Eurovision 2024: Olly Alexander is left in stitches of laughter as he looks up his shockingly low odds as bookies predict singer has the worst chances of winning competition

Olly Alexander laughed after looking up his shockingly low odds at the Eurovision Song Contest.

The singer, 33, does He represents Great Britain with his hit Dizzy and performed the song during the semi-final with a lot of raunchy dance moves.

Ahead of the final on Saturday night, Olly bravely Googled his Eurovision odds and saw that bookmakers were predicting the singer a one percent chance of winning the contest.

After seeing the cheeky predictions, Olly laughed off the embarrassment and joked ‘it was better than zero’.

Olly told the BBC: ‘My chances of winning are one percent, but that’s fine. It’s better than zero.’

Earlier this week Olly spoke about this the dramatic moment was his Eurovision The semi-final performance went wrong after he caused concern among fans with his ‘shaky’ singing.

The Years and Years singer spoke to Lorraine on Wednesday about the ‘wardrobe malfunction’ he suffered after fans heard his song Dizzy performed live in Malmö, Sweden, ahead of Saturday’s final.

Unfortunately, things started to go pear-shaped when Olly’s microphone pack slipped out of his pants and started dangling behind him.

The star then had to continue the performance while trying to catch the pack, which no doubt contributed to the less-than-perfect singing that some fans complained about.

Olly said: ‘I had a little wardrobe malfunction and my microphone pack fell off and I had to improvise, it’s live TV and it’s happening!’

‘The dancing is a bit naughty and the team is fantastic. It’s like the Olympics of music: it’s a fun, chaotic circus.

He added: “This whole thing was wild, it was amazing last night. It was the first time it was performed live on television.

‘There has been so much support from the other participants, it has been the experience of a lifetime. I feel so lucky and privileged to be able to do this.’

“My mom watched last night and she’s coming out tomorrow and she’s so excited.”

Using clever camera work, Olly and his dancers appeared to spin around and walk across the ceiling in the packed performance.

Already guaranteed a place in Saturday’s grand final, Olly’s boxing-themed routine saw him don a distressed vest and red trousers, which were worn with a colour-coordinated jockstrap over the top.

The raunchy number saw Olly sensually caressing his hands over the dancers’ shirtless bodies before they started a dance scene and the singer pushed to the beat.

Most of the performance was filmed in the hall, but it was only in the final chorus that the entourage broke onto the stage as he played the final notes.

As the crowd went wild, commentators Scott Mills and Rylan Clark shouted: ‘Yes Olly, that’s how you do it!’

However, it seems fans were divided over the performance as they took to Twitter to share their thoughts.

While half seemed to love the song and raved about the expressive staging, others noticed that Olly’s vocals were slightly off and shaky, as it was even hoped he was preserving his vocals ahead of Saturday’s final.

Fans raved about the performance and exclaimed: ‘so proud of you Olly! you killed it, the singing, staging, visuals, choreo and dancing were breathtaking!!! And those pirouettes of the dancers are incredible! Well done #teamdizzy #Eurovision #Eurovision2024 xxx’;

‘I loved Olly. Great track. Great staging. Fantastic performance’; ‘OMFG @alexander_olly OFF THE BOWL TONIGHT!!!!! SO SO SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!#Eurovision2024 #Eurovision2024 @bbceurovision always does great!!!!!’;

However, others shared their concerns about Olly’s singing, writing: ‘Well, Olly’s singing was a bit dodgy in places but that staging was fantastic. What an ending.’

‘I’m not sure if Olly got over-excited or nervous, but that voice was very high, I’ve heard him live before and he can do a lot better than that. I just hope the over-staging doesn’t distract too much from the singing.’

‘Even though I’m from the UK, Olly’s singing was shaky and I wasn’t thrilled with the staging. The song is catchy’; ‘#Eurovision2024 Semi-Final UK I expected better singing from Olly tonight’

It comes after Olly revealed he came close to a ‘breakdown’ amid intense pressure for him to quit the competition.

There have been intense calls for him to withdraw due to Israel’s involvement in the show, which has angered fans over the country’s continued bombardment of Gaza.

Olly told me The times on looking dejected at a recent Eurovision pre-party in London: ‘Yes, I was having a hard time that day. I was locked in a room trying not to have a breakdown.

‘Normally you get on stage and turn it on, but I really didn’t feel able to do that. It was tough…I just couldn’t get it done and then I felt ashamed and ashamed of myself.”

Olly also reportedly started crying during his chat with the newspaper, adding: ‘Obviously there’s a lot of things I wish were different. And this is so much bigger than me and Eurovision, it really is.

‘Of course I wish there wasn’t a war or this crazy humanitarian crisis. I wish for peace and I have found this experience to be extreme at times. I just felt really sad and distressed.

“But I still believe it’s good for people to come together for entertainment. That’s why I wanted to do Eurovision.’

The Eurovision Song Contest final will be broadcast on BBC One on Saturday at 8pm.