Lo studente dell’Azerbaigian che ha fatto trapelare la canzone di Eurovision Claude si scusa

Translation:

> An 18-year-old student from Azerbaijan apologised for leaking the Eurovision song of singer Claude, AD reports. The boy supposedly received death threats online.

> C’est la vie leaked this week a day before presentation via a Eurovision fan account on X. Broadcaster AVROTROS does not know how it happened.

> AD reports that Claude’s record label contacted the leaker, and that they apologised.

> According to the boy, who supposedly studies at eth Baku Engineering University, posts songs on his account when they leak.

> According to him, the song already appeared on a ‘secret’ Telegram channel that often leaks Eurovision songs. After that, it supposedly appeared on a Ukrainian channel and he thought he’d be able to post the song without any problems.

**Name and photo spread**

> The Azerbaijani student now claims to have received death threats, AD reports. His name and photo were supposedly spread, along with a call to track him down.

> Claude’s label tells AD that it won’t pursue further action. It was not reachable to NOS for questions.

> The 21-year-old Claude will be performing on 13 May in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest with C’est la vie. The song is sung partly in French and English. The festival takes place this year in Basel in Switzerland.

Some more details from the AD article:

> A Eurovision website from [Azerbaijan] reports that the boy already leaked songs before, and was fired as a blogger for that reason. The boy himself denies this, and says he “merely” forwards songs that “have already been leaked.”

> The boy (…) says he realises in hindsight that he was wrong. He no longer feels safe, he says to [AD]. “My life keeps getting worse due to this terrible incident.”

> The leak caused anger with a lot of fans. “You ruined the surprise for Claude and thousands of fans. This is your fault, learn to live with it, loser,” someone writes harshly. Another states: “I hope you get a severe accident someday.” Multiple users predict legal consequences: “Good luck with the claims that will follow.”

> AVROTROS has indicated it will not file a complaint. “Of course we will investigate how this leak started,” a spokesperson said earlier this week. “Also to be able to learn from it for the future.” Lawyer Bram Moszkowicz states that a complaint could have a chance of success. “This is a punishable offence, because you’re violating a non-disclosure agreement. You risk a fine of 103,000 euros and up to a year in prison.”