Following on from being announced as the United Kingdom’s Eurovision entrant, It has been revealed by Olly Alexander that he will release his Eurovision 2024 entry “Dizzy” on Thursday March 1st.
Olly Alexander reveals snippet of “Dizzy”
After revealing the title of his Eurovision 2024 entry would be “Dizzy”, Olly also released a snippet of the song. The snippet reveals around 20 seconds of his Eurovision 2024 entry. You can listen to the snippet in the Twitter post below
Olly Alexander to reveal UK jury points at UMK 2024
As well as news and teases of his Eurovision 2024 entry, Olly has also been set an important task. The task in question is to act as Spokesperson for the United Kingdom at Finland’s national final UMK 2024. You can catch Olly on UMK 2024 on Saturday February 10th.
The United Kingdom’s Eurovision Journey
The UK is one of the most successful countries at the Eurovision Song Contest. Debuting at the second edition ever of the Contest in 1957, the United Kingdom won the competition on five separate occasions. The most recent win for the UK was in 1997 with Katrina and the Waves, singing “Love Shine A Light”. The UK also holds the record for the number of second place finishes – currently at 16.
In 2023, Mae Muller represented the UK on home soil in Liverpool with her song “I Wrote A Song”. At the close of voting, the UK finished 25th in a field of 26, earning a total of 24 points. Of these, 15 points came from the jury, whilst the remaining 9 came from the televote.
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News Source: Olly Alexander, BBC, Yle
Photo Credit: Radio Times
Rory Gannon