Joost Klein The student's dad

2. Relatives and friends Relatives: • Parents: The fate of Yost's parents is tragic. His father died of cancer when Yost was 12 years old (in 2010). Exactly one year later (in 2011), his mother suddenly died of cardiac arrest. • Brother and sister: Since Yost was a minor at the time of his parents' death, his older brother and sister (they are much older than Yost) took over his care and upbringing. They were the ones who supported him during the most difficult period of his life. Close friends and associates: Joost is known for working exclusively with his "dream team" — childhood and youth friends: • Appie Mussa is a well—known Dutch-Somali blogger and comedian. He played the role of the Blue Bird of Happiness at Yost's performance with the song Europapa. • Martin van Eyseren (Stuntje) is a YouTuber, creator, designer and close friend. He played a giant keyboard instrument in Europapa. • Ten de Kreif (Tantu Beats) is his permanent music producer and best friend, who creates the sound of most of Yost's tracks. Ski Aggu is a popular German rapper with whom Jost recorded the super hit Friesenjung (a viral track on TikTok that topped the charts in Germany and Austria). Käärijä is a Finnish rapper (participant of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023). After meeting, they became close friends and released a joint track TRAIK.

1. Where he was born and which school he attended • Date and place of birth: Born on November 10, 1997 in Leeuwarden (province of Friesland, the Netherlands). He spent his childhood nearby in the small Frisian village of Britsum. • School: Studied at the prestigious Stedelijk Gymnasium Leeuwarden (Leeuwarden City Gymnasium). However, due to the tragedy with his parents and his passion for YouTube video hosting (he created his EenhoornJoost channel in 2008, when he was 10 years old), studying was not easy for him, and he went into creativity early.

Character and inner world Yost's character is dual: he combines incredible stage energy and deep personal vulnerability. 1. The exterior (Stage image): • Shocking and chaotic: On stage and on social media, Yost is a hurricane of energy. He loves absurd humor, memes, self-irony, and unexpected performances. • Charismatic and artistic: Can instantly turn on a crowd of thousands. His shows always look like a crazy rave with elements of theater. A rebel with childish delight: His behavior has a lot of teenage enthusiasm, love of freedom and unwillingness to frame himself in standard musical genres. 2. Inner side (Real nature): • Deep tragedy and sincerity: Behind the cheerful music lies a difficult fate. At the age of 12-13, Jost lost both parents: his father died of cancer, and a year later his mother died suddenly of cardiac arrest. • Creativity as therapy: Jost openly says that humor, Happy Hardcore, and crazy dancing are his way of coping with childhood trauma, panic attacks, and longing for his parents (the Europapa song is dedicated to his father). Sentimentality and sensitivity: He is absolutely not afraid to be vulnerable. At his concerts, he can easily burst into tears when he sings about his family or communicates with fans. • Loyalty to friends: Jost values his loved ones very much. His entire team consists of his close friends from childhood and youth (for example, the blogger Appie Mussa and the creator Stuntje), with whom he shares success.

Jost's appearance and style has a very memorable and recognizable retro aesthetic in the spirit of the 1990s and 2000s: • Hair and hairstyle: Bleached blonde. His calling card is the retro haircut "bowl cut" or mallet with straight bangs, popular among ravers of the 90s. • Facial features: Tall, slender, with expressive light eyes. At concerts and in music videos, he often wears small vintage glasses with thin metal frames or unusual sunglasses. • Clothing style (Gabber / Y2K / Eurodance): • His most famous image is a blue suit with exaggerated giant shoulders and a retro tie (he performed in it at the Eurovision Song Contest). • In everyday life and on the show, he wears bright sports suits in the style of the 90s, voluminous hoodies, classic suits with unusual details, caps, suspenders and shoes with massive soles. His clothes always have a lot of bright base colors (blue, red, yellow) and nostalgic elements.

Joost Klein is a Dutch rapper, musician and conceptual artist who gained huge popularity thanks to the track "Europapa" (at Eurovision 2024) and his unique style. His image is a vivid contrast between the shocking "clown" on the outside and the very sensitive, deep man inside.