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Who is Olly Alexander? Meet the UK’s Eurovision 2024 entry

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A pop star, actor and LGBT+ activist, Olly Alexander is now set to be the UK’s next hope in the Eurovision Song Contest, which is taking place in Malmö, Sweden, this week.

Aged 33, Alexander is no stranger to the stage, being better known to music fans as the frontman of pop band Years & Years, as well as a star of hit TV shows including Channel 4’s critically acclaimed drama, It’s a Sin.

He just released “Dizzy”, the song he’ll be performing at Eurovision in the hope of impressing both the professional judges and the voters at home during the grand final on Saturday 11 May.

Here’s everything we know about him:

Early life

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