Olly Alexander has released the music video for his new single Dizzy, which will represent Great Britain at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
The 33-year-old singer and actor co-wrote the song with pioneering electronic producer Danny L. Harle, and Olly has opened up about how the tune, which he will perform at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden in May, is about ‘feeling’ . such an intense wave of emotions’ for someone special.
As Olly launches into a contemporary dance routine in the eye-catching music video, fans have gone wild for the new single as they deemed it a ‘masterpiece’.
Dancing around a concrete house, the star twists his arms around in a torn top before jumping out of the house into a deserted garden.
Crawling on the ground he sings the catchy lyrics: ‘Make me dizzy for your kisses. Will you take my hand and spin me ’round and ’round until the moment never ends?’
Eurovision fans have gone crazy now that Olly Alexander has released the video for his entry song Dizzy
As Olly launches into a contemporary dance routine in the eye-catching music video, fans have gone wild for the new single as they deemed it a ‘masterpiece’.
Speaking about the song, Olly explained: ‘I wrote the song with Danny L. Harle last summer, we started with the word ‘Dizzy’ because it just popped into my head and I liked it.
“I was thinking of fun things that could make you dizzy and I remember saying, ‘Dizzy on your pillow,’ so the song is about feeling such an intense rush of emotion for someone that your world goes crazy.” is turned upside down and inside out.’
Olly and Danny were inspired by 80s acts Erasure, Adamski and Pet Shop Boys when writing the ‘magical’ song.
He added: “Danny and I believe that music should transport you to a magical place and we wanted to describe this magical place in the song; a place with beautiful gardens, eternal flowers and time spinning endlessly in an ecstatic loop.
‘We took the feeling of vertigo and put that into the production, so there are lots of undulating arpeggios, lilting harmonies and counter-rhythms in the backing vocals.
“We’re inspired by a lot of ’80s music we love, like Erasure, Adamski and of course Pet Shop Boys.”
The Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Malmö this year, following Sweden’s victory at the 2023 contest with Loreen’s song Tattoo.
Sweden are guaranteed a place in the final thanks to their victory at last year’s competition, alongside the Big Five countries – Great Britain, Spain, Germany, France, Italy – meaning Great Britain will not have to qualify from the semi-finals of the competition and will gain automatic entry into the grand final on Saturday.
Dancing around a concrete house, the star twists his arms around in a torn top before jumping out of the house into a deserted garden
The video starts in an open house with Olly dancing around the room as the camera pans around
Crawling on the ground he sings the catchy lyrics: ‘Make me dizzy for your kisses. Will you take my hand and spin me ’round and ’round until the moment never ends?’
Fans have gone crazy for the new song as they shared their support for the star on social media
And fans have gone wild for the new song as they shared their support for the star on social media.
One gushed: ‘LOVE THIS SONG!!! It’s so catchy and makes you want to dance. Well done Olly and good luck with the Eurovision Song Contest, I can’t wait to see it tonight. I hope this will be our year to win.”
A second exclaimed: ‘Okay, I’ve listened to it three times and I declare #Dizzy is a certified bop, an earworm song that will stick in the head forever and a day. Anyone who moans can go to sleep, thanks x’.
A third shouted: ‘What a video! Our little guy is all grown up. I am so proud. Well, bury that ‘twink energy’ and replace it with an experienced, mature singer/songwriter. Congratulations, Olly! It’s a masterpiece.’
Another wrote: ‘I may be biased but wins #Eurovision2024’.
Another predicted: ‘The UK is taking over. Olly Alexander Dizzy is so good’.
While another said: ‘Wow Olly Alexander! Insanely obsessed with the rhythm and style of #Dizzy. It’s very catchy. It reminds me of the sound of the 2000s.”
Olly shared a clip of the moving video on his Instagram, writing: ‘my new song Dizzy is out now!! With whom I wrote this song last summer, it is about an overwhelming feeling of love for someone that is so intense that it turns your world upside down.
‘I’ve been making a lot of new music with Danny and we both love Eurovision, we sent a few songs for consideration in the hope that one of them would take us to Malmö and now here we are – finally!! it’s really out!!!
‘I’m so proud of this song and video, I can’t wait to get started on this new chapter, honestly, I’m so excited!! thank you for supporting me and my gay dreams!!
“I’m ten years into a career in pop music and boy, I’m not done yet! I promise to do my very best and spread nothing but love and giddy kisses to all of you xxx’.
Fans rushed to congratulate the star, with one excitedly writing: ‘It was sooo worth the wait. I love the whole theme and concept. Now even more excited for the Eurovision Song Contest.’
The moving music video suggests that Olly will be putting on quite an energetic performance when it comes to the live performance in May
Strictly star Angela Scanlon wrote: ‘It’s SO DAMN GOOD’ and another encouraged: ‘Bring Eurovision back home Olly’
A second wrote: ‘I AM SO PROUD OF YOU AHHHHHH’ and another simply added: ‘WINNERRRR’.
Another commented: ‘You’ve got the full package with this Olly. You are incredible so proud of you’.
Strictly star Angela Scanlon wrote: ‘It’s SO DAMN GOOD’ and another encouraged: ‘Bring Eurovision back home Olly’.
The semi-finals will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Tuesday 7 and Thursday 9 May at 8pm, with the grand final broadcast live on Saturday 11 May from 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.