Eurovision fans were scratching their heads over Olly Alexander’s routine in the final.
Viewers tuned in to watch the final of the annual competition on Saturday night (May 11) in Sweden. Years and Years singer Olly Alexander took to the stage to perform his hit Dizzy with a troupe of backing dancers.
Yet, a number of fans were left somewhat perplexed, claiming that something “wasn’t right” with his act. The artist threw himself into the raunchy performance, shaking off recent critiques from the semi-finals just days earlier.
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Olly belted out his tune to the audience, clad in a white vest. Host narrator Graham Norton described the performance as “terrific” but admitted that he did not know how well it would do because “it is so different to everything else in the contest tonight.”
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However, some watchers were left befuddled after picking up on what seemed like an audio glitch, with chatter online about not being able to catch the track properly. As Olly gave it his all, a bunch of fans pondered if there was a hiccup, as the mic or sound seemed to be on the low side.
Hopping onto X, one viewer tweeted: “I think Olly (United Kingdom) mic failed again like it did in rehearsal.”, reports the Mirror. Another chimed in: “Just me or was Olly’s mic turned down what happened?”
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A different fan tweeted: “I have loved Olly for years! But why didn’t they turn his mic up? And that box thing was so distracting.” A fourth commented: “Have they turned Olly’s mic down?! “As another said: “Did they turn the volume down on Olly’s mic? “.
One ripped into his vocals, writing: “The UK Eurovision entry, Olly Alexander, sounds just like me in the shower – when someone opens the tap downstairs and the water gets terribly cold”. However, others praised the star, with one commenting: “Great performance from Olly Alexander”.
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Olly’s performance comes days after he received criticism after viewers at home watched his performance at the semi-final, and slammed his “poor singing”. He later revealed his microphone pack fell off during his performance which “threw him off”.
He took to Instagram to speak about feeling “tired” in a video and discussed acts having not qualified for the upcoming final. Olly explained: “Eurovision updates. Semi-final one was last night.
He added:”I performed – it was … it was good. I had a slight … well, my mic pack fell out halfway through the performance so I had to catch it and … just … it kind of threw me off.
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“There were elements of the routine I couldn’t really do as well as I’d have liked. I was quite stressed that my pack was gonna fall off entirely and my in-ears were gonna … anyway, it doesn’t matter.”
“It doesn’t matter. That is the thrill of live music, live television – anything can happen,” he continued.
It comes as the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced a number of changes to the grand final after the disqualification of Dutch act Joost Klein. The singer was confirmed to be missing the final ahead of it taking place, while Swedish police investigate a complaint of inappropriate behaviour, the European Broadcasting Union said.
The EBU has confirmed that Dutch artist Joost Klein will not be participating in the Grand Final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. This follows an investigation by Swedish police into a complaint made by a female member of the production crew after an incident post his performance in Thursday night’s Semi Final.
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