ITALIAN GUY REACTS TO JOOST KLEIN with ' EUROPAPA ' | Eurovision 2024, Netherlands

Netherlands has decided and their representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is Joost Klein with his song " Europapa ", an up-beat disco song with an amazing 2000's electro flavour.
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[maxpoh]

Saw this fun fact in the comments of the video . This song has more german lyrics than Germany's last 17 entries including this year

[vanyahant]

The song is typical of the Netherlands. It is in Dutch, a music genre, the music video features mills and stunning Dutch landscapes.
Eurovision is an emotional affair for Joost. As a child, he watched it together with his parents. "Parents, one day I'm going to be on Eurovision stage" and he made it. Unfortunately, his parents died when he was a child. This song is dedicated to his late father. That's why it's called EUROPAPA. The part in the song “I'm in Germany, but I'm so alone. I'm in Italy, but I still feel the pain, etc.", I feel it's directed at his parents... Joost loved his parents and still does. His lyrics are mostly very deep, but the melody is happy, danceable and the clips of his song are presented in a fun way. I'm so proud of him.

[larrygiiirl]

You can travel around Europe without borders but you can’t run from the grief of losing a parent. “I’m in Germany but I’m so alone, I’m in Italy but it still hurts”. It’s a sad song in disguise, it’s great 🇳🇱

[maxpoh]

Also the last instrumental part was done by Paul Elstak, the bald guy in the car in the end. One of the pioneers/creators of the happy hardcore genre back in the 90's. He's a legend

[Wajo]

The part at the end is because he promised his dad he would be on the stage of Eurovision one day, but a few years later his dad died. So that’s why the part at the end is so sad

[Vermeulenisdenaam]

Joost is a master in his lyrics and confusing people (in a good way). This song is both a tribute to his parents that passed away, as well as to the Europe he loves for its diversity, quirkiness and freedom. I believe that every European citizen can (or should) relate to this, especially in these times where the world seems to be on fire.

[Mangoxchick]

Heyhey! Dutchie here with some info/translation for who wants it 😊

The ending is indeed part of the song, the song isn’t just a reference to hardstyle and gabber (which has true Dutch roots) but in an interview Joost said that the song is also in honor to his father who passed.

What he says roughly translates to

‘At the end of the day we’re all just people, my father used to tell me it’s a world without grenzen (grenzen, means borders but it also translates to limitations). I miss you everyday is what I quietly whisper, see dad? In the end I always listened’ referring to the advice he gave him.

He always told his parents who both passed he wanted to go to Eurovision and now he made it, taking after his fathers advice not to feel limited since the world is beyond limitation if you’re willing to work hard for it.

[Pete_Delfina]

Dutch happy harcore was very populair in Italy. Italians came to Rotterdam (Parkzicht) in the nineties.

[Stefan-]

After Ducan Laurence, Joost Klein is our new nr 1 for The Netherlands 🥳🇳🇱🇪🇺, greetz from Amsterdam!!!

[QueenofKings_]

For me, this is the winner of Eurovision 2024. This song is a masterpiece. The meaning and message is beautiful. Europapa is Eurodad. An ode to his dad. Wjrn he was 12 years old, his dad passed away with cancer. A year later his mother also passed away. There are no borders, no limit was the message of his father, go and explore the Europe and the world. The fire in the song means he will let go of the pain of not having his parents and start a new chapter in his life.
12 points for The Netherlands. 🎉

[JeanAlb]

Joost is such an inspiring guy for young and old people. He lost his father when he was 12 year old at cancer his mother died 8 months later due a heartattack. This song unites Europe he tells us that Europe is a huge village without borders. Joost is fantastic ❤

[stephanvd]

This song is a tribute to his father / Parents who passed away. Europa in Dutch means Europe. Pa or Papa means dad. His dad once told him the world has no “Grenzen” which could be translated to both borders (Borders are a man made concept) or limitations (Many people create their own limitations in their own mind). This life lesson inspired him to have keep having an open view on the world and live his life to the fullest without putting limitations on himself.

After his parents died he carried a lot of pain with him. No matter where on earth he was (Germany, Italy), whatever food he would eat (Escargots in France, Fish and chips in UK, Paella in Spain), he still carries this pain with him. In the end nobody but himself could deal with this pain and he himself must find peace with his losses. Only going through the grief and finding inner peace would put a end to this suffering. This song tells the story of him as an orphan trying to do exactly that.

Him creating this song was a huge part of this process. The line with Stromae / papaoute (which Translates to: Dad where are you), is followed with the words about how he wants his parents to be proud of him. He used to watch Eurovision with his parents and told them one day he would be there performing. Which is what he now did.

[koyryor]

this is the winner
12 points from Barcelona go to the Netherlands 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱

[miekeschoemaker]

Joost lost his dad when he was 12 and his mum a year later

[Pollemflux]

The mid song Papaoutai reference is a clue, that song is also about the personal loss of Stromae's father.
The song is actually very clever.
Greeting from Amsterdam!

[gumus]

So smart of him to put that ending, it made me confused too so i had to listen and watch again...and then i got hooked to the song😂 papapapapappaa

[Nientje]

This is really the 90th with happy hardcore and gabberpop; my beautiful childhood and how special it is that Joost, who was born in 1997, brings this style back into our lives.

What an artist and a performer.🙏 Truly the best of the Netherlands ever. This song is with happiness and sadness combined, that releases all kinds of different feelings in a human body.Terrific beat, terrific feelings, thank you Joost.🙏🙏🙏 

This is what music is about.

If this isn't going to win, than I don't know it anymore and we'd better abolish the entire Eurovision Song Contest.

Love this, love Joost, with love and 12 points.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉😊😊

[brotherlou-e]

Its not 2000's its 90's . the hardcore gabber and Happy hardcore era ( Piano happy hardcore) Thats why DJ Paul is also in the clip

[thomasreedijk]

This song is both a European banger and a tribute and memoir to his dad."

[Sopherian]

Both his parents passed away and that ending teared me up! Als HAPPY HARDCORE! 🎉🎉🎉🎉IT'S SO GOOD!!! This song has it all.