Former UK Eurovision finalist blasts 'ANTI-BRITISH' 2026 entry amid German lyrics controversy: 'Bang out of order!'

Some of the more notable lyrics in Look Mum No Computer's hit include suggestions that "counting in English doesn't cut the mustard", and that he's "so sick" of eating traditional British foods such as "jam roly-poly and custard".

Speaking to GB News, 2004 Eurovision entry Mr Fox joined the long list of voices less than impressed with the singer - real name Sam Battle - and his attempts to criticise the UK in his single.

"I normally only listen to the British one because obviously, once you've done this contest, you get asked every year what you think of the British entry," Mr Fox told GB News when asked about the UK's chances this year.

"So I always check that one out. But I try to avoid any other song, just so I can have that experience of watching on the night and getting the songs for three minutes the first time, and then judging the performance and the song on the night.

"So this year, I've checked out the UK one and... it's sort of gone into that Eurovision genre for me. It's the first time we've fallen for that."

Explaining further, Mr Fox continued: "It's a novelty song. For me, the title's in German, you've got a British guy representing the UK, possibly saying he's had enough of the UK and wants to move to Germany for a better time...

"It's boom, boom, bang, and just bang out of order. Let's say that. I'm not sure that works for me. It's saying, 'I don't really want to be here.'"

Mr Fox's critique went further: "Maybe I'm reading too much into the lyrics, but I don't think it's a positive message for the UK, and I think musically, it's sort of falling into the trap of what the sort of Eurovision genre has become.

"It's not representing the great musical British heritage that we have here. I'm not a fan. Obviously a talented guy, but for me, the song... yeah, I can leave it."

Mr Battle has previously defended his decision to include German lyrics in his Eurovision entry.

Speaking to the Radio Times this week, he said: "I think I’ve probably spent more time in Germany than any other country except for the UK, be it working on music, meeting people, or playing shows.

"So (the song) is certainly inspired by spending a lot of time there. I had the chorus and then came up with the verses, and it was like, ‘How do they merge together?’

"Nothing really worked, and I thought if only there was a language I could count in that would make me feel better on a Eurovision stage. It just made sense."

But the adoption of the German lyrics along with the synth-pop sound led Mr Fox to suggest Mr Battle had "fallen into a trap" of trying to "follow" his European counterparts rather than strive for originality.

"The girls last year [Remember Monday] were fantastic, but we do sort of fall for that trap of following (the rest of Europe)," he said.

"We should be leading the way musically in this country, and we're sort of chasing our tail, thinking what's happening across Europe.

"I know we're trying to win the contest or fit in, but this, for me, has gone just a little bit too far.

"It's almost anti-UK with a track that sounds like one of the many European entries. So it's disappointing."

However, Mr Fox wasn't willing to write Look Mum No Computer off completely. "You know what? It's weird because it could unite people," he mused.

"Look, we sometimes don't get voted for, and we're slightly unpopular in many of these areas for some reason.

"It could actually be playing a good card because if he seemed to be self-deprecating about the UK, maybe people will be like, 'Yeah, we don't like it there either'. I don't know. It could go either way.

"It's a novelty song. These things tend to do well, but not win, but I don't think, apart from Sam Ryder, we haven't sent anyone there that looked likely to win for a long time."

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Fans will have to tune into Saturday's grand finale to see how Look Mum No Computer fares against the rest of Europe.

However, if bookmakers' hunches are anything to go by, it could be a tricky night once again for the UK, with Eins, Zwei, Drei at a staggering 80/1 for victory.

Meanwhile, Mr Fox has continued to make music 22 years on from his stint as the UK entry in Istanbul.

"I constantly make music and release albums myself," he said when asked what he's up to over two decades on from representing the UK on the big stage.

"I released an album at the back end of last year, in November, and I've got a single coming out, June 12, called Boy from the Valley."