The Netherland's Eurovision act Joost Klein will not perform in a second dress rehearsal for the grand final while an investigation into an unspecified “incident” continues, the organisers have said.

A week of controversy and protest ended with crisis meetings and the mysterious suspension of the 26yearold Dutch rapper who qualified at the Malmo Arena venue in Sweden on Thursday evening with his uptempo song Europapa, a tribute to his late parents.

Israel's participation in Eurovision as the war in Gaza rages has meant politics has dominated an event which strives to be apolitical, with proPalestinian protests calling for a boycott of the competition.

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