YouTuber and experimental singer/songwriter Look Mum No Computer will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in May, the BBC has announced.
The electronics performer and self-proclaimed Eurovision fan, whose real name is Sam Battle, launched his YouTube channel in 2016.
He said: "I find it completely bonkers to be jumping on this wonderful and wild journey.
"I have always been a massive Eurovision fan, and I love the magical joy it brings to millions of people every year, so getting to join that legacy and fly the flag for the UK is an absolute honour that I am taking very seriously.
"I've been working a long-time creating, writing, and producing my own visions from scratch, and documenting my process. I will be bringing every ounce of my creativity to my performances, and I can’t wait for everyone to hear and see what we’ve created.
"I hope Eurovision is ready to get synthesised!"
The song he will perform at the competition in Austria is yet to be announced.
Based in Kent, Look Mum No Computer launched his music career in 2014 as Sam Battle, the frontman of indie rock band Zibra, which performed at Glastonbury in 2015 for BBC Introducing.
As Look Mum No Computer, he has released a number of singles, albums, and EPs, and recently returned from a nationwide tour across Germany, the birthplace of the underground electronic music scene.
He has also cultivated an online fanbase for building and playing unusual and eccentric electronic instruments; notably, organs made from toys such as Furbies and Game Boys, synthesizer bicycles, flame throwing keyboards, and a Star Wars droid orchestra.
Source: Press Association
