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Olly Alexander issued a career update over the weekend, following his Eurovision zero points horror earlier this month.
The singer, 33, represented the UK at the music competition in Malmö, Sweden with his raunchy track Dizzy on May 11, but despite the jury vote of 46, he sadly received an unfathomable no votes from the public, resulting in him finishing in 18th place.
Now, Olly has confirmed his solo career as he announced being part of his band Years & Years is a thing of the past.
He took to the stage for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton on Sunday for his first performance since Eurovision.
Speaking to the crowd, Olly explained: ‘Listen, listen, I don’t have to tell you how good it feels to be back in the UK, doing a show.
‘Do you know what? This is my first ever show as Olly Alexander. I used to be in Years and Years, and now I’m just me.’
Olly Alexander issued a career update over the weekend, following his Eurovision zero points horror earlier this month
The singer, 33, represented the UK at the music competition in Malmö, Sweden with his raunchy track Dizzy on May 11, but despite 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 – which Coldplay headlined.
Olly stepped out in a black vest and white cargo pants for his raunchy performance, also sporting a pair of bright red sunglasses.
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.
Now, Olly has confirmed his solo career as he announced being part of his band Years & Years is a thing of the past
He took to the stage for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton (pictured) on Sunday for his first performance since Eurovision
Speaking to the crowd, Olly explained: ‘Do you know what? This is my first ever show as Olly Alexander. I used to be in Years and Years, and now I’m just me’ (Years & Years pictured)Â
The star brushed the zero points under the carpet as he took to the stage in Luton for day three of the BBC festival
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin appeared in good spirits as his hand headlined BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024 at Stockwood Park in Luton on Sunday
Olly had a video of himself played on the big screen behind him as he performed
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.
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.
Whispers of sabotage surrounded his appearance, including claims his sound was failing, his vocals were weak and a cancellation in the final dress rehearsals
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.
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.
