{"id":32791,"date":"2023-05-14T00:10:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T22:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1830651"},"modified":"2023-05-15T00:01:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T22:01:34","slug":"eurovision-viewers-want-sam-ryder-to-represent-the-uk-again-after-unbelievable-performance","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eurovision-viewers-want-sam-ryder-to-represent-the-uk-again-after-unbelievable-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision viewers want Sam Ryder to represent the UK again after \u201cunbelievable\u201d performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The 2022 runner-up returned to Eurovision for an interval performance with Queen&#8217;s Roger Taylor. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 14 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>It\u2019s been a night of exciting performances over on BBC One thanks to the\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/eurovision-2023-date-location\/&quot;\">Eurovision Song Contest<\/a> \u2013 and that\u2019s not just down to all this year\u2019s entries.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers have taken to Twitter to praise last year\u2019s runner-up Sam Ryder after he returned to perform his new single Mountain in the final\u2019s interval, with many calling for him to represent the UK again.<\/p>\n<p>The singer took to the stage with Queen drummer Roger Taylor to debut his single during the international competition after coming in second place in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest.<\/p>\n<p>Fans described the performance as \u201cunbelievable\u201d on social media, with <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/katbrown\/status\/1657498283340701698?s=20&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">one tweeter<\/a> describing Ryder as \u201cgoodness personified\u201d, adding that he\u2019s like \u201ca cross between a Labrador and a packet of digestives\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Sam Ryder. \ud83d\ude0d<br\/>His performance was unbelievable! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eurovision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Eurovision<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eurovision2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Eurovision2023<\/a><\/p>\u2014 \ud83d\udc31Mrs J\ud83d\udc1d (@JoanneJobling73) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoanneJobling73\/status\/1657499897728253952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>Meanwhile, others called for Sam Ryder represent the UK once again, with one writing: \u201cIs it too late to make this Sam Ryder performance our entry?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Is it too late to make this Sam Ryder performance our entry? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eurovision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Eurovision<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Daniel (@DanielH_LUFC) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielH_LUFC\/status\/1657498355264618500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>One fan said that he deserved to win \u201cbased on this performance\u201d, while <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/elyobnire\/status\/1657498371525836803?s=20&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">another tweeted<\/a> that they wish they could vote for the Bristolian, writing: \u201cVoice of an angel AND a sparkly jumpsuit\u201d.<\/p> <p>Ryder wouldn\u2019t be the first Eurovision star to return to the competition \u2013 just this year alone, both Swedish entry <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/eurovision-2023-sweden-entry-loreen-profile-instagram\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Loreen<\/a> and Lithuania\u2019s Monika Linkyt\u0117 representing their countries for the second time.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s UK entry is <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/mae-muller-eurovision-2023-profile-age-instagram-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Mae Muller<\/a>, who was the last act to perform with her track I Wrote A Song.<\/p> <p><strong><a href=\"\/\/tidal.com\/browse\/playlist\/5e111910-a071-4809-b300-7998d9bb3739&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Listen to all of last year\u2019s Eurovision songs on TIDAL<\/a>, while the full album of tracks is\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Eurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-2022\/dp\/B09TMSBP93?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FEurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-2022%2Fdp%2FB09TMSBP93%3Ftag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-1821953&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">available on CD<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Eurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-VINYL\/dp\/B09V2BYXX1\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FEurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-VINYL%2Fdp%2FB09V2BYXX1%2F%3Ftag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-1821953&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">vinyl<\/a>\u00a0now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can also check out the full list of\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/eurovision-song-contest-winners\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Eurovision winners<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/uk-eurovision-winners-how-many-times\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">how many times the UK has won Eurovision<\/a>\u00a0here. 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