The UK’s Eurovision entry Look Mum No Computer finished last in the song contest’s 2026 grand final with just one point, as Bulgaria celebrated the country’s first ever win.
It is the fourth consecutive year in a row that the UK has received no points from the public vote, with the country’s only jury point coming from Ukraine, while Bulgaria’s Dara scored 516 points with Bangaranga.
It comes after Lincolnshire-born Look Mum No Computer, whose real name is Sam Battle, performed his song Eins, Zwei, Drei at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, while dancing energetically with people dressed as computers on Saturday night.
Bulgaria secured victory after a tense finale in the contest’s 70th year, which saw Israel in first place until the last points were announced, eventually finishing second with 343 points.
Israel’s participation in Eurovision this year led to a boycott from Ireland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Spain and Slovenia, due to its actions in Gaza.
Israeli entrant Noam Bettan, 28, sang his song Michelle, in English, Hebrew and French, while some chants and booing could be heard in the crowd, where many Israel flags and banners could also be seen.
Romania’s Alexandra Capitanescu, with the intense pop metal song Choke Me, finished third on 296 points.
Battle’s performance saw him attempt to get the crowd to sing with him, chanting: “When I say eins, you say zwei.”
The YouTube star wore a pink boiler suit as performers in fluffy headwear danced in a mock workshop, while he played a synthesiser, and ended up in a cardboard box.
In a Facebook post after the competition, Battle said Dara was the “honestly deserved winner”.
“Met a lot of amazing folk,” the post said.
“The most important thing is we all tried our hardest. Regardless of what is against us. Whatever it may be. Gotta keep trying your hardest regardless of the foooookennnn outcome!!!”
The post was accompanied by a video of Battle celebrating the single point he was awarded in the final by holding one finger in the air before leading a group of people in a chant of “UK”.
Battle is best known for his YouTube career, which began in 2013 and sees him make his own quirky musical instruments, including an organ from Furby toys and a triple oscillator synthesiser made out of Nintendo Game Boy consoles.
He follows Remember Monday, Olly Alexander and Mae Muller in receiving no points from the public vote.
The UK gave its 12 points to France in the jury vote, which was presented by drag artist La Voix and also saw Bulgaria awarded 10 points, Czechia awarded eight and Ukraine given seven.
Elsewhere, Daniel Zizka, the act from the Czech Republic, appeared to be plagued by technical difficulties during his performance of the song Crossroads.
He performed inside an elaborate hall of mirrors but at one point the picture became distorted and seemed to freeze.
Former Love Island contestant Antigoni, full name Antigoni Buxton, who was born in London, represented Cyprus.
The 30-year-old competed in the eighth series of the reality TV show in 2022.
She sang her song Jalla, wearing a white bralette and dress, as hands reached up from the stage below her, while flames shot out from behind her and her backing dancers waved towels.
Midway through her performance, Antigoni turned to the audience and told them: “You want more.”
At the end of her performance, she added: “Thank you, Europe.”
Australian pop star Delta Goodrem also performed her song Eclipse, with which she is representing her home country, at the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest.
The 41-year-old was accompanied by a harpist before eventually miming playing a gold sparkly piano herself.
As the former Neighbours star’s performance climaxed she was elevated into the air from the top of the piano, as fireworks went off around her.
Greece’s Akylas attracted attention on social media with his video game-inspired performance of his song Ferto.
The Greek delegation has been handing out replicas of the singer’s hat to fans and media during the week, with Akylas being among the best supported acts in Vienna.
One eccentric performance came from Lithuania’s Lion Ceccah, who gave an eye-catching performance with his head and hands painted silver, wearing a black sculpture-like costume at the start of his performance.
Dara’s win means next year’s contest will take place in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia.
The final comes after Israel’s Bettan was booed by the crowd during his performance in Tuesday’s semi-final, receiving a mixed reception before his performance began, with some members of the audience shouting and later booing, during the quiet moments.
There were a number of protests in the Austrian capital this week over Israel’s inclusion in the contest amid its actions in Gaza.
The largest protest was the No Stage For Genocide event, organised by Palestine Solidarity Austria, which took place at Venediger Au, a playpark on the outskirts of Vienna, which was attended by hundreds of supporters.
There was also a march from the city’s western train station to the area where the Wiener Stadthalle is located on Saturday, but police directed protesters away from the venue in a loop.
Earlier this week, human rights group Amnesty International criticised the European Broadcasting Union for its failure to suspend Israel from the song contest, as it did with Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, calling it an act of “cowardice” and a “blatant double standard”.
