Nul points! The UK's 10 biggest Eurovision flops of all time

The UK continued a run of poor Eurovision results, with Look Mum No Computer finishing last. The outcome added to a difficult week for Britons in Vienna and extended the UK’s long wait for a win, now approaching three decades. San Marino’s entry failed to qualify despite Boy George being brought in for star power. The piece ranks the UK’s 10 biggest Eurovision flops, starting with Andy Abraham, who won a national selection and then finished last in Belgrade with 14 points. It then covers James Newman, whose 2020 entry was canceled and whose 2021 entry received nul points and finished last. It also begins describing Scooch’s 2007 performance as part of the list.

"The UK continued its run of disastrous results in the Eurovision song contest on Saturday night, when Look Mum No Computer finished rock bottom of the scoreboard. Cue the usual geopolitical conspiracy theorising and head-scratching about how to remedy matters next year. Paging Cliff Richard and faxing Bucks Fizz It put the cherry on top of a chastening week for Britons in Vienna. No less than Boy George had been roped in to add star power to San Marino's entry, but it failed to even qualify for the final."

"Andy the Binman, to give him his full name, was an X Factor runner-up who had previously worked as a refuse collector. He won the selection contest, Eurovision: Your Decision, with soul banger Even If edging out a visibly furious Michelle Gayle, who had been the bookies' favourite. Come the big night in Belgrade, Abraham performed second on the bill, the dreaded slot of death, and duly came last with only 14 points."

"Poor James Newman suffered the ignominy of being the UK entry not once, but twice. Having written hits for the likes of Rudimental, Calvin Harris and Kesha, the leather car-coated Yorkshireman was chosen to represent the UK in 2020 with unfortunately titled ballad My Last Breath the contest was cancelled due to the Covid pandemic. After a 12-month wait, he entered again with a new song, dubbed Embers, becoming the second British act in history to receive nul points, and finished last."

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