{"id":677928,"date":"2026-05-18T17:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/677928\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:49:10","slug":"eurovision-look-mum-no-computer-says-british-people-arent-very-intelligent-in-unearthed-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/677928\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision: Look Mum No Computer says British people \u2018aren\u2019t very intelligent\u2019 in unearthed interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sam Battle has sparked backlash after an unearthed interview clip resurfaced following the United Kingdom\u2019s disastrous Eurovision result<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The electronic artist, who performs under the stage name LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, represented the UK at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna with his controversial entry Eins, Zwei, Drei.<\/p>\n

However, after Britain finished rock bottom in Saturday\u2019s grand final, social media users began resharing an awkward exchange between Mr Battle and a Dutch journalist.<\/p>\n

During the interview, the presenter asked the musician: \u201cWhat\u2019s the name of your song again?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Look<\/p>\n

Mr Battle represented the UK at The Eurovision Song Contest 2026<\/p>\n

| BBC<\/p>\n

Mr Battle replied: \u201cEins, Zwei, Drei.\u201d<\/p>\n

The interviewer then quipped: \u201cBut you say dry,\u201d appearing to poke fun at the way the British singer pronounced the German word \u201cDrei\u201d.<\/p>\n

Responding to the remark, Mr Battle said: \u201cUnfortunately, I\u2019m a British person, and we are renowned for not being very intelligent, and we\u2019re pretty bad at pronouncing other people\u2019s languages. <\/p>\n

“And I apologise. It\u2019s just the way we are. Don\u2019t hate me for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"LookLook Mum No Computer finished bottom of the leaderboard after the jury vote | GETTY<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old then insisted he could pronounce the word correctly using a rolled German \u201cR\u201d sound before demonstrating it himself.<\/p>\n

The interviewer later asked whether he could count higher in German, prompting Mr Battle to count up to 10 before joking: \u201cI\u2019ll stop there!\u201d<\/p>\n

The clip has since gone viral on X, where users fiercely debated both the journalist\u2019s conduct and Mr Battle\u2019s comments about Britain.<\/p>\n

Some social media users rushed to defend the performer and accused the interviewer of attempting to embarrass him.<\/p>\n

One person wrote: \u201cAbsolutely disgusting, trying to shame and embarrass him. What a lovely lad who handled himself well under such duress and ridicule! Shame on the interviewer. Very lazy reporting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another fumed: \u201cWhat a d***.\u201d<\/p>\n

A third praised the singer directly, writing: \u201cGuy\u2019s a legend f*** Eurovision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Others also rallied around the musician following the UK\u2019s humiliating Eurovision result.<\/p>\n

\u201cSam is the man. Shame on the reporter for kicking a man while he is down,\u201d one supporter posted.<\/p>\n

Another added: \u201cHe\u2019s such a grown up kid. I love the guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, not everyone was sympathetic, with several viewers criticising Mr Battle for his remarks about British people.<\/p>\n

One user blasted: \u201c\u2018It\u2019s not my fault, we are all stupid\u2019 is a terrible apology.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"LookLook Mum No Computer’s real name is Sam Battle | GETTY<\/p>\n

Another wrote: \u201cThis t**t does not represent regular Brits!\u201d<\/p>\n

A third added: \u201cThis man was sent to represent our nation\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, another critic fumed: \u201cSpeak for yourself Sam Battle. I speak English and Dutch. Sam Battle is not the voice of Britain.\u201d<\/p>\n

The row comes after the BBC unveiled Eins, Zwei, Drei as the UK\u2019s Eurovision entry earlier this year, with the song dividing opinion for its repeated use of German lyrics<\/a> despite representing the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

The synth-heavy track also appeared to criticise aspects of British culture, with lyrics including: \u201cCounting in English doesn\u2019t cut the mustard. So sick of munching roly-poly with custard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Battle previously defended the unusual entry, saying he hoped audiences would \u201cdance, shout, sing along, and just embrace the absurd jubilation\u201d of the song.<\/p>\n

Despite the energetic performance, LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER finished bottom of the Eurovision leaderboard on Saturday night after receiving just one jury point and no public votes from viewers across Europe.<\/p>\n

Following the result, Mr Battle remained upbeat and told fans on Instagram he would continue \u201ctrying your hardest regardless of the f******n\u2019 outcome\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sam Battle has sparked backlash after an unearthed interview clip resurfaced following the United Kingdom\u2019s disastrous Eurovision result.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":677929,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[49,48,3332,75,79021,348],"class_list":["post-677928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrity","tag-entertainment","tag-eurovision","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=677928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/677929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=677928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=677928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}