Europapa

"" () is a song by Dutch musician Joost Klein. Self-described as a "very Dutch" 1990s-style song, it was written by Klein along with six other songwriters. It was self-released on 29 February 2024 and was the Netherlands' entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, where it was disqualified from the final due to Klein reportedly making "unlawful threats" to a member of the contest's production crew, prompting a police investigation that eventually led to Klein's charges being dropped. The song was the first and , only in the contest's history to be disqualified after the contest had started. Th

Key facts

Song.name: Europapa
Song.cover: Europapa (cover art).png
Song.type: single
Song.artist: Joost
Song.album: Unity
Song.language: Dutch
Song.English_title: Eurodaddy
Song.genre: Rave happy hardcore gabber Europop
Song.length: 2:40
Song.label: Self-released
Song.composer: Paul Elstak Teun de Kruif Thijmen Melissant
Song.lyricist: Joost Klein Donny Ellerström Tim Haars
Song.producer

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Background and composition
Music video and promotion
Promotion
Critical reception
Dutch media and personalities
Eurovision-related and international media
Eurovision Song Contest
Internal selection
At Eurovision
Disqualification
Reactions to disqualification
Cover versions
Commercial performance
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Awards and nominations
Notes
References

The song has been described as an ode to Europe and a "letter" to his late father, who taught him that the world has "no borders". It was met with relative praise amongst both Dutch and international media, with support for the song's message about the advocation of diversity along with the tribute to Klein's father being mentioned. "Europapa" was met with commercial success, peaking at number one on the singles charts of the Netherlands, Flanders, Latvia and Lithuania, in the process becoming the most streamed competing song of Eurovision 2024 on Spotify and YouTube.