By Sofia Brooke
The UK has revealed the quirky electronic artist who will represent the country for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest this year.
Mum Look No Computer (MLNC), the stage name of Sam Battle, is set to perform his song ‘Eins, Zwei, Drei’ in the Austrian capital of Vienna in May.
Could this eccentric song help the UK win over European audiences?
Eins, Zwei, Drei
The electronic song combines the retro sound of a Kosmo synthesiser and funky lyrics including the words Eins, Zwei, Drei (German for one, two, three) prompting critics and fans to point out that it is a classic Eurovision song.
The music video is just as retro and comedic, too.
The video references British culture by MLNC dipping a digestive biscuit into a mug of baked beans and ends with him flying off in a vintage car.
In an interview with BBC music correspondent Mark Savage, Battle called the song: “completely wacky”.
In another interview, Battle said: “I have always been a massive Eurovision fan, and I love the magical joy it brings to millions of people every year, so getting to join that legacy and fly the flag for the UK is an absolute honour that I am taking very seriously.”
The man behind Mum Look No Computer
Sam Battle first came onto the music scene as a frontman for the indie rock band ZIBRA in 2014 who played at Glastonbury on BBC Introducing in 2015.
Later in 2016, He started MLNC as a zine which later turned into a YouTube channel that has garnered more than 700,000 subscribers.
His channel shows that he is an unconventional singer-songwriter as he not only posts footage from his gigs but various DIY projects.
Battle calls himself a backyard engineer as the channel includes tutorials on how to modify instruments, synths and he also fixes up old cars.
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The UK’s previous Eurovision entries
The UK last won Eurovision in 1997 with the entry ‘Love Shine a Light’ by Katrina and the Waves. Since then it has struggled to win over the Eurovision jury and public votes.
In 2022, Sam Ryder’s Space Man almost earned him first place for the UK entry, coming in second after Ukraine.
However, due to the Russia-Ukraine war, the UK hosted the 2023 Eurovision contest in Liverpool.
The Eurovision 2026 line-up and controversy
MLNC will be competing against 34 entrants in this year’s Eurovision contest.
Entrants will come from European countries and beyond such as Australia, which joined the competition in 2015 and Israel which has taken part since 1973.
However, the competition is not without controversy this year.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) voted to allow Israel to compete in the contest despite calls to ban the country over the ongoing war in Gaza and alleged unfair voting.
The members’ decision prompted five European countries to boycott the contest: Iceland, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia and The Netherlands.
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