Imagine it or not, when running a blog for EQ Music Weblog for a few years, I’ve but to submit about any UK entry at Eurovision. That is loopy… proper? Nonetheless, if I have been to share the UK members in latest reminiscence that I used to be most invested in. We have to return to 2011 when Blue flew the flag for the UK with “I Can,” the competition was hosted in Düsseldorf, Germany. Apparently, Blue have been the primary UK entry that was determined internally by the BBC. Making an allowance for, in the previous few years, the UK has once more used this course of to pick out its members. I really feel there needs to be some kismet happening that in flip landed the honour with Olly Alexander (ex-Years & Years) this yr.
When Years & Years burst onto the music scene in 2014 with “Take Shelter,” I used to be immediately gained over as a fan. Quick-forward to 2024, the previous band, frontman Olly Alexander is representing the UK at Eurovision. When taking a more in-depth look, Olly’s entry is just like when Blue took half in ESC 2011. In that, “Dizzy” got here out of Olly’s writing classes for his upcoming album and never deliberately written with Eurovision in thoughts.
Written with and produced by Danny L Harle, “Dizzy” interprets the intoxicating feelings felt when assembly somebody new. That they completely flip our world the wrong way up. In a musical sense, the observe is paying homage to Steps meets with the Pet Store Boys. An intentional transfer, since Olly states on the making of “Dizzy,”…
“we have been impressed by loads of music we love from the 80s like Inventory Aitken and Waterman, Erasure, Adamski and naturally, Pet Store Boys.” says, Olly
The music video, directed by Colin Solal Cardo, conveys the feeling of disorientation and dizziness in a trendy method. The clip is exactly what we’ve come to count on of an Olly Alexander challenge.
I do, in fact, want Olly all the perfect at Eurovision. But, I additionally hope a sample I observed doesn’t emerge. The sample is that this…, Blue have been the UK’s entry in 2011 and completed eleventh place. It’s 2024, and Olly is our Eurovision hopeful. Presumably, with out me spelling it out, expensive reader, you’ve labored out the place I’m going with this? And twenty-six finalists within the competitors, as effectively. I’ll say not more than that however proceed to take pleasure in watching the video and naturally, tune into the ESC remaining on the eleventh of Might to seek out out the result of Olly Alexander’s bid for the UK for Eurovision glory with “Dizzy“.
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