Moment it all goes wrong for the UK's Eurovision entry as he performs for first time

This is the moment things didn't go to plan for the 2026 UK Eurovision Song Contest hopeful Look Mum No Computer, real name Sam Battle, as he suffered serious technical issues while he performed his track Ein, Zwei, Drei for the first time at the London Eurovision Party on April 19. The 37-year-old star was announced as the UK representative in January but had yet to take to the stage to showcase the song, even though the public got a first listen on March 6.

He was the headline act for the annual showcase, which took place in Outernet in the heart of London's West End. Numerous acts from this year's contest sang their entries for the appreciative audience of Eurovision fans. There were some stunning performances, including an appearance from pop legend Boy George, who is singing with the San Marino entrant Sinith on the track Superstar in this year's contest. Sam arrived on stage to close the show and received a rousing welcome from the crowd.

However, things started to go wrong immediately. An animated pizza introduced him, walked on stage, and sat at a desk that looked similar to the one in his video for the song.

Within seconds, it was obvious something was wrong as he started pretending to tap at a computer keyboard, and you could hear isolated random vocals but no music.

Confused, he said: "What's going on. We've got sound problems." One of the presenters for the evening, drag race star Tia Kofi, returned to the stage and asked the audience for an "awwww" before turning to Sam. "I'm not going to lie - that is what happens when you are such a creative inventor that you put together little organs made of Furbys," she quipped.

Jokingly, he said, "I forgot to press play one sec. Or maybe it's the wrong user name." He played with the fake computer on stage for a while before the opening animation appeared on screen again, announcing his entry.

Lest the audience thought this was part of the act, he announced: "This wasn't meant to happen by the way. But it's OK. We're all in it together." The track then started playing, and he was able to finally perform it live.

It was the second time that night he had his thunder stolen, as hours before he took to the stage, the Luxembourg entry Eva Marija had performed a stripped-back version of his song to a rousing reaction. The 20-year-old has been studying in London for the past two years and wanted to show her appreciation for her adopted country.

Prior to performing, Sam had exclusively admitted to Express.co.uk that the magnitude of the night had only just struck him.

"This is the first time performing it live. I hadn't really thought about it till people were telling me that it is, but it's kind of making me a little bit nervous [now], really," he laughed.