Look Mum No Computer is an inventor, musician and founder of a museum in Ramsgate. His YouTube videos range from restoring 1920s cars to creating synthesiser odysseys
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ruth be told, this probably isn’t going to be a great Eurovision. Five countries – Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain – are boycotting the contest over the continued inclusion of Israel. Additionally, and perhaps not coincidentally, television viewership is falling through the floor. In 2024, the BBC’s coverage lost a quarter of its viewers year on year, and last year another million deserted it.
But there is good news on the horizon. The UK has just announced its entry for this year, and it seems like we’ve reacted to all this existential uncertainty by going weird. This, it turns out, is going to be the year of Look Mum No Computer.
Described by the BBC as “a multitalented solo artist, experimental singer/songwriter, live electronics performer and composer, inventor of unique musical machines, and self-proclaimed Eurovision fan”, Look Mum No Computer is the alias of former Zibra frontman Sam Battle. He has built a dedicated army of subscribers on his YouTube channel, which includes videos featuring him restoring a 1929 car and composing an instrumental track for abandoned synthesisers, AKA The Binmen’s Lament.
