Olly Alexander has confirmed that Years and Years isn’t any extra – and joked about his Eurovision efficiency (Getty Photos).
Olly Alexander has joked about his vote-less Eurovision closing efficiency and confirmed that he’s left his former moniker of Years & Years behind for good.
Acting at Radio 1’s Large Weekend on Monday (27 Could), Alexander, who acquired “nil factors” from the general public and completed 18th at this yr’s Eurovision Music Contest in Sweden, mentioned: “I don’t know need to inform you how good it feels to be again within the UK, doing a present. Have you learnt what, that is my first-ever present as Olly Alexander,” NME reported.
“I was in Years & Years, and now I’m simply me.”
The band, fashioned in 2010, comprised Alexander, Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Turkmen, and launched two albums: Communion and Palo Santo.
The singer then launched a 3rd album underneath the Years & Years banner, Night time Name, in 2022, in addition to a best hits file, Odyssey, this yr, which incorporates work from Years & Years, his solo music, and the monitor carried out at Eurovision, “Dizzy”.
Alexander’s set on the competition ended with the one. Introducing the quantity, he poked enjoyable at his Eurovision end result, telling followers at Stockwood Park, in Luton: “And now for the track that was solely 17 locations away from successful the Eurovision Music Contest.”
He later wrote on Instagram: “Actually, I don’t know the place to even start with this entire expertise, I’m going to be processing issues for a very long time. For now, I simply need to say I’m so pleased with the efficiency and my staff, all people completely smashed it and gave it their all to convey the imaginative and prescient to life.”
Eurovision 2024 was steeped in controversy, a lot of which was associated to the inclusion of Israel amid the continuing Israel-Hamas conflict.
The Netherlands’ entry was disqualified and Eire’s historic non-binary singer, Bambie Thug, took goal on the European Broadcasting Union after being instructed to take away messages of solidarity for Palestine from their efficiency.
The competition was gained by Switzerland’s Nemo, the primary non-binary performer to prime the voting.