UK’s last-placed Eurovision entry hides a LEGO connection

He may have finished last, but he’s probably the only Eurovision act to conduct an orchestra of LEGO R2-D2s

The UK’s 2026 Eurovision entry has a unique past connection to the LEGO Group, featuring droid orchestras and LEGO Minecraft-themed instruments.

Despite placing last in the Grand Final in Vienna with just a single point, Look Mum No Computer represented the UK with his signature crazed, mad-inventor style.

However, that style is not just an act, as Look Mum No Computer is also a real inventor, building musical instruments and computers using all sorts of unconventional materials, including LEGO bricks.

Sam Battle, the man behind Look Mum No Computer, has worked with the LEGO Group on two separate occasions to create huge, chaotic musical builds.

The first came in 2020, when Sam was tasked with performing the Star Wars theme using only LEGO droid sets. After 3,148 hours, and using 95 droids, mainly R2-D2s, Sam managed to bring the gigantic machine to life.

Using 42 instruments and moving parts, the build played the iconic soundtrack, with droids moving side-to-side to play violins and back-and-forth to strike xylophones.

Then, three years later, the LEGO Group asked Sam to create something new once again. This time, he created three distinct sounds using LEGO Minecraft sets, producing music designed for people to listen to while building the theme.

The LEGO Minecraft project involved making a musical step sequencer and keyboard out of LEGO bricks, while Sam also sampled classic everyday LEGO sounds, including the opening of bags, the sliding of pieces, and the clicking of bricks together. Three songs – Epic, Joy, and Focus – used those techniques and were later released.

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Sam may have received no points from the public vote, but by performing at the Eurovision Song Contest he maintained the UK’s long-running Eurovision tradition of not getting very far.

However, he did it entirely on his own terms, embracing his chaotic inventor style and clearly having a brilliant time doing it.

But maybe if he’d used a little more LEGO in the final performance, he might have earned a few extra points from the Danish crowd?

All images: Look Mum No Computer

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