Eurovision's Olly Alexander breaks his silence after song contest defeat as his dad says he's 'surprised'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOlly Alexander has broken his silence following his night representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. And while, at the time of writing, he hadn't spoken about his experience or subsequent defeat, he has shown his class by showing support to the winning act.
It was a big night for the 33-year-old as he took to the stage at Malmo Arena in Sweden as the representative for the UK in the 68th edition of the Contest with his track, Dizzy.
Olly later finished in 18th place with 46 points after he was awarded a brutal zero in the public vote. He and his team reacted jovially as the United Kingdom was the only country to not score from the audience tally, after all of this year's 25 performances on Saturday night (May 11). READ MORE: Helen Flanagan details 'really scary' breakdown that saw kids move out and her miss out on 'dream job' Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link However, he had 46 points from the other country’s judges which landed him above seven other nations.
But it was Switzerland’s Nemo who finished in first place with 591 points, while Croatia’s Baby Lasagna was given 547 points and Ukraine’s Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil with the emotional and religious song Teresa & Maria landed on 453 points.
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