Olly Alexander took to the stage for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton for his first performance since his Eurovision zero points horror earlier this month.
The Years And Years star, 33, represented the UK at the music competition in Malmö, Sweden with his raunchy track Dizzy on May 11.
But while things appeared to be looking positive after the jury vote of 46, he sadly received an unfathomable no votes from the public, resulting in him finishing in 18th place.
The star brushed the zero points under the carpet as he took to the stage in Luton for day three of the BBC festival on Sunday.
Olly stepped out in a black vest and white cargo pants for his raunchy performance, also sporting a pair of bright red sunglasses.
Olly Alexander took to the stage for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton on Sunday for his first performance since his Eurovision zero points horror earlier this month
The star brushed the zero points under the carpet as he took to the stage in Luton for day three of the BBC festival
The hitmaker was joined on stage by two backing singer-dancers and had a video of himself played on the big screen behind him as he performed.
Olly’s performance comes two weeks after his disappointing Eurovision standing.
Switzerland’s Nemo stormed to an unassailable victory at the competition after the non-binary singer scored 365 points with the juries and 226 from the public for a total of 591, sweeping past Croatian entry Baby Lasagna’s score of 547.
After the UK’s zero points public vote came to light, a slew of Brits took to Twitter to share their heartbreak as they insisted that the star ‘deserved better’ – in what some deemed a career-ruining moment for the singer and actor.
Whispers of sabotage surrounded his appearance, including claims his sound was failing, his vocals were weak and a cancellation in the final dress rehearsals.
After the show, heartbroken fans wrote: ‘No cause why tf did Olly Alexander get 0? y’all deserved better’; ‘Zero public points for the UK – my jaw DROPPED #Eurovision2024’
‘Really feel for Olly Alexander, to get 0 public votes for Eurovision is really harsh! Everyone hates the U.K! I think it’s no longer about music but about politics now. Congrats to Switzerland’.
However Olly and his team seemed to take the news in their stride as they were pictured laughing and cheering after the news was announced.
Olly stepped out in a black vest and white cargo pants for his raunchy performance
The Years And Years star, 33, represented the UK at the music competition in Malmö, Sweden with his raunchy track Dizzy on May 11
The hitmaker was joined on stage by two backing singer-dancer
Olly had a video of himself played on the big screen behind him as he performed
Olly also sported a pair of bright red sunglasses for his performance
The star didn’t look disappointed as he celebrated with his dancers after the jam-packed performance.
Olly’s Eurovision interview was cancelled ahead of the Grand Final so the star could rehearse.
He and other acts were due to speak to the media ahead of the final but chaos backstage meant he could not appear.
An email sent from the organisers of the show on Friday read: ‘Please note that the big five and Sweden media conference originally scheduled for 18.30 (5.30pm BST) has been cancelled because all artists want to focus on rehearsals.’
The big five also includes Italy, Germany, France and Spain.
Olly’s performance comes two weeks after his disappointing Eurovision standing
Whispers of sabotage surrounded his appearance, including claims his sound was failing, his vocals were weak and a cancellation in the final dress rehearsal
After the UK’s zero points public vote came to light, a slew of Brits took to Twitter to share their heartbreak as they insisted that the star ‘deserved better’
Olly’s Eurovision interview was cancelled ahead of the Grand Final so the star could rehearse
The cancellation of the media conference was yet another twist and turn in the most chaotic and political Eurovision in the competition’s history, which also saw the Dutch act pulled and the Israeli entry picketed.
The show was overshadowed by the war in Gaza, with activists calling on organisers to ban Israel.
