Today, the rehearsals for Eurovision 2026 continue in Vienna. Countries rehearsing on Day 6 include Italy, Germany, France, United Kingdom, and Austria. The penultimate Automatic Qualifier to rehearse was United Kingdom’s LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER
What did we learn about LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER’s staging?
The info from the first rehearsal was provided by EBU via Reddit, with the description as follows:
LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER has arrived in Vienna, yet he already finds himself back to working the ol’ 9 to 5 office set-up.
But this is no ordinary workplace; it’s very much a supersized version of Eins, Zwei, Drei music video. As the song begins we see rows of desks on the stage. Joining him for his shift are four (for now!…) co-workers, but as you might well have come to expect from LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, these are not your average colleagues. Wearing computer monitors for heads, these guys sum up precisely how the artist feels about his new environment.
At the start of his story, he goes along with the soul-crushing drudgery of the office life he’s been plonked into. But as the track really kicks in, LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER breaks free and escapes. Job done! The office desks become a choreography centre-piece as LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER and his co-workers transform their space. Before we know it there’s been a stage makeover revealing LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER’s signature synthesizers and keyboard. Fun fact: the props in use were built by the multi-talented LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER himself!
For his performance on the Eurovision stage, LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER is decked out in his trademark boiler suit, which has had something of a glow up, with a hint of functional fashion. It’s dusky pink in colour with silver zips, and the look is completed with Doc Marten boots for him to stomp around the Wiener Stadthalle stage in.
Pictures from yesterday’s rehearsal will be released approximately 24 hours after the rehearsal. We will update this article once it has been released.
Who is LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER?
Look Mum No Computer is the stage name of Sam Battle, a 35-year-old singer-songwriter from the English county of Kent. A keen singer, Sam first came to prominence with his YouTube channel, which was set up in 2013. He was also involved in a number of different musical projects, before creating his own music under the moniker of Look Mum No Computer in 2019. Since then, he has achieved musical success with his blend of 80s-style synths and experimental machines, including Tesla coils and even Furby toys.
LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER will participate at Eurovision 2026 with “Eins Zwei Drei”, which was co-written by Sam himself, as well as Lasse Midtsian Nymann, Julie ‘Kill J’ Aagaard and Thomas Stengaard.
United Kingdom’s Eurovision journey
The UK is one of the most successful countries in the Eurovision Song Contest. Debuting at the second edition of the Contest in 1957, the United Kingdom won the competition on five 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 second-place finishes – currently at 16.
In 2025, Remember Monday represented the UK in Basel with his song “What the Hell Just Happened”. At the close of voting, the UK finished 19th in a field of 26, earning 88 points. All these points came from the jury.
What do you think of “Ein, Zwei, Drei”? Does LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER stand a chance of winning? Let us know your thoughts! Also, be sure to follow “That Eurovision Site” on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok as we prepare for Eurovision 2026!
News Source: EBU
Photo Credit: Melanie King