UK Eurovision entry wants to do the UK proud in Vienna

Experimental musician Look Mum No Computer, real name Sam Battle, will compete in Vienna, Austria, this week with his track, Eins, Zwei, Drei.

Mr Battle said: “I just want to do the UK proud.

“I hope they feel happiness, curiosity, and wonderment.”

The Lincolnshire-born performer said he hopes the audience will learn from the song.

He said: “I hope everyone will be able to count to three in German by the end.

“Wunderbar!”

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Mr Battle has built much of the stage set himself, including oversized synthesiser panels and custom electronics.

He said: “It has been a lot of work, especially as I have just become a new dad at the same time as prepping for Eurovision.

“But overall, it’s been a lot of fun – I’m really proud of what we’ve pulled together and can’t wait to put it into practise.”

He said: “Working with (choreographer Fredrik Rydman) has been brilliant, he’s a really cool guy and has been pushing the boundaries of what we want to do up on that stage.

“It’s going to make for a really interesting live performance.”

He said: “probably changing my newborn baby’s nappy.”

He confirmed that the “mega synthesizer” panels and electronic elements used in the show are his own creations and said they are on a scale larger than anything he has built before.

He said: “I don’t want to give it all away, so you’ll have to tune in to see me when I perform on the Eurovision stage for the first time at Thursday’s semi-final.”

When asked by the BBC how it feels to perform in front of a global audience of 160 million, Mr Battle admitted it felt “It feels surreal. It’s not long to go now and I am really excited and strangely not too nervous, until you said that!”

Early rehearsal footage revealed a show featuring dancers in green costumes topped with furry television screens.

The European Broadcasting Union described the planned staging as a “supersized version” of the song’s eccentric music video.

While Mr Battle was not permitted to build every part of the set – joking that the BBC “didn’t trust my welding” – he confirmed that “all of the electronics and panels” were made by him.

Mr Battle’s YouTube channel, Look Mum No Computer, has drawn more than 85 million views since 2013.

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He has become known for his videos about making and playing unusual electronic music equipment, having made an organ out of Furby toys, fused a synthesiser with a Raleigh Chopper bicycle, and made a triple oscillator synthesiser out of Nintendo Game Boy video game consoles.

His DIY creations and experimental sound have earned him 1.4 million combined subscribers and followers across his various social accounts.

The grand final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast live from Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle on Saturday, May 16.

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The UK competes in the wake of Austrian singer JJ’s victory in 2025 with Wasted Love.

Eurovision 2026 will be broadcast live on BBC One and iPlayer, as well as on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.

The two semi-finals take place on May 12 and May 14.

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