UMVA has learned that the UK's Eurovision Song Contest entry, Look Mum No Computer, has finished in last place with a paltry one point, marking one of the country's worst results in the competition's history.
The singer, whose real name is Sam Battle, performed his electro-punk song Eins, Zwei, Drei at the Eurovision Grand Final in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday night. Despite his best efforts, the crowd simply failed to connect with the performance, leaving the UK with a dismal zero points from the audience vote and a solitary vote from Ukraine in the jury vote.
After the dramatic night, Sam uploaded a video to his Instagram in the wee hours of the morning, where he was seen laughing and chanting 'Eins point' with his group on the ground, surrounded by signs and banners. The caption on the post read: 'Bulgaria honestly deserved winner! Met a lot of amazing folk, the most important thing is we all tried our hardest. Regardless of what is against us. Whatever it may be. Gotta keep trying your hardest regardless of the outcome!!!'
Fans flocked to the comments to share their support in the face of the harsh loss, with many praising Sam's spirit and determination. 'You rocked it Super proud of you and everyone involved!' one fan wrote, while another commented: 'LAST PLACE AT EUROVISION t-shirts? Love your work always, Sam, loved all the effort you put into this, and loved how much fun you were so obviously having the whole time.'
As for what else happened on the eventful night, viewers were on the edge of their seats as Israeli act Noam Bettan came in second place with 343 points, despite controversy surrounding the country's participation. Five countries boycotted this year's competition – Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland, and Slovenia – due to Israel's inclusion.
Meanwhile, fans were left gobsmacked after Czechia were denied the chance to perform their song again, despite a technical blunder causing several noticeable problems. And Sweden's Felicia Eriksson caused a shock to the system with her song, My System, when her facemask muffled her voice, leading viewers to think she sang: 'I can't get you out of my sister', which would be a very different song indeed.
