Olly Alexander takes to the stage for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton for his first performance since his Eurovision zero points disappointment
Olly Alexander took to the stage for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton for his first performance since his Eurovision Zero Points horror earlier this month.
The Years And Years star, 33, represented Britain at the music competition in Malmö, Sweden, with his raunchy track Dizzy on May 11.
But while things seemed to be looking positive after the jury vote of 46, he unfortunately received an unfathomable no vote from the public, leaving him in 18th place.
The star swept the zeros under the carpet as he took to the stage in Luton on Sunday for day three of the BBC festival.
Olly stepped out in a black vest and white cargo trousers for his raunchy appearance, and also wore bright red sunglasses.
Olly Alexander took to the stage for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton on Sunday for his first performance since his Eurovision Zero Points horror earlier this month
The star swept the zeros under the carpet as he took to the stage in Luton for day three of the BBC festival
The hitmaker was joined on stage by two backing singer-dancers and had a video of himself playing on the big screen behind him as he performed.
Olly’s performance comes two weeks after his disappointing Eurovision position.
Switzerland’s Nemo stormed to an unassailable victory at the competition after the non-binary singer scored 365 points from the judges and 226 points from the public for a total of 591, surpassing the score of 547 set by Croatian entry Baby Lasagna.
After Britain’s public vote of zero points came to light, a slew of Brits took to Twitter to share their heartbreak and insist the star ‘deserved better’ – in what some saw as a career-ruining moment for the singer and actor.
His performance was surrounded by whispers of sabotage, including claims that his sound was failing, his singing was weak and that final dress rehearsals were cancelled.
After the show, heartbroken fans wrote: ‘No reason why Olly Alexander got 0? you all deserved better’; ‘Zero public points for Britain – my jaw dropped #Eurovision2024’
‘Really feel sorry for Olly Alexander, to get zero public votes for the Eurovision Song Contest is really tough! Everyone hates Britain! I think now it’s no longer about music, it’s about politics. Congratulations to Switzerland’.
However, Olly and his team seemed to take the news in stride as they were pictured laughing and cheering after the news was announced.
Olly stepped out in a black vest and white cargo pants for his raunchy appearance
The Years And Years star, 33, represented Britain at the music competition in Malmö, Sweden with his raunchy track Dizzy on May 11
The hitmaker was joined on stage by two backing singers and dancers
Olly played a video of himself on the big screen behind him as he performed
Olly also wore bright red sunglasses during his performance
The star didn’t look disappointed as he celebrated with his dancers after the packed performance.
Olly’s Eurovision interview was canceled ahead of the grand final so the star could rehearse.
He and other acts were scheduled to speak to the media ahead of the final, but the chaos backstage prevented him from appearing.
An email from the show’s organizers on Friday read: ‘Please note that the Big Five and Sweden media conference, originally scheduled for 6.30pm (5.30pm BST), has been canceled as all artists wish to focus on the rehearsals.’
The big five also include Italy, Germany, France and Spain.
Olly’s performance comes two weeks after his disappointing Eurovision position
Whispers of sabotage surrounded his performance, including claims that his sound failed, his singing was weak and a cancellation during the final dress rehearsal
After Britain’s public vote of zero points came to light, a slew of Brits took to Twitter to share their heartbreak, insisting the star ‘deserved better’
Olly’s Eurovision interview was canceled ahead of the grand final so the star could rehearse
The cancellation of the media conference was yet another twist in the most chaotic and political Eurovision Song Contest in the history of the tournament, which also saw the Dutch act withdrawn and the Israeli entry picketed.
The show was overshadowed by the war in Gaza, with activists calling on organizers to ban Israel.