It’s got to be the music moment of 2022. After decades in the wilderness, the UK’s Eurovision entry, Space Man, has snuck up the left-hand side of the famous scoreboard. Now we’re head-to-head with Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra for the win. The cameras are trained on Kalush’s hopeful faces and on Sam Ryder’s massive, chill grin.
“Listen, I knew they were going to win it,” Ryder says. “And I wanted them to win it. All of us were just smiling because we were like, this is amazing. What an experience we’ve had. They’ve won it and I want them to sing the hell out of their song on that stage.
“That’s what was going through my mind. The fact that the camera was on us was a blessing. That never happens. We’re usually starting to pack up and go at that point, you know?”
Kalush’s song, mixing traditional music with rap, rightly won the day, after a swell of support from the public vote clearly
