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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Entertainment
Casey Cooper-Fiske

UK’s Eurovision entrant welcomes baby just weeks before contest

The UK’s entrant for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, Sam Battle, has announced the birth of his baby.

Battle, who makes music under the name Look Mum No Computer, shared the news on social media on Friday.

He posted an image of his newborn child, Max, wearing a yellow hat.

Battle wrote: "Speak soon everyone. Max born today happy healthy Back on it soon. Take care."

Congratulations poured in, with BBC Eurovision writing: “A huge congratulations to UK Eurovision act Sam Battle and his wife on the birth of baby Max born yesterday.”

Belgian entrant Essyla, real name Alice Van Eesbeeck, also commented on Instagram, calling Max the “most adorable baby ever seen”.

Battle is set to perform his song “Eins, Zwei, Drei” at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, this May.

Originally from Grantham, Lincolnshire, he rose to prominence on YouTube in 2013.

He is known for videos showcasing the creation and performance of unusual electronic music equipment, accumulating over 85 million views and 1.4 million combined subscribers and followers across his online platforms.

He has made an organ out of Furby toys, fused a synthesiser with a Raleigh Chopper bicycle and made a triple oscillator synthesiser out of Nintendo Game Boy video games consoles.

A video for his Eurovision song sees Look Mum No Computer in a messy office setting wearing a suit, before ditching his workplace for a giant electronic soundboard as he sings about “coming back to life”.

The 70th edition of the Eurovision final will take place at Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle on Saturday 16 May.

Austrian entry JJ won in 2025 with his song “Wasted Love”.

The contest’s semi-finals will take place on 12 and 14 May, with the final and semi-finals broadcast live on BBC One and iPlayer, as well as BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.

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