The UK’s Eurovision entry Look Mum No Computer, real name Sam Battle, has released a gracious statement after coming in last place.
Bulgaria achieved its first ever Eurovision win on Saturday night (16 May) with DARA’s “Bangaranga”, while the UK came in last with Battle’s “Eins, Zwei, Drei”. His performance of the song received the dreaded nul points score in the public vote and picked up just one point from the jury.
Battle celebrated Bulgaria’s historic victory on social media, telling his followers the nation was the “deserved winner” of the contest and that he’d met “a lot of amazing folk” during the competition.
“The most important thing is [that] we all tried our hardest,” he wrote. “Regardless of what is against us. Whatever it may be. Gotta keep trying your hardest regardless of the…outcome.”
The singer, 37, shared the statement alongside him and a crowd chanting “UK” and “ein Punkt”, which means one point in German.
Fans were quick to commend Battle on his performance, despite the disappointing – but not altogether unexpected – result. The singer was the third UK act in a row to be awarded nul points in the public vote after Remember Monday in 2025 and Olly Alexander in 2024.
“You were amazing, first time I have watched the Eurovision for 11 years, normally avoid it like a dose of flu,” one person wrote, while another commenter praised Battle’s “fun and quirky” song.
“I hope you realise just how adored you are by so many Eurovision fans,” another person added. “You brought something different to our UK entry, you absolutely smashed your performances.”
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Battle knew the odds were stacked against him ahead of his performance in the Eurovision final; But the Youtuber, who bookies had down at 80/1 to win, said he was “happy to be an underdog”.
He told the Independent before his final performance: “There’s all different ways of looking at it, but it’s not bothering me, because nobody’s actually seen the full [performance]. There’s a lot more going on than meets the eye – I’m hoping it’s going to surprise people.”
Read the full Eurovision Song Contest results list here.
