UK’s Eurovision act Look Mum No Computer finished in last place on Saturday night as they received ‘nul points’ from the voting public.
It was Bulgaria who clinched Eurovision glory in the 70th anniversary edition of the event after a tense final vote as Bulgaria pipped Israel for the trophy.
There was a loud chorus of boos and jeers from the crowd as Israel was awarded it’s televotes – which put their entry Noam Bettan at the top of the leaderboard.
Meanwhile Eurovision fans said this year’s UK entry was ‘worst song I’ve ever heard’ as electronics performer Look Mum No Computer battled for points in the final.
The musician, real name Sam Battle, performed his zany entry Eins, Zwei, Drei, surrounded by fur-clad robots as he took to the stage in Austria.
But sadly it wasn’t his night after Look Mum No Computer secured just one vote in the jury vote and zero in the public televote.
UK’s Eurovision act Look Mum No Computer finished in last place as they received 0 public votes after fans said entry is the ‘worst song I’ve ever heard’
The musician, real name Sam Battle, secured just one vote in the jury vote and zero in the public televote
Luckily it looked as though Sam hadn’t taken the vote to heart as he laughed alongside his team as the result was announced.
Taking to Twitter, fans poked fun at the UK’s bad luck (once again), as they penned: ‘UK ranking last (AGAIN) with 1 point now instead of their usual 0 is even funnier to me’;
Others penned: ‘Uk bottom again. It’s time to stop the gimmicks and return to ‘proper’ songs’; ‘
‘Seriously, why did we send him as our UK entry, when anyone with ears knew he was going to come last?’;
‘I’m gonna be brutally honest here, even if i was able to I would not have given the UK a single point.’;
‘Of course! UK & Germany getting 0 from the public vote as always. Truly legendary!’.
During the UK’s performance, as the competition got underway, viewers at home shared their thoughts on social media, with many claiming the ‘well cringe’ song ‘deserved nil points’.
They wrote on X: ‘This deserves 0 points.’; ‘Believe me if we could give ourselves nil points, we would.’
‘I think the UK really doesn’t want to win Eurovision, it’s almost like they are trying not to win it.’
‘The UK entry is the worst song I’ve ever heard. Who signed off on that?!’; ‘I think UK will get last place again this year. That song was well cringe.’
It was Bulgaria who clinched Eurovision glory in the 70th anniversary edition of the event after a tense final vote as Bulgaria pipped Israel for the trophy
Eurovision fans said this year’s UK entry was ‘worst song I’ve ever heard’ as electronics performer Look Mum No Computer battled for points in the final
The musician, real name Sam Battle, performed his zany entry Eins, Zwei, Drei, surrounded by fur-clad robots as he took to the stage in Austria
Taking to Twitter , fans poked fun at the UK’s bad luck (once again), as they penned: ‘UK ranking last (AGAIN) with 1 point now instead of their usual 0 is even funnier to me’
However, others argued that although it wasn’t their ‘cup of tea’ the song was a perfect fit for the contest.
They wrote: ‘The song was alright but the performance was brilliant.’
‘The UK’s singing wasn’t there but the performance was pure Eurovision no one can doubt that.’
‘Decent UK performance and well received in the hall but not my personal cup of tea. Don’t think we should be trying to outdo the Eastern European entries for weird naffness.’
The electronics performer and self-proclaimed Eurovision fan launched his YouTube channel back in 2016.
He has since amassed more than 85 million views and 1.4 million combined subscribers and followers across his various social accounts.
The UK was guaranteed a spot in the final as one of the Big Four countries that make the largest financial contributions to Eurovision – including France, Italy, Germany and Austria.
However early on, Australia’s entry Delta Goodrem emerged as a frontrunner to take out top honours in the final.
The Australian singer, 41, wowed audiences with her epic ballad Eclipse during the semi-finals on Friday morning, which propelled Australia to the grand final for the first time in three years.
As the competition got underway, viewers at home shared their thoughts on social media, with many claiming the ‘well cringe’ song ‘deserved nil points’
The slogan for the pan-European musical extravaganza is ‘United by Music’ but that has been far from the case during the run-up to the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.
The contest – which is now in its 70th year – has been overshadowed by a boycott of five countries, Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland and Slovenia, over Israel’s participation.
The 25 competing countries in the grand final in Austria will be Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Ukraine and the UK.
Meanwhile when Israeli entry Noam Bettan, one of the bookies favourite to win the competition, performed his song at the first semi-final on Tuesday he faced boos from the audience to ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘stop the genocide’ – in reference to the Gaza War.
Austria’s broadcaster ORF later confirmed in a statement several members of the audience were removed by security.
The 28-year-old Mr Bettan is reportedly receiving protection from the security agency Shin Bet, Mossad and elite Austrian units during his time in Vienna.
