The UK’s Eurovision entrant Look Mum No Computer has broken his silence after finishing in last place at this year’s contest in Vienna.
The musician and YouTuber, whose real name is Sam Battle, represented the UK with his energetic electronic track Eins, Zwei, Drei during Saturday night’s 70th Eurovision Song Contest final at the Wiener Stadthalle.
However, despite a colourful and chaotic performance, the UK finished in 25th place, receiving just one point from the jury and the dreaded nul points from the public vote.
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It marks the third consecutive year the UK has received zero points from viewers at Eurovision, following similar disappointments for Olly Alexander in 2024 and Remember Monday in 2025.
Rather than reacting negatively to the result, Battle took to social media to praise this year’s winners, Bulgaria, after singer Dara secured the country’s first-ever Eurovision victory with Bangaranga.
“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!!!”
Battle also described Bulgaria as the “deserved winner” and said he had met “a lot of amazing folk” during his Eurovision experience.
The statement was shared alongside footage of the singer and fans chanting “UK” and “ein Punkt” — German for “one point” — in a humorous nod to the disappointing scoreboard result.
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Despite the low placing, many Eurovision fans rallied behind the performer online, praising the act’s originality and eccentric energy.
One fan wrote: “You were amazing.”
Another added: “You brought something different to our UK entry.”
Battle had previously acknowledged that his performance was always likely to divide opinion, describing the song before the contest as “Marmite”.
“You either love it or hate it,” he said ahead of the final.
Known online for building bizarre homemade electronic instruments and experimental synth creations, Battle brought a deliberately quirky and distinctly British performance style to Eurovision, appearing on stage in a bright pink boiler suit while dancing among performers dressed as computers.
The song itself featured surreal lyrics about leaving an office job to go to Germany and count to three, combined with distorted synths and chaotic electronic production.
While some fans praised the BBC for taking a creative risk, others questioned whether novelty entries continue to damage the UK’s Eurovision fortunes.
@bbcnews Look Mum No Computer did receive one point during the jury round, finishing in last place overall. It’s the United Kingdom’s worst result since James Newman got no points overall in 2021. #LookMumNoComputer #Eurovision #EurovisionSongContest #News #BBCNews ♬ original sound - BBC News
The UK has struggled heavily at Eurovision in recent years, finishing near or at the bottom of the leaderboard multiple times since 2010, with Sam Ryder’s second-place finish in 2022 remaining a rare bright spot.
Speaking before the final, Battle insisted he was comfortable being viewed as an underdog.
“Nobody’s actually seen the full performance,” he said. “There’s a lot more going on than meets the eye.”
Ultimately, though, Europe failed to embrace the performance, with audiences across the continent awarding the UK no public points at all.
Meanwhile, Bulgaria’s winning act Dara used her victory press conference to encourage bigger UK artists not to fear Eurovision.
“Don’t be afraid to jump into a new reality, into risk, and to try new things,” she said.
“That’s what makes life fun.”
Bulgaria were announced as surprise winners of the competition in Vienna, beating Israel into second place.
Bulgaria were returning to the contest this year after four years away. The country has never won the Eurovision before.
Favourites Finland ended up in sixth place when the results were tallied at the end of tonight’s show, with Romania, Australia and Italy rounding out the top five.
Whichever country wins the Eurovision earns the right to host it the following year.
If Israel had won, it’s likely more countries would have joined the boycott of the contest, leaving a massive hole in the budget available to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which runs the show.
Broadcasters from Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands did not take part this year due to the continued presence of Israel.
