{"id":446953,"date":"2026-05-18T01:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/446953\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T01:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:25:11","slug":"look-mum-no-computer-breaks-silence-after-suffering-eurovision-loss-tv-radio-showbiz-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/446953\/","title":{"rendered":"Look Mum No Computer breaks silence after suffering Eurovision loss | TV &#038; Radio | Showbiz &#038; TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Resize-image-project-93-6925822.jpg\" class=\"zoomEnabled\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/1200x712\/secondary\/Resize-image-project-93-6925822.jpg?r=1779035348089\" alt=\"Look Mum No Computer at Eurovision\" title=\"Look Mum No Computer at Eurovision\" width=\"590\" height=\"350\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Look Mum No Computer suffered a devastating loss (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/2206392\/who-won-eurovision-2026-UK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Look Mum No Computer<\/a> has broken his silence following his devastating <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/eurovision\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eurovision<\/a> loss.<\/p>\n<p>The performer <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/2206364\/eurovision-2026-final-thrown-into\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">took to the stage in Vienna<\/a>, Austria, on Saturday night for <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/2206314\/eurovision-2026-live-how-vote\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Song Contest\u2019s Grand Final<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Heartbreakingly, <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/2206197\/uk-eurovision-look-mum-no-computer-song\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Look Mum No Computer<\/a>, whose real name is Sam Battle, only managed to achieve a singular point from the jury, and none from the public vote after his performance of Eins, Zwei, Drei.<\/p>\n<p>He has now addressed his loss in a post on social media, where he threw his support behind Eurovision 2026 winner, Bulgaria\u2019s act Dara, who performed Bangaranga.<\/p>\n<p>Battle said: \u201cBulgaria honestly deserved winner! Met a lot of amazing folk the most important thing is we all tried our hardest. Regardless of what is against us. Whatever it may be. Gotta keep trying your hardest regardless of the f****** outcome!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/english-musician-sam-battle-aka-look-mum-no-computer-and-representing-united-kingdom-with-the-692582.jpeg\" class=\"zoomEnabled\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/1200x712\/secondary\/english-musician-sam-battle-aka-look-mum-no-computer-and-representing-united-kingdom-with-the-6925825.jpg?r=1779035348112\" alt=\"Look Mum No Computer\" title=\"Look Mum No Computer\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The star scored just one singular point (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p> Read more: <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/2206372\/eurovision-2026-final-prize-winner-misses-out-cash\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Eurovision 2026 final prize as winner misses out on cash <\/a><\/p>\n<p> Read more: <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/2206364\/eurovision-2026-final-thrown-into\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Eurovision 2026 final thrown into chaos as act falls on stage mid-performance <\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was showered in support from fans, with one writing: \u201cWhat an amazing experience. I loved seeing you compete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another said: \u201cWell done Sam you were absolutely fantastic. Thank you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou did us all proud great experience!\u201d a third wrote, as someone else said: \u201cBest 1 point evaaaaa!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Battle had been attempting to become the first British entry to win since 1997, and ahead of the competition, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/bbc\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a>: \u201cIt could go well or completely wrong &#8211; I&#8217;m just here for the ride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/english-musician-sam-battle-arrives-on-stage-for-the-dress-rehearsal-for-the-grand-final-of-6925829..jpeg\" class=\"zoomEnabled\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/1200x712\/secondary\/english-musician-sam-battle-arrives-on-stage-for-the-dress-rehearsal-for-the-grand-final-of-6925829.jpg?r=1779035348127\" alt=\"Look Mum No Computer\" title=\"Look Mum No Computer\" width=\"590\" height=\"738\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The star was supported by fans after the final (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;Watching the semi-finals yesterday I thought, maybe we&#8217;ve got something a bit different.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What we&#8217;re doing is Marmite \u2013 you either love it or hate it &#8211; but I think there&#8217;s a slot open for our sort of thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I always say to expect nothing,&#8221; he went on. &#8220;Because if you expect nothing, you lose nothing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And anyway, after Saturday night&#8217;s over, I&#8217;m getting straight on the plane and going back to nappy changing duties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/winner-darina-nikolaeva-yotova-aka-dara-and-representing-bulgaria-with-the-song-bangaranga-6925830.j.jpeg\" class=\"zoomEnabled\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/1200x712\/secondary\/winner-darina-nikolaeva-yotova-aka-dara-and-representing-bulgaria-with-the-song-bangaranga-6925830.jpg?r=1779035348140\" alt=\"Eurovision winner Dara\" title=\"Eurovision winner Dara\" width=\"590\" height=\"401\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bulgaria&#8217;s Dara took home the win (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Eurovision 2026 was held in Vienna after Austrian singer JJ won last year, where it was held in Basel, Switzerland, with the UK\u2019s Remember Monday coming in 19th place with 88 points after performing What The Hell Just Happened?<\/p>\n<p>The Song Contest, which held the theme \u2018United by Music &#8211; in the Heart of Europe\u2019, had been mired in controversy, with a number of countries withdrawing their applicants and boycotting over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/israel\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Israel<\/a>\u2019s participation.<\/p>\n<p>Following Bulgaria pop star Dara\u2019s win, topping both the public and the jury vote and beating Israel, she said: \u201cI want to thank everybody who felt the Bangaranga and felt connected to the force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eurovision is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Look Mum No Computer suffered a devastating loss (Image: Getty) Look Mum No Computer has broken his silence&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":446954,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1705,146,90514,209048,10570,209046,209044,85,46,161024,209045,209047,209043],"class_list":["post-446953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-bbc","tag-entertainment","tag-eurovision-2026","tag-eurovision-final","tag-eurovision-song-contest","tag-eurovision-uk","tag-eurovision-uk-entry-2026","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-look-mum-no-computer","tag-sam-battle-eurovision","tag-uk-eurovision","tag-uk-eurovision-entry-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}