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With Eurovision 2024 on the Horizon, Olly Alexander Looks Toward a Bright Future: ‘It’s Now or Never’

Olly Alexander talks about performing "Dizzy" at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, leaving his Years & Years moniker behind and more.

That awareness among younger generations is also bolstered by the contest’s track record of supporting LGBTQ+ voices long before it was popular to do so — past winners including Dana International, Conchita Wurst, Duncan Laurence and Loreen all identify as LGBTQ, which Alexander says isn’t a coincidence. Before he was announced as an entrant in Eurovision, Alexander made his position on the continuing conflict clear — in October 2023, the singer signed an open letter from Voices4 London, an LGBTQ+ activist group calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and referring to Israel as an “apartheid regime.” The letter opened the singer up to a wave of backlash, including an anonymous source for the UK’s Conservative Party telling The Daily Telegraph that Alexander’s selection as the country’s representative at Eurovision was “either a massive oversight or sheer brass neck from the BBC.” With a list of past collaborators including Elton John, the Pet Shop Boys and Kylie Minogue, the singer says he’s learned plenty about what it means to find success in the music business while still remaining true to who he is.

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