Olly Alexander has shared the first clip of brooding electropop song Dizzy – which he will perform as Britain’s entry at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
The extravagant singer is filmed wearing a dress on top of a building as he lip synchs to the song in a clip, which he shared on his Instagram page on Wednesday.
As well as announcing the name of the song, Alexander – who will perform under his own name and not as Years and Years – said he “can’t wait” to perform in Malmö.
Alexander posted a photo of himself on a swing to his social media account, captioned: “Dizzy – My brand new single is coming March 1st !! I actually can’t wait to perform this on the Eurovision stage.”
He later posted a clip that showed him singing the song, co-written with producer Danny L Harle, while dressed in a pin-striped outfit, wearing a large orange and brown brooch.
The lyrics to the track include “Won’t you make me dizzy for your kisses” and “Will you take my hand and steer me”.
He said in a post: “Hello ! here’s the first tease of my @eurovision song ‘dizzy’.”
The Bafta-nominated actor’s slot in the competition was announced during the Strictly Come Dancing final in December on BBC One.
He previously said on BBC Radio 2: “It’s an overwhelming feeling because obviously I’ve known about this for a little while, let’s say, and keeping it a secret was hard and I kind of forgot that people would know and have a reaction…
“Everyone’s been super supportive, I’m just so so excited, it’s a bit like a dream. I can’t believe it’s really happening.”
He added: “I’m already so proud of the song and just the fact that I’m going to be taking part, the fact that I’m going to get to perform it and you’d best believe I’m going to be pulling out all the stops for this performance.”
Over the past decade, pop superstar Alexander has scored five top 10 UK singles and two number one albums with his former band, Years and Years – which is now a solo project.
He has also starred in a number of TV programmes, including the seventh series of teen drama Skins, and Channel 4’s It’s A Sin, which saw him receive a Bafta nomination for his role as Ritchie Tozer.
Pop singer Mae Muller represented the UK last year at the contest, held at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena, and came second-to-last with track I Wrote A Song.
All three live Eurovision 2024 programmes – both semi-finals and the grand final – will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on May 7, 9, and 11.
