La Voix brought the glamour to Eurovision as she served as the UK's spokesperson on Saturday night to announce the country's votes. Due to the competition's rules, countries are not allowed to vote for themselves, and the drag artist revealed that this year the UK's votes would go to France.
La Voix's Glittering Appearance
La Voix dressed as her usual glittering self in a bedazzled gown featuring silver rhinestones draped across her shoulders. Announcing the results of the UK's vote, she said: 'Hello, I am your official spokes diva, don't be fooled I might be talented but I can't actually walk on water. In fact, I have been shoved in a cleaner's cupboard with a green screen behind me, without even a Bucks Fizz, and by that I don't mean Cheryl Baker. I am sending all my kisses to... Look Mum No Computer, you did us proud. So, let's do this, our twelve points from the United Kingdom go to France!'
Voting Process and Results
Entrants receive points from a professional jury from each country, as well as from a public vote. The maximum amount of points from any country's jury or the public is 12. Ukraine awarded the UK their first point of the night, giving them one while awarding Douze points to Malta. But ultimately, the UK's entry flopped and finished in rock bottom yet again while Bulgaria clinched Eurovision glory.
It was a tense final vote as Bulgaria pipped Israel for the trophy, winning the competition for the first time with Dana and her catchy pop song Bangaranga. There was a loud chorus of boos and jeers from the crowd as Israel was awarded its televotes, which put their entry Noam Bettan at the top of the leaderboard. There were plenty of surprises during the televote with bookies favourites Finland and Greece receiving just 138 votes and 147 votes respectively. Meanwhile, the UK crashed out of the contest gaining just one point from the jury vote and nul point from the televote.
Reaction to UK Entry
Earlier in the night, Eurovision fans said this year's UK entry was the 'worst song I've ever heard' as electronics performer Look Mum No Computer battled for points in the final. The musician, real name Sam Battle, performed his zany entry Eins, Zwei, Drei, surrounded by fur-clad robots as he took to the stage in Austria. As the competition got underway, viewers at home shared their thoughts on social media, with many claiming the 'well cringe' song 'deserved nil points'. They wrote on X: 'This deserves 0 points'; 'Believe me if we could give ourselves nil points, we would.' 'I think the UK really doesn’t want to win Eurovision, it’s almost like they are trying not to win it.' 'The UK entry is the worst song I've ever heard. Who signed off on that?!' 'I think UK will get last place again this year. That song was well cringe.'
However, others argued that although it wasn't their 'cup of tea' the song was a perfect fit for the contest. The electronics performer and self-proclaimed Eurovision fan launched his YouTube channel back in 2016. He has since amassed more than 85 million views and 1.4 million combined subscribers and followers across his various social accounts.
