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 United Kingdom Joanna Lumley Spokesperson for Eurovision 2024
Joanna Lumley has been announced as the United Kingdom's spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

Joanna Lumley has been announced as the United Kingdom’s spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

On The One Show, it was revealed by Graham Norton that Joanna Lumley will announce the results of the United Kingdom’s jury at the Eurovision Song Contest. Joanna Lumley is an actress, presenter, model, author and activist. She is best known for her role in Absolutely Fabulous as well as her travel series across the globe.

The spokespersons that have been announced for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 so far are:

Who Is Olly Alexander?

Oliver Alexander Thornton, known professionally as Olly Alexander, was born on July 15 1990 in Harrogate, England. As a child, he starred in two school productions and went on to further his education in Performing Arts at the Hereford College of Arts. He later dropped out of college to pursue his acting career through his agent at the age of sixteen.

He rose to fame as the lead singer of the British pop band Years & Years, who have released several popular singles including “King“, which reached the top spot in the UK charts and entered the top 10 in thirteen other countries. The award-winning band also had two number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart.

Olly Alexander was internally selected by the BBC to represent the United Kingdom at the 2024 contest in Malmö with his song “Dizzy”. As a member of the Big Five, the United Kingdom automatically qualifies for the Grand Final.

The United Kingdom debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957 and holds the record for the most consecutive appearances in the contest. To date, the UK has won the contest a total of five times, with their first victory coming in 1967 and their latest in 1997. The UK holds the record for the most second-place finishes in the contest, having been runner-up a total of 16 times. Since 2000 the UK has finished within the top 10 only three times, this being in 2002 with Jessica Garlick, 2009 with Jade Ewen and 2022 with Sam Ryder who finished 2nd in Turin.

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Posted by:Anthony Granger

Since launching Eurovoix in April 2011, it has been a pleasure to find out more about this amazing continent through the Eurovision Family of Events. From starting out as a small site, it's been brilliant to see the site grow and flourish and continue to bring our readers everything from the world of Eurovision.

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