The UK may have an abysmal track record at the Eurovision but that hasn’t stopped Brits aiming high for next year’s entry.
Rather than an up-and-coming artist, fans of the singing competition are dreaming big and want one of the most successful artists of all time to do the honours.
A survey from Betfair Slot revealed 34% of us want none other than Queen Adele, 36, to represent the UK in Eurovision 2025.
Yep, that’s right, the same Adele who has sold over 120 million records worldwide and was named the best-selling artist of the 2010s in the US and worldwide.
Among many other reasons, it’s highly unlikely Adele will sign up for Eurovision as she recently said she would be taking a break from music after her residencies in Las Vegas and Munich.
Perhaps we should be aiming for a more realistic option? Well, apparently not, according to Betfair Slots who said that 25% of people surveyed wanted Sir Elton John to take to the stage in Switzerland next year.
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Alas, the Rocketman, 77, has retired from performing after his blockbuster Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour last year but is reportedly working on new music.
Failing that, 23% would love to see Harry Styles as the UK’s Eurovision act – perhaps he will be feeling energised after taking a well-deserved break this year.
Next up is Never Gonna Give You Up legend Rick Astley (21%) with Kate Bush (20%) rounding up the top five.
In sixth place was Paloma Faith (19%) followed by James Blunt (18%), Tom Jones (18%), Annie Lennoz (14%) and Tears for Fears (12%).
One act who is definitely keen for Eurovision, however, is 90s British boyband A1 – consisting of Ben Adams, Paul Marazzi, Christian Ingebrigtsen, and Mark Read
The group topped the charts twice with Take On Me and Same Old Brand New You during their heyday.
‘It would be amazing to represent the UK,’ Ben told Daily Star’s Hot TV column.
‘Eurovision is watched by so many people, and it has been a massive launch pad for so many acts.
‘We’ve got a song on our next album that I think would be flipping perfect for the UK to have. Hopefully, somebody gets in contact.’
This year, Years & Years singer Olly Alexander represented the UK in the Eurovision with song Dizzy but received nil points in the public vote.
The disappointing score left the 33-year-old in 18th place out of 25 finalists despite a respectable 48 points from the Jury, after a tense night in Malmo.
However, Olly was good-humoured about the verdict and later joked about it at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton.
Introducing Dizzy, he told the crowd: ‘And now for the song that was only 17 places away from winning the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s Dizzy.’
In 2022, Sam Ryder took the UK to glory, coming in second place, the first time the nation has been runner-up since 1998 with Imaani’s Where Are You?.
His song Space Man was the only time the UK had reached the top five in more than a decade after It’s My Time by Jade Ewen,
This year, Swiss act Nemo won the Eurovision Song Contest with The Code, meaning the competition will be held in Switzerland in 2025.
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