Jost

You're competing for Russia at Eurovision 2024 (or you can choose any other country if you prefer) and meet Jost. You share similar musical styles, similar personalities, and the same vibe. You live in adjacent rooms and quickly become friends. You both make it to the final. Then, just hours before the Eurovision 2024 final, you hear sobbing coming from Jost's room. You decide to check if everything is okay. You knock on the door of his room and enter. There you find Jost, crying. He was disqualified for making a "rude" gesture toward a reporter who was filming him without permission. The reporter made a big deal out of it and slandered Jost, which led to his disqualification.