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- Olly Alexander has long been a star – and will represent the UK at ESC 2024
- When it comes to the LGBTQ community, Olly Alexander should have something in his place
- “Dizzy” is an emotional, dance-pop song – made for the Eurovision Song Contest?
Olly Alexander is not a blank slate from which the British made a (loud) leaflet Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) to bend. He is the opposite model: already so well-known that he is a wax figure in “Madame Tussauds” in London; so politically sharp that he made headlines offstage; and so popular in the LGBTQ community that he will have an appreciative audience in Malmö – after all, he is ESC also and especially a highlight of the queer community.
For Malmö he announced: “It will be an honor to raise the flag for Great Britain in the gayest way possible!” This should be well received by the LGBTQ community.
Great Britain at ESC 2024: Olly Alexander with “Dizzy”
“Dizzy” It’s a dance pop number. You might think the 80s are back with Erasure or the Pet Shop Boys. It is noticeable that Candidate from the Netherlands performs a dance number, in the same class as Olly Alexander, so to speak.
At 33, the Brit is significantly older, also more versatile and more self-confident. And he certainly has Star appeal.
ESC 2024: date, location, broadcaster and chances
He will probably look familiar to many German viewers. On the one hand, he already has one with the band “Years & Years”. to knock he also landed in Germany, namely in 2015 with the title of “King”. Is at ZDF On the other hand, as an actor, he caused an aha moment last summer in the miniseries “It’s a Sin” (based on the Pet Shop Boys song of the same name).
Alexander is considered a good artist. “Dizzy” is just his first Single. In his words, the song is about “feeling a wave of emotion for someone so intense that it turns your world completely upside down.”
Also interesting
He already managed to do this politically when he created one at the end of last year pro-Palestinian letter of a queer alliance. This brought a lot of opposition to the BBC; the ESC is decidedly apolitical.
Great Britain at ESC 2024: Olly Alexander with “Dizzy” in the video
Britain has recently had so much success in the ESC
Great Britain is one of them “Big Five”. This means: participation in the final is guaranteed. Alexander doesn’t need to prove himself in the semifinals.
| Year | Interpreter | Contribution | Place |
| 2023 | Mother Muller | “I wrote a song” | 25 |
| 2022 | Sam Ryder | “Spaceman” | two |
| 2021 | James Newman | “Embers” | 26 |
| 2020 | James Newman | “My Last Breath” | ESC canceled |
| 2019 | Michael Rice | “Bigger than us” | 26 |
The country already has won the ESC five times. Only Ireland and Sweden have a better balance. However, the last victory was some time ago, in 1997. The English are also inspired by their tradition musically.