Physician Who star Ncuti Gatwa could have the job of asserting the British jury’s factors at this yr’s Eurovision Track Contest.
The Guardian newspaper experiences that Gatwa, who’s at present starring because the 15th Physician within the BBC’s long-running sci-fi drama, will comply with within the footsteps of earlier stars together with Joanna Lumley, Nigella Lawson and Physician Who alumna Catherine Tate.
Gatwa’s job on the night time of the Eurovision Grand Remaining, to happen in Switzerland on Saturday Could 17, comes alongside a particular Eurovision-themed episode of Physician Who airing on the identical day, known as ‘Interstellar Track Contest’ – the place the Physician visits a galaxy-wide singing competitors.
BBC Eurovision presenters Graham Norton and Rylan can even seem within the particular episode.
Dr Who showrunner Russell T Davies stated in an announcement:
“There’s no tune contest with out the good man himself. It was an honour to welcome Graham Norton to our studios in Cardiff. That is the wildest episode of all, and we’re fortunate to have Graham including to the mayhem.”
Switzerland will host the 69th Contest in Basel. The present favorite to win the Contest is Sweden, with the tune Bara bada bastu (translated as “Simply sauna”) carried out by KAJ.
The UK are sending theatrical music trio Keep in mind Monday, and can be crossing fingers the lady band does higher than the UK’s earlier two contestants – Mae Muller got here twenty fifth (out of 26) and Olly Murs got here 18th. The UK did higher in 2022, when its artist Sam Ryder got here second to Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra. The next yr, as a result of ongoing warfare state of affairs in Ukraine, the Contest was hosted in Liverpool, UK.
