Olly Alexander is said to be the frontrunner for Eurovision 2024 (Picture: Joseph Okpako/WireImage)
Olly Alexander is reportedly being lined up to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest.
The Years & Years frontman will be hoping to avoid nil points when May 2024 roles around in Sweden, as he has emerged as the front runner for BBC bosses.
And it’s said he has pitched a track by Dua Lipa’s producer Danny L Harle, who is the mastermind behind her hit Houdini, while he has also worked with her on songs for her upcoming third album.
An insider told The Sun: ‘It’s a dream come true for Olly. Things aren’t quite locked in but he is a favourite with bosses.’
Sam Ryder stormed into second place behind Ukraine in 2022, but earlier this year Mae Muller ended up second from bottom with I Wrote A Song.
‘Despite everyone loving Mae, it’s no secret that everyone was disappointed with how things panned out,’ the source added.
Mae Muller finished second from bottom earlier this year (Picture: AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
The BBC will be hoping to find someone to emulate Sam Ryder’s 2022 success (Picture: Dawn Fletcher-Park/SOPA Images/Shutterstock)
‘Olly has said for ages he wants to have a crack at it — and after teaming up with Danny for the song he thinks we have a great shot.
‘He is aware people say that no established act in their right mind would go on the show due to the UK’s track record but as far as he is concerned that’s just snobbery.’
Immediately after this year’s event, there had been reports the BBC were looking towards Sophie Ellis Bextor to represent the UK, but it appears they may have changed direction.
Over the summer, Mae admitted she was worried her Eurovision experience would spell the end of her career.
‘I gave myself a day to think … my career was over,’ she told fans during a Universal Music event in August.
‘And then I was like, “Wrap it up”. The second I started owning it and having fun with it, I was like, “Oh, it’s actually fine and it’s fun and it’s camp and it was a moment.”’
Metro.co.uk has contacted representatives for Olly Alexander and the BBC for comment.
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