Olly Alexander tells upcoming UK Eurovision act to ‘get a good therapist’ as he shares his advice after his zero points horror
Olly Alexander joked that the next Eurovision act to represent the UK should make sure they ‘get a good therapist’ ahead of the competition.
The Years And Years’ singer, 34, represented the UK in Malmö, Sweden last May with his raunchy track Dizzy, and while things appeared to be looking positive after the jury vote he sadly received a seemingly unfathomable no votes from the public.
The UK finished with a low score of 46, as fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their heartbreak as they insisted that the star ‘deserved better’ – in what some deemed a career-ruining moment for the singer and actor.
Speaking about his experience competing in the contest on The Graham Norton Show on Friday, the host asked Olly: ‘Do you have any words of wisdom, don’t say don’t do it, any encouraging words of wisdom?’
The star then joked: ‘Maybe, just get yourself a really good therapist,’ as the guests and audience erupted in laughter.
Olly Alexander tells upcoming UK Eurovision act to ‘get a good therapist’ as he shares his advice after his zero points horror
The Years And Years’ singer, 34, represented the UK in Malmö, Sweden last May with his raunchy track Dizzy, and while things appeared to be looking positive after the jury vote he sadly received a seemingly unfathomable no votes from the public
He added: ‘Yeah, good therapy as you will have a lot to talk about for years.’
Trying to compose his laughter, Graham added: ‘Oh ok, not the encouraging words of wisdom I had hoped for, but wise.’
At the time of Olly’s performance whispers of sabotage surrounded his appearance, including claims his sound was failing, his vocals were weak and a cancellation in the final dress rehearsals.
After the show, heartbroken fans wrote: ‘No cause why tf did Olly Alexander get 0? y’all deserved better’; ‘Zero public points for the UK – my jaw DROPPED #Eurovision2024’
‘Really feel for Olly Alexander, to get 0 public votes for Eurovision is really harsh! Everyone hates the U.K! I think it’s no longer about music but about politics now. Congrats to Switzerland’.
However Olly and his team seemed to take the news in their stride as they were pictured laughing and cheering after the news was announced.
The star didn’t look disappointed as he celebrated with his dancers after the jam-packed performance.
Last year’s contest was also tainted by controversy following Israel’s inclusion in the competition amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Graham Norton asked Olly: ‘Do you have any words of wisdom, don’t say don’t do it, any encouraging words of wisdom?’
The star then joked: ‘Maybe, just get yourself a really good therapist,’ as the guests and audience erupted in laughter
Trying to compose his laughter, Graham added: ‘Oh ok, not the encouraging words of wisdom I had hoped for, but wise’
Prior to the show, Olly hesitated as he was asked whether his Eurovision experience had been ‘spoilt’ amid all the controversy, as he branded his participation in the contest as a ‘rollercoaster’.
The It’s A Sin star came under fire from many stars and fans for remaining in the competition.
A group of 450 artists, individuals, and organisations, including actor Maxine Peake, signed an open letter disseminated by the LGTBQ+ solidarity group ‘Queers for Palestine’ asking Olly to withdraw from the contest over Israel’s war with Gaza.
The singer responded in March with a lengthy statement, vowing that he would remain in the competition, and he would instead focus on collaborating with other Eurovision contestants on how to ‘use our platform to come together and call for peace.’
He cried during an interview with ITV when he was asked about the way campaigners had put pressure on him to not participate.
Asked whether calls for him to boycott the show and all the other issues had ‘spoilt’ this year’s event for him, he said: ‘Well… umm… this experience it is what it is I’m just accepting it really for what it is.
At the time of Olly’s performance whispers of sabotage surrounded his appearance, including claims his sound was failing, his vocals were weak and a cancellation in the final dress rehearsals
However Olly and his team seemed to take the news in their stride as they were pictured laughing and cheering after the news was announced
‘There have been many amazing things as well but it has been quite the rollercoaster.’
He admitted the tightened security was something that ‘unfortunately’ had to be done, but despite all the issues said he was proud to be there.
‘No matter what kind of artist you are, this platform doesn’t come along very often… there are hundreds of millions of people watching you,’ he said.
‘I know it’s a performance that not everyone is going to love or it’s not going to be everyone’s cup of tea but I’m really proud I get to do this. I’ve worked really hard to get to this point.’
