Actor and Years and Years star Olly Alexander will represent the UK at next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

The 33-year-old singer announced he would be the UK’s entrant in the annual contest during Strictly Come Dancing’s Grand Final on Saturday.

Alexander scored two number 1 albums with Years & Years, as well as 10 UK Top 40 singles.

The pop star said he was “so excited” to be the UK’s entry for Eurovision 2024, and added: “I’ve wanted to do this for a long long time and it feels like the right moment to start releasing music under my own name.”

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