The BBC has confirmed the musical act who will represent the UK at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.
Indie-electronic musician and YouTube influencer Sam Battle, known by his stage name LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, will compete for the UK at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna this May.
BBC Radio 2 DJ Scott Mills announced the news on The Scott Mills Breakfast Show this morning (17 February). The song with which the artist will compete has yet to be announced, but it is set to premiere on Mills’ radio show “in the coming weeks”.
The 35-year-old artist is an “experimental singer-songwriter, live electronics performer and composer, and inventor of unique musical machines” based in Kent. He has amassed more than 700,000 followers on YouTube plus 85million YouTube views, and has 30,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
In a statement, the musician said that it was “an absolute honour” to be heading to Eurovision on behalf of the UK this year.
Sam Battle, known as LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, will represent the UK at Eurovision 2026. (Supplied)
“I find it completely bonkers to be jumping on this wonderful and wild journey. I have always been a massive Eurovision fan, and I love the magical joy it brings to millions of people every year, so getting to join that legacy and fly the flag for the UK is an absolute honour that I am taking very seriously,” he said.
“I’ve been working a long-time creating, writing, and producing my own visions from scratch, and documenting my process. I will be bringing every ounce of my creativity to my performances, and I can’t wait for everyone to hear and see what we’ve created. I hope Eurovision is ready to get synthesized!”
Battle began his musical journey back in 2014, fronting indie rock band ZIBRA, which achieved modest success in Britain. The band played at Glastonbury in 2015 for BBC Introducing, and racked up millions of streams of their singles including “Goodbye Mondays” and “Great White Shark”.
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