Britain’s Eurovision entry plans to create a symphony using old phones

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Look Mum No Computer, who will represent the UK in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, said a symphony using old Nokia phones is among his musical ambitions. The musician, whose real name is Sam Battle, had become known on YouTube for his videos about making and playing unusual electronic music equipment. He will perform his song Eins, Zwei, Drei in the final in Austria on May 16.

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00:00Hi, I'm Luke Mum No Computer and I'm the UK Eurovision entry for 2026.

00:05Ah, I have quite a few different musical inventions that I've got planned that I'd love to build.

00:10I've got a big old list at home.

00:11I actually have boxes of things I've been collecting to build these things,

00:14but one of them that springs to mind is the Symfony.

00:18Do you remember the Nokia 3310 had a ringtone composer?

00:22Well, I've got a big old box of them and I want to make a symphony of Nokia 3310s.

00:27One day, mark my words, the name comes first, then the machine.

00:33There's no point building a machine that hasn't got a cool name.

00:35My dream artists to work with, that's interesting.

00:38Probably, I'd love to work with Metallica.

00:40That would be so cool.

00:41Yeah, yeah, Metallica.

00:43Or Paul Gilbert.

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