According to a reporter, after every rehearsal, Joost would come down and talk to everyone from kids to adults. He would shout at the kids telling them they’re the future and give everyone big hugs.
"At the end of the day, we are all human beings.
My father once told me, it's a world without borders.
I miss you everyday, is what I secretly whisper.
eurovision has been one of my most intense special interests for 10 years - never in my life would I have thought my most happiest time of year would turn into this awful shitshow.
Normally I'm bursting with happiness in May, now all I feel is sick.