Eurovision: Why does the UK keep getting it wrong?

After four years of flops, the BBC has to think hard about how it approaches Eurovision in 2027.

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Look Mum No Computer, aka musician Sam Battle, got one solitary point, ending up in last place.

It's the third time we've been at the bottom of the table since 2020. We've made the top 10 once since 2010. This is the fourth consecutive year I've written a post-mortem on our failure.

Believe me, I don't want to be here – but here we are.

In the run-up to the contest, there was little hope that Sam's shouty synth-pop banger Eins, Zwei, Drei, would fare well.