Eurovision 2024: Olly Alexander’s dad “surprised” at public giving him zero points

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Olly Alexander‘s dad has said he was “surprised” that his son’s song ‘Dizzy’ received the dreaded ‘nul points’ from the public at last night’s Eurovision.Despite high hopes for this year’s UK entry, Alexander finished in 18th place out of 25 countries with 46 points, a position he only achieved thanks to his jury score.Now, his dad David Thornton has shared his thoughts, saying that Eurovision still offered a “fantastic learning experience” for Alexander [via BBC].“I enjoyed every minute of it,” said Thornton. “To me it’s a real surprise the public didn’t sort of connect with that song, though the juries gave it a really good score.”He added: “He’s had a wonderful time out there.

It is just one more step in wherever he’s going to go next.”In the semi-final, some fans suggested Alexander’s vocals had been “weak” and “off-key” after his mic pack fell off mid-performance.In an appearance on ITV’s Lorraine, Alexander said: “I had a slight wardrobe malfunction – my mic pack fell off – and had to improvise but that’s fine – it’s live TV, it happens.”Switzerland won this year’s Eurovision with Nemo’s song ‘The Code’, marking Switzerland’s first Eurovision win since 1988, when Celine Dion competed with ‘Ne partez pas sans moi’.

They are also the first ever non-binary winner of Eurovision.Croatia, who had also been particularly popular in the run-up to the contest, finished as runners-up with Baby Lasagna’s ‘Rim Tim Tagi Dim’.