Olly Alexander was left laughing after checking out his shockingly low odds of winning the Eurovision Song Contest.
The singer, 33 years old, is representing the UK with his hit Dizzy and performed the song during the semi-final with lots of raunchy dance moves.
Ahead of Saturday night’s final, Olly bravely Googled his Eurovision odds and saw that bookmakers were predicting the singer had a one per cent chance of winning the contest.
After seeing the brutal predictions, Olly laughed in embarrassment and joked: “it was better than zero.”
Olly told the BBC: ‘My chances of winning are one percent, but that’s okay. It’s better than zero.’
Olly Alexander, 33, was left laughing after checking out his shockingly low odds of winning the Eurovision Song Contest.
The singer represents the United Kingdom with his song Dizzy and performed the song during the semi-final with many raunchy dance moves.
Earlier this week, Olly spoke about the dramatic moment Eurovision The semi-final performance went poorly, after raising concern among fans over his “shaky” voice.
The Years and Years singer spoke to Lorraine on Wednesday about the “wardrobe malfunction” he suffered after his fans heard his song Dizzy performed live in Malmö, Sweden, ahead of Saturday’s final.
Unfortunately, things started to go wrong when Olly’s microphone pack slipped out of his pants and started hanging behind him.
The star then had to continue the performance while trying to grab the package, which no doubt contributed to the less-than-perfect vocals that some fans complained about.
Olly said: “I had a little wardrobe malfunction and I dropped the microphone and had to improvise. It’s live TV and it happens!”
‘The dancing is a bit naughty and the team is fantastic. It’s like the Olympics of music, it’s a fun and chaotic circus.
And he added: “This whole thing has been crazy, last night was incredible.” It was the first time she performed it on live television.
‘There is a lot of support from the other contestants, it has been the experience of my life. “I feel very lucky and privileged to be able to do it.”
Ahead of Saturday night’s final, Olly bravely Googled his Eurovision odds and saw that bookmakers were predicting the singer had a one per cent chance of winning the contest.
After seeing the brutal predictions, Olly laughed in embarrassment and joked: “it was better than zero.”
Earlier this week, Olly opened up about the dramatic moment his Eurovision semi-final performance went wrong, after sparking concern among fans over his “shaky” voice.
The Years and Years singer spoke to Lorraine on Wednesday about the ‘wardrobe malfunction’ he suffered
During his performance, Olly’s microphone package fell out of his pants and began bouncing behind him, forcing him to try and grab it as the song continued.
“My mom saw it last night and it’s coming out tomorrow and she’s so excited.”
With the help of some clever camera work, Olly and his dancers appeared to be spinning and walking on the ceiling in the packed performance.
Olly’s boxing routine, who is already guaranteed a place in Saturday’s Grand Final, saw him don a distressed vest and red trousers which he wore with a colour-coordinated jockstrap on top.
In the racy number, Olly sensually ran his hands over the dancers’ shirtless bodies before they entered a dance sequence and the singer pushed to the beat.
Filmed inside the hall for most of the performance, it was only in the final chorus that the entourage burst onto the stage as he sang the final notes.
As the crowd went wild, commentary hosts Scott Mills and Rylan Clark exclaimed: ‘Yes Olly, that’s how it’s done!’
However, it seems fans were divided over the performance and took to Twitter to share their opinions.
While half seemed to love the song and praised the expressive staging, others noted that Olly’s voice was a bit muffled and shaky, and one even hoped he was saving his voice before Saturday’s final.
Viewers praised Olly for persevering and continuing to do a “ridiculously confident” job despite the unexpected setback.
Thrilled by the performance, fans exclaimed: ‘I’m so proud of you Olly! You destroyed it, the voice, the staging, the visuals, the choreography and the dancing were amazing! And those incredible pirouettes of the dancers! Well done #teamdizzy #Eurovision #Eurovision2024 xxx’;
‘I loved Olly. Great song. Great staging. Fabulous performance’; OMFG @alexander_olly OFF THE SCALE TONIGHT!!!!! SO SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!#Eurovision2024 #Eurovision2024 @bbceurovision always doing a great job!!!!!’;
However, others shared their concerns about Olly’s voice, writing: “Well, Olly’s voice was a little iffy in places, but the staging was excellent. What an ending!’
“I’m not sure if Olly got overexcited or nervous, but that voice was very high-pitched. I’ve heard him live before and he can do much better than that. I just hope the over-staging doesn’t detract too much from the performance.” voice.
‘Although I’m from the UK, Olly’s voice was shaky and I didn’t like the staging. The song is catchy’; ‘Semifinal of #Eurovision2024 United Kingdom. ‘I was expecting better vocals from Olly tonight’
It comes after Olly revealed he came close to a “breakdown” amid heavy pressure on him to quit the competition.
There have been intense calls for him to withdraw due to Israel’s involvement in the show, which has angered fans due to the country’s ongoing bombing of Gaza.
Olly said The times on looking dejected at a recent pre-Eurovision party in London: ‘Yes, I had problems that day. He was locked in a room trying not to have a nervous breakdown.
Olly added: “This whole thing has been crazy, last night was incredible.” It was the first time she performed it live on television.
However, it seems fans were divided over the performance and took to Twitter to share their opinions.
In the racy number, Olly sensually ran his hands over the dancers’ shirtless bodies before entering a dance sequence and the singer pushed to the beat.
The daring performance featured intense lighting and close-ups.
However, others noted that Olly’s voice was a bit muffled and shaky, and one even hoped he was saving his voice ahead of Saturday’s final.
‘Normally you go on stage and turn it on, but I felt really unable to do that. It was hard… I just couldn’t pull myself together and then I felt ashamed of myself and ashamed.’
Olly also reportedly started crying during his chat with the newspaper, adding: “Obviously there are a lot of things I wish were different.” And this is much bigger than Eurovision and me, it really is.
‘Obviously, I wish there wasn’t a war or this crazy humanitarian crisis. I want peace and I have found this experience, at times, extremely… I have felt really sad and distressed.
‘But I still believe it’s good for people to get together to entertain themselves. “That’s why I wanted to do Eurovision.”
The Eurovision Song Contest final airs on Saturday at 8pm on BBC One.
