Olly Alexander is a Brit born in Harrogate, England (home of the 1982 Eurovision!) and is the singer of this year’s UK entry - possibly the most hyped UK entry in years.
Olly hit the scene as the lead singer of Years & Years, but is now a solo act performing under his own name. Also an LGBT+ activist and actor, he was the lead in It’s a Sin, arguably UK TV’s standout drama of 2021.
In December, Olly announced his role for ESC24 on the BBC’s Saturday night juggernaut ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ (the original ‘Dancing with the Stars’ in the UK) and since then there has been a huge amount of hype - culminating in the full release of Dizzy on 1 March.
An 80s inspired track - think Pet Shop Boys / Erasure vibe, it’s certainly a number with an electronic pop sound. Quite simple, it runs 2m50s, and is really just multiple repetitions of the chorus, with a bit of synthesised spoken voice in the middle to break things up.
For sure this will come down to whatever tricks are used to bring it to life on stage. After last year’s disappointing vocal, Olly is a great choice having performed at the Brits, at Glastonbury, and on multiple tours. In his Graham Norton interview launching the song, he spruiked we should expect a ‘strong’ performance on the night, so if we see solid production value and his professional act putting on a show, we should be in for a treat.