Eurovision: Sam Ryder SPACE MAN smashes into midweek Official Chart Top 5 - can it ride the wave all the way to Number 1?

Jack Grealish might have become one of the standout stars of the Euro 2020, winning a legion of new fans, but the man himself has no problem with being adored. The footballer, 26, is one of three cover stars for the latest issue of The Face, where he was asked about the reaction to his appearance. At the height of the competition, there were odes to Jack’s hair in Vogue as well as being named in several lists of the most handsome footballers, while fans regularly held up signs asking him to marry them or declaring themselves as ‘Mrs Grealish’. Jack admitted: ‘You aren’t going to say it’s a bad thing, are you? I’d much rather be in the list of the top 10 most handsome players than the top 10 ugliest.’The sportsman has also become an ambassador for Gucci, though his obsession with the designer brand began when his dad bought him a Gucci washbag at the age of 16 for making the first team.Jack revealed that he admires fellow Gucci lover Harry Styles’ avant-garde fashion, adding: ‘I like his style. I think it’s cool!‘Everyone is different, people wear different types of clothes and what he wears actually suits him.

West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has been named top of the Sunday Times’ Young Rich List of sportspeople with a staggering £1.1billion net worth.Jack Sullivan, 22, sensationally topped the list of those involved in the UK sports industry under the age of 30 ahead of every Premier League footballer in the country. He also came second in the overall top-100 list which includes other industries, only being topped by Australian-born businessman Johnny Boufarhat on £2.06billion from his online platform Hopin.It is unlikely to thrill Hammers supporters after narrowly missing out on Europa League football on Sunday, with Sullivan’s fortune taking into account his family’s overall wealth.He was followed on the list of sportspeople by 29-year-old Ben Francis, who owns the Gymshark brand, and Lewis Morgan, who co-founded the same sportswear brand and is now chairman of the AYBL Group.Meanwhile, a whopping 34 of the top 100 who made the overall list were footballers.Do you think too much money has ruined football? Let us know in the comments section.Leading the charge for the Premier League's stars was Paul Pogba, whose enormous Manchester United wages have given him a net worth of £77million.

Her Majesty could be replaced by other members of the Royal Family at the Trooping the Colour display for the first time in 70 years.Plans are reportedly being made for senior members of The Firm to stand in for the 95-year-old Queen during important parts of the Platinum Jubilee ceremony, reports The Telegraph.Prince Charles, Prince William and Princess Anne may take the royal salute instead as the monarch continues to adapt her busy schedule around her mobility problems.However it is still hoped that Queen, 96, may be able to attend other sections of the landmark event at Horse Guards Parade on Thursday June 2.On the same day, the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas Territories will come together to light a beacon at the same time as the principal beacon at Buckingham Palace.Then Friday June 3, a Service of Thanksgiving for the Queen’s reign will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral, before the star-studded Platinum Party At The Palace on Saturday June 4.Queen and Adam Lambert will perform first at the concert — which will be broadcast live on BBC — while Alicia Keys, Nile Rodgers and the UK's Eurovision runner-up Sam Ryder will also take the stage later in the evening.Hopes of weather fit for a Queen have been raised after forecasters predicted the anniversary of Her Majesty's 70 years on the throne would coincide with an extended spell of warm and bright conditions.John Hammond of weathertrending said: “The potential is there for a lot of rain in some places.

Harry Styles could claim all Top 3 spots on the Official Singles Chart this week following the release of his third solo album Harry’s House.

Sam Ryder’s Eurovision single Space Man has gone to number two in the charts after his surprise success at the contest last week. The singer, 32, was narrowly beaten to the top spot by Harry Styles’ As It Was, which secured its seventh week at number one.

Florence + The Machine have scored their fourth Number One album with ‘Dance Fever’.Florence Welch’s band’s fifth studio album beat Kendrick Lamar‘s Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’ to the top spot.The band’s previous chart toppers include 2009 debut ‘Lungs’ follow up ‘Ceremonials’ and 2015’s ‘How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful’.Despite not claiming the top spot Lamar’s new LP was the most-streamed album of the week, in the absence of a physical release, according to the Official Charts Company.Meanwhile, The Black Keys ended up at Number Five with their new LP ‘Dropout Boogie.Elsewhere, in the UK singles chart, Sam Ryder‘s ‘Space Man’ was pipped to Number One by Harry Styles‘ ‘As It Was’,despite his success in the Eurovision Song Contest.Ryder’s song is also the highest Eurovision chart entry since Gina G’s Number One hit ‘Ooh Ahh…Just A Little Bit’ in 1996.‘Space Man’ was the UK’s most-downloaded song of the week, landing at Number One on the official download chart.Despite his defeat, Ryder hailed Styles who has remained top of the charts for seven consecutive weeks.“I feel like what Harry stands for, as a fan of his and listening to his music, he stands for the same things that Eurovision celebrates; a freedom of expression, of inclusivity. A celebration of music, joy and togetherness,” he said.

After a nail-biting finish in what proved to be the most exciting chart battle of the year so far, Eurovision hero Sam Ryder is just pipped to UK Number 1 by Harry Styles’ As It Was. 

Harry Styles claims a seventh week at Number 1 with As It Was, as Lizzo’s About Damn Time edges closer to the top spot.

In recent years, the UK's Eurovision Song Contest entrants have faced a barrage of negativity, nay-sayers and 'nul points' jibes. A country convinced it was a laughing stock, its accusations of 'political voting' cast a grey cloud over any hope of success.

Switzerland’s act for the Eurovision Song Contest, Marius Bear, has praised UK star Sam Ryder for being absolutely lovely off camera, after the Space Man star finished as the runner-up. Marius was one of 25 acts from across Europe (and Australia), to compete in Saturday night’s huge televised event. UK viewers were left doing a double-take through their beer goggles as Sam climbed up the leaderboard, even topping the jury vote. He eventually came second after receiving a healthy score in the public vote, as Ukraine came out on top. Unfortunately, Marius, who sang the song Boys Do Cry, received the dreaded nil points from the public, eventually finishing in 17th place.Fans tuning in saw Sam go up to console his fellow competitor, giving him a much-needed hug after the news, which Marius admitted to Metro.co.uk was ‘a real low moment.’But Marius has promised us Sam is just as wonderful away from the spotlight as he comes across on camera, as he spoke of the UK and Swiss delegations ‘coming together’ as the process continued. He shared: ‘There was friendship and then, for me, it was always important to give [Sam] space.‘Everyone knows Sam Ryder, he’s big on TikTok.

Tipping Point fans were left distracted as Eurovision star Sam Ryder 'appeared' on the ITV game show.Contestant Glen, an entertainer from South Shields, joined host Ben Shephard as he took on the coin machine in a bid to win a £10k prize.But fans were left distracted, with many saying he's the spitting image of the Eurovision star, commenting on his strikingly similar facial features and his blonde shaggy hair.One eagle-eyed viewer shared: "Is Glen that Sam Ryder Eurovision fella after a trip to the barbers??!! #TippingPointAnother shared: "This bloke reminds me of Sam Ryder with a haircut. And he’s an entertainer.

Having spent six weeks at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with As It Was, Harry Styles faces tough competition from a similarly-silky-haired singer in this week's race for the top spot.

Eurovision superstar Sam Ryder has revealed the identity of one half of the duo Subwoolfer, Norway’s entry into the song contest this year.Appearing on stage wearing black suits with yellow wolf-head masks, Subwoolfer sent Eurovision fans into a frenzy as viewers turned into amateur detectives in a bid to work out who was behind the disguises.The pair, who go by the pseudonyms of Keith and Jim, came in 10th place as they bagged 182 points with their single Give That Wolf A Banana.Now UK entry Sam Ryder has confirmed speculation that Subwoolfer is in fact Ben Adams, a British singer who is best known as a member of the British-Norwegian band A1.A1 won Best Newcomers at the BRIT Award back in 2001 and had two number one UK singles, Take On Me and Same Old Brand New You.Although the boy band split up in 2002, Adams later reunited with his former bandmates Christian Ingebrigsten and Mark Read to release new singles and perform a series of concerts in Norway.Eurovision commentator Graham Norton fuelled rumours of Subwoolfer’s identity during the live final of the contest, saying: “So we think the shorter wolf is Ben, Ben Adams from the boyband A1.”Another strong theory was that Subwoolfer were Ylvis, the duo behind catchy hit What Does The Fox Say, who are signed to the same record label that released Give That Wolf A Banana.

Eurovision hero Sam Ryder brought the United Kingdom together as we dreamt of our first Eurovision win in a quarter of a century over the weekend. The 32 year old singer came out on top in the jury votes but was pipped to the crown by Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra when the public's scores were added. The Ukrainian act – who were given special permission to leave their war-torn country and perform at the contest – received 431 points from a maximum of 468 in the public vote, giving them an emotional victory in Turin, Italy, on Saturday night.

UK Eurovision hero Sam Ryder closes the gap on Harry Styles overnight in the race to become this week's Official UK Number 1 single.After placing second to Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra and their winning track Stefania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 last weekend, Essex singer and songwriter Sam Ryder continues to rocket up the midweek Official Singles Chart with SPACE MAN.

Alan Carr and his ex-husband Paul Drayton enjoyed some quality time together over the weekend as they watched Eurovision today. Despite their shock split this year, the pair have remained good friends and in videos posted on social media, they were having a wonderful time as they joined the nation in watching the UK's entry Sam Ryder finish in second place. Paul, 50, shared some hilarious clips of the Chatty Man star parading around in a white kaftan-style dress paired with a long brunette wig.

Eurovision entry Subwoolfer have shared a ‘Jolene’ parody about their time in Turin.The duo, who comically donned yellow wolf masks in this year’s tournament, were 50-1 to win in Italy with their track ‘Give That Wolf A Banana’.They finished the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in 10th place with 182 points, some way off the winners, Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra and UK runner up Sam Ryder.Now, to mark their time in Italy they have posted a video of themselves, which you can view below, goofing around in Turin performing a parody of Dolly Parton‘s famous hit ‘Jolene’.The clip sees the duo on the streets of the city, changing the lyrics of the track to: “These yellow ears beyond compare, we’re breathing in Italian air, we’re eating pizza almost every meal / We’re saving grandmas everyday, we ate a few along the way but Italian grandma skin is hard to peel,” before they declare: “Turin, Turin, Turin, Turin, we’re begging of you – join us to the moon.”Meanwhile, UK Eurovision runner Sam Ryder, has announced details of a new 2022 London show at brand new venue Outernet on November 24. Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday (May 20) at 9am here.In Ukraine meanwhile, their win was said to bring “incredible happiness” to a country under invasion by Russia.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Instagram that the courage of the war-torn country “impresses the world” and congratulated Kalush Orchestra on their victory.He then went on to promise to host Eurovision in the future in a “free, peaceful and rebuilt” Mariupol, a city currently largely under Russian control.

“That was an incredible, incredible, rewarding journey. “I hope you enjoyed it!” He also told Metro.co.uk he was frustrated by the “negative stigma” attached to relations between the UK and the rest of Europe.Sam specifically made reference to the view perpetuated which suggests that Europe “doesn’t like” the UK.He added: “There’s other countries like Norway, they’ve lost 11 times. “God bless Norway – but they don’t have that.

Eurovision entry Sam Ryder has announced details of a new 2022 London show.Ryder came second during the weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, with Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra winning the event with a massive 631 points. It was the UK’s best performance result since 1997.Viral TikTok sensation Ryder went into the competition as the bookmakers second-favourite to win with his song ‘Space Man’.He will now play brand-new London venue Outernet in London on November 24.

Eurovision success.The British singer, 32, stunned the nation over the weekend by finishing in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with his single 'Space Man'.After sweeping the jury votes, Sam finished runner-up to Ukraine after the TV votes were revealed.Appearing on The One Show on Monday (May 16), Sam was asked by presenters Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas about his feelings as the unexpected results came in.In reply, Sam said: "When the results started coming in - before that, [me and the band] were already stoked - there was nothing that we needed more."We had got everything from the experience.

He gave an absolutely stellar performance in the Eurovision final on Saturday but singer-songwriter Sam Ryder hasn't just been praised as a talented performer. Describing him as "positive, energetic and humble", his fans praised him in his latest TV appearance.