After becoming an instant national hero by finishing second in Eurovision last weekend, Sam Ryder is celebrating after his song Space Man made chart history, as it narrowly missed out on number 1.
The United Kingdom's record in the Eurovision Song Contest has been a mixed bag to say the least over the last two decades. Prior to Sam giving the UK their best result since Imaani in 1998, the highest finish had come from Blue, who finished 11th in 2011.
But, after James Newman had a dismal time in Rotterdam a year earlier, receiving no points from either the juries or televote, Sam defied many people's expectations by topping the jury vote and finishing 5th with the public, leaving him in a very impressive runners up spot, behind favourites to win Ukraine. Since returning home TikTok sensation Sam has been appealing for fans to download and stream the different versions of Space Man available online and, early on Friday evening, it was announced he'd just been pipped to the post by Harry Styles.
