Olly Alexander from Years & Years appeared on the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 final on Saturday (December 16) night revealing he would be representing the UK at next year's Eurovision Song Contest. He follows in the footsteps of Mae Muller who competed at the 2023 song contest, which was held in Liverpool. The 68th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Malmö, Sweden in May 2024 after their entrant Loreen won the 2023 competition with the song Tattoo. i’ve wanted to do this for a long long time and it feels like the right moment to start releasing music under my own name 🥺 pic.twitter.com/zvfcjfPeNk — olly alexander (@alexander_olly) December 16, 2023Who is Olly Alexander? pic.twitter.com/Hse0f7VxNZ — Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) December 15, 2023Alexander and Years & Years have headlined arenas and festivals worldwide while also collaborating with the likes of Sir Elton John, Kylie Minogue and Pet Shop Boys.

Source: The Times December 17, 2023 02:57 UTC