Meet the UK's Eurovision entrant: 'The BBC is taking a risk on me'

Meet the UK's Eurovision entrant: 'The BBC is taking a risk on me'6 March 2026ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMark SavageMusic CorrespondentWhy the UK Eurovision song is called Eins, Zwei, DreiExperimental musician Look Mum No Computer, who will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest, says he's surprised the BBC chose his "completely wacky" song as this year's entry.Titled Eins, Zwei, Drei, it's an overstuffed sandwich of a song - full of chanted hooks and crunchy keyboards that deliberately avoids the polished pop of previous entries. The chorus is partially sung in German, while the verses reference traditional English desserts like "roly poly with custard"."I was like, 'This is not going to be taken seriously because the BBC love the conventional stuff, and this is not conventional'," says the musician. "So they're taking a bit of a risk - but who knows?"Watch the music video for Eins, Zwei, DreiBattle made some of the props that feature in the music video for Eins, Zwei, DreiThe UK has had a bumpy ride at Eurovision since Sam Ryder took second place four long years ago.Both Olly Alexander (2024) and Remember Monday (2025) scored zero in the public vote, only avoiding last place because they won points from the contest's juries of professional songwriters.Look Mum No Computer, real name Sam Battle, is taking a philosophical approach to the UK's track record."Whether it's winning or whether it's not winning, I just figured the best thing to do is just try my hardest," he says."There's a lot of stuff going on with the voting, a lot of favouritism and stuff, and maybe the UK isn't everybody's favourite when it comes to the Eurovision."So I'm just going to be myself and hope they see that I'm an all right guy. Because if they don't like you, then there's no hope, really."Where and when is the...