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.
Then, last weekend, everything changed. Silky-haired TikTok star Sam Ryder (bet he bagged himself a great Moroccan Oil goody bag) won the hearts of Europe with SPACE MAN; scoring 466 points and placing second to winners Ukraine.
Since then, the song's rocketed up the Official Singles Chart; with Sam now finding himself in a nail-biting chart race against Harry Styles and his six-week-strong chart-topper As It Was.
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