Listen to the UK's Eurovision entry sing a musical theatre classic 🎶
Sam Ryder will represent the UK at Eurovision this year.
Last updated 12th May 2022
As musical theatre fans, we love a bit of theatricality which makes it no surprise that many of us are also fans of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Now the UK's entry for 2022 has been announced as TikTok star Sam Ryder with the song 'Space Man'.
As well as his original music, Sam's TikTok account is packed with some incredible covers of songs by the likes of Queen and Whitney Houston but there are also a few musical theatre gems in there too!
One of those gems is the legendary Wicked anthem 'Defying Gravity' which Sam shared back in September last year. We all know that it's one of the toughest songs around yet he makes it seem flawless!
Listen to Sam Ryder sing 'Defying Gravity'
But that's not the only bit of musical theatre he's shared, before he took on Elphaba's iconic number he went for one of Evan Hansen's:
Sam will be performing at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest which takes place in Turin, Italy on Saturday 14th May 2022 and will be broadcast in the UK on BBC One.
Listen to Sam Ryder's 'Space Man' below:
Guess the countries from the iconic Eurovision performances below:
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Check your answers...
1) UK - Bucks Fizz: 'Making Your Mind Up' (1981)
2) FINLAND - Lordi: 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' (2006)
3) SWEDEN - Loreen: 'Euphoria' (2012)
4) UK - Scooch: 'Flying The Flag' (2007)
5) SWITZERLAND - Celine Dion: 'Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi' (1988)
6) NORWAY - Alexander Rybak: 'Fairytale' (2009)
7) SWEDEN - ABBA: 'Waterloo' (1974)
8) IRELAND - Jedward: 'Lipstick' (2011)
9) UK - Brotherhood Of Man: 'Save Your Kisses For Me' (1976)
10) UKRAINE - Verka Serduchka: 'Dancing Lasha Tumbai' (2007)
11) UK - Katrina and the Waves: 'Love Shine A Light' (1997)
12) AUSTRIA - Conchita Wurst: 'Rise Like a Phoenix' (2014)
13) RUSSIA - Buranovskiye Babushki: 'Party For Everybody' (2012)
14) UK - Blue: 'I Can' (2011)
15) ISRAEL - Netta: 'Toy' (2018)
16) IRELAND - Ryan O'Shaughnessy: 'Together' (2018)
17) UK - Sam Ryder: 'Space Man' (2022)
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