{"id":36284,"date":"2024-03-04T15:14:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T14:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/?p=36284"},"modified":"2024-03-04T15:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T14:18:41","slug":"watch-dizzy-by-olly-alexander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/watch-dizzy-by-olly-alexander\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch “Dizzy” by Olly Alexander"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Believe it or not, when blogging for EQ Music Blog for many years, I have yet to post about any UK entry at Eurovision<\/strong>. This is crazy\u2026 right? However, if I were to share the UK participants in recent memory that I was most invested in. We need to go back to 2011 when Blue<\/strong> flew the flag for the UK with “I Can<\/a><\/strong>,” the contest was hosted in D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany. Interestingly, Blue were the first UK entry that was decided internally by the BBC. Bearing in mind, in the last few years, the UK has again used this process to select its participants. I feel there has to be some kismet going on that in turn landed the honour with Olly Alexander<\/strong> (ex-Years & Years<\/a><\/strong>) this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Years & Years burst onto the music scene in 2014 with “Take Shelter<\/a><\/strong>,” I was instantly won over as a fan. Fast-forward to 2024, the former band, frontman Olly Alexander is representing the UK at Eurovision. When taking a closer look, Olly’s entry is similar to when Blue took part in ESC 2011. In that, “Dizzy<\/strong>” came out of Olly’s writing sessions for his upcoming album and not intentionally written with Eurovision in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\"Listen<\/a>\n\n\n\n