU has decided that Joost Klein will not perform during Dress Rehearsal 2 of the competition which is voted on by juries in the 37 participating countries. "His performance from Semi Final 2 will be used instead." "We have no further comment at this time and will update in due course."

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