Overview
- The announcement was made on The Scott Mills Breakfast Show on Tuesday.
- Kent-based artist Sam Battle, known as Look Mum No Computer, is famed for building eccentric electronic instruments and has amassed over 85 million views and 1.4 million followers across platforms.
- He was chosen via an internal search led by UK project director David May and BBC Studios North executive producer Andrew Cartmell.
- Scott Mills, who has heard the track, described it as different, evoking Basshunter, Blur, Pet Shop Boys and The Human League, with nods to Verka Serduchka and punk.
- The 70th contest will be staged at Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle on 12, 14 and 16 May, and several broadcasters have withdrawn in protest over Israel’s participation.