Sam Ryder reaches #2 in the charts in best performance for a UK Eurovision star for 26 years
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSam 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.
Space Man becomes the highest UK Eurovision entry since Gina G’s chart-topping Ooh Aah… Just a Little Bit in 1996 and also outperforms previous Eurovision winner Katrina & The Waves whose 1997 winning song Love Shine A Light peaked at number three.
The end-of-week result of second place matches Sam's final result at the competition in Turin, Italy, where he topped the jury vote but came runner-up to Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra after a symbolic show of public support saw them soar to first place with 631 points.
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