UK Eurovision act: The BBC gave me a stress test to check I could cope under pressure

UK Eurovision act: The BBC gave me a stress test to check I could cope under pressureJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMark Savage,Music correspondentandDavid Sillito,Media and Arts correspondent, Eurovision Song Contest, ViennaEPALook Mum No Computer - aka musician and inventor Sam Battle - will represent the UK at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest on SaturdayThere's an old adage that says confidence isn't about believing you'll win, it's about being comfortable with the fact you might lose.If that's true, then Sam Battle must be the most confident person at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.The musician – who performs under the name Look Mum No Computer – is almost comically unbothered about the scores that may await him (and therefore the UK) on Saturday night."It could go well or completely wrong - I'm just here for the ride," he says.And if worse comes to worst, he'll look on the bright side. "It's a really good t-shirt - 'Look mum, no points'."Look Mum No ComputerThe musician has turned everything from a bicycle to a speak-and-spell machine into functional synthesisersWith bookmakers ranking him as a 150/1 outsider to claim victory for the UK, it helps that Eurovision isn't a make-or-break moment for the 37-year-old.Before entering the contest, Sam already had a cult following for his music that uses home-brew synthesisers with a shouty brand of energised electro-pop.Equally popular is his YouTube channel, where 700,000 subscribers watch him modifying vintage cars and repairing decrepit church organs with the manic energy (not to mention the electro-shock haircut) of Back to the Future's Doc Brown.He also operates a museum in Ramsgate, Kent, dedicated to resuscitated audio technology. Oh, and four weeks ago, he became a dad for the first time."He's a healthy baby boy called Max and I love him very much," he grins.In other words, Sam has enough to be ge...