OLLY Alexander is gearing up to represent the UK in tonight’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Despite his undeniable talent and diverse approach, the odds are not in his favour.

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Olly Alexander is representing the UK in tonight’s Eurovision finalCredit: AP

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Olly’s semi-final performance was plagued by technical difficultiesCredit: Splash
The Years & Years hit maker has been predicted to finish tonight in last place.

Bookies have suggested that the UK’s odds of winning are a whopping 150/1.

They’ve also suggested that 7/1 says he’ll finish last and 16/1 that he’ll finish the night with zero points.

On the other end of the scale, Croatia is 4/5 to be crowned this year’s winners.

Israel’s odds are 5/2 and Switzerland are close behind with 4/1.

Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “We’re fearing the worst for Olly; the odds suggest we could be in for a long old night on the right-hand side of the scoring charts.”

Despite the negativity surrounding his chances, Olly still remains confident in his performance.

The singer, 33, said that his track Dizzy had gone down very well during the judges performance last night.

He had a slight set back during the semi-finals where he told fans that he nearly lost his mic pack mid-performance.

There was backlash from viewers, who complained that the sound was muffled and they couldn’t hear him properly.

He took to Instagram to talk about the difficulties he faced.

With teary eyes he told fans that he was “stressed” after a massive technical blunder.

“Eurovision update! Semi-final one was last night. I performed, it was good. My mic pack fell out halfway through the performance so I had to catch it and it just kind of threw me off,” he said.

“I was just worried. There were elements of the routine that I couldn’t really do as well as I would have liked.

“I was quite stressed that my pack was going to just fall of entirely and that my in-ears were going to… anyway. It doesn’t matter,” he said shaking his head.

 

Eurovision Song Contest entries 2024

Here are all of the acts taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Finalists:

United Kingdom: Olly Alexander – Dizzy
Sweden: Marcus & Martinus – Unforgettable (2023 winning country)
France: Slimane – Mon amour
Germany: ISAAK – Always On The Run
Italy: Angelina Mango – La Noia
Spain: Nebulossa – ZORRA
Serbia: TEYA DORA – RAMONDA
Portugal: iolanda – Grito
Slovenia: Raiven – Veronika
Lithuania: Silvester Belt – Luktelk
Ireland: Bambie Thug – Doomsday Blue
Ukraine: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil – Teresa & Maria
Luxembourg: TALI – Fighter
Finland: Windows95man – No Rules!
Croatia: Baby Lasagna – Rim Tim Tagi Dim
Cyprus: Silia Kapsis – Liar
Armenia: LADANIVA – Jako

Austria: Kaleen – We Will Rave
Estonia: 5MIINUST x Puuluup – (nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi
Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze – Firefighter
Greece: Marina Satti – ZARI
Israel: Eden Golan – Hurricane
Latvia: Dons – Hollow
Norway: Gåte – Ulveham
Netherlands: Joost Klein – Europapa
Switzerland: Nemo – The Code

Out:

Poland: LUNA – The Tower
Iceland: Hera Björk – Scared of Heights
Moldova: Natalia Barbu – In The Middle
Azerbaijan: FAHREE feat. Ilkin Dovlatov – Özünlə Apar
Australia: Electric Fields – One Milkali (One Blood)
Malta: Sarah Bonnici – Loop
Albania : BESA – TITAN
Czechia: Aiko – Pedestal
Denmark: SABA – SAND
San Marino: MEGARA – 11:11
Belgium: Mustii – Before The Party’s Over

“That is the thrill of live music, live television, anything can happen,” he grinned.

This comes after the Netherlands act was “pulled from rehearsals.”

Joost Klein has now been axed from the competition completely as cops “investigate complaint by a female crew member.”

A statement from Eurovision shared hours before the competition, said: “The Dutch artist Joost Klein will not be competing in the Grand Final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

“Swedish police have investigated a complaint made by a female member of the production crew after an incident following his performance in Thursday night’s Semi Final.

“While the legal process takes its course, it would not be appropriate for him to continue in the Contest.

“We would like to make it clear that, contrary to some media reports and social media speculation, this incident did not involve any other performer or delegation member.

“We maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards inappropriate behaviour at our event and are committed to providing a safe and secure working environment for all staff at the Contest.

 

“In light of this, Joost Klein’s behaviour towards a team member is deemed in breach of Contest rules.

“The Grand Final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest will now proceed with 25 participating songs.”

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Olly spoke about how he’s found the competition stressful