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Eurovision 2024 latest: Dutch entry Joost Klein disqualified from final and thousands protest Israel

Eurovision 2024 latest: Dutch entry Joost Klein disqualified from final and thousands protest Israel

Altogether, 37 nations entered the 2024 contest. Following the semi-finals on Tuesday and Thursday, 26 made it through: Ukraine, Serbia, Portugal, Slovenia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Finland, Croatia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Latvia, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Israel, Greece, Estonia, Switzerland, Georgia and Armenia, plus the “Big Five”, which go through automatically – the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy – and host nation Sweden.

Poland, Iceland, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Australia, Albania, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Belgium, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, and San Marino were all eliminated in the semi-finals.

However, in the last few hours, we’re learnt that the Netherlands will no longer be competing – of which more in a moment…

Get the lowdown on all the 2024 acts via Ed Power’s handy Eurovision entries guide here.