Eurovision 2026 has finally begun, and here is all you need to know about the UK’s entry. Sam Battle, also known as Look Mum No Computer, was selected by the BBC to represent the UK in the 2026 competition. The English singer-songwriter will perform ‘Eins, Zwei, Drei’ tonight with a synthesiser highlighting his electronic style.
Look Mum No Computer already had an established presence online as a youtuber and curator in addition to his music. He previously had performed at Glastonbury Festival in 2015 with his former band Zibra. He now owns ‘This Museum is (Not) Obsolete’ in Ramsgate featuring experimental machinery and technology that is both musical and scientific. He has also just announced a UK tour for November where he will be visiting Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Bristol, and London.
The UK has not won Eurovision since 1997 when Katrina and the Waves took home the UK’s fifth title. Although the UK has had an unlucky run, fans are hopeful that Look Mum No Computer could take home the win as they approach this year’s contest with a new perspective. ‘Eins Zwei, Drei’ will be partially sung in German and come with a flashy performance, contrasting the 2025 entry ‘What the Hell Just Happened?”- a pop song by girl band Remember Monday.
The UK is one of five countries that automatically qualify for the grand final on the 16th due to their financial contribution towards EBU- the organisation running Eurovision. The big four consists of the UK, France, Italy, and Germany (as well as Austria the 2025 winners). For this reason, although these countries will perform during the semi-finals, they are only appearing as live guests and will not compete until the grand final.
The first semi-final took place on the 12th of May in which 10 countries qualified to the next stage. Tonight another 10 countries will qualify leaving us with 20 countries in addition to the already competing 5 core countries.
For the semi-finals, you can only vote if you are a participating country. This means that tonight UK viewers will be able to vote up to 10 times, however you will not be able to vote for your own country. This will be the same for the grand final to prevent home advantage. All final scores from public televoting and from the national juries will be calculated giving us our winner this Saturday.
The semi-finals and grand final will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer and BBC One at 8pm and viewers can vote via SMS or the Eurovision app.
