British star Boy George, who surprised the fans by representing San Marino at Eurovision 2026, has shared his intentions to write a song for the competition in the future – while criticizing the contest’s rules.
One of the highlights leading up to Eurovision 2026 in Vienna was the mega-star Boy George, who decided to compete in the contest and represent San Marino, alongside singer Senhit with the song “Superstar“. The song failed to qualify for the Grand Final, and now the singer shares his feelings about the competition and his future plans in a new interview.
“How’s that a competition?”
In an interview with Chris Moyles on Radio X, Boy George shared that the competition is “not an even playing field”, referring to the big financial contributors – Italy, the UK, France, and Germany (the “Big 4”, formerly the “Big 5” before Spain’s withdrawal from the competition) who automatically qualify for the final:
“I will say something a little bit controversial. If five countries can get into the show without any process, how’s that a competition? Just saying.”
In the same interview, the singer shared the positive experiences he gained at Eurovision 2026, and his curiosity regarding the points they would have received had they qualified for the final:
“I absolutely did (enjoy), you know. I wanted to go, and it was really mad. I mean, I would have liked to have got through to the final to see whether we got any of the nul points, or whatever. Because that’s what you go for. I want to find out – would we have got any points?”
The singer joked about how the UK often receives “nul points” from the audience in many recent contests (including this year), wondering if the situation would have been different had they qualified for the final with the song “Superstar” under the San Marino flag.
“I’d like to write the British entry”
Later on, the singer shared his desire to write a song for his country in the future, and praised the quality of British music outside the context of the competition:
“I’d like to write the British entry. That’s something I would like to do, so I’m putting it out in there… Come on, we’ve given the world such great music. We’re known for our great music.”
Boy George – Who Are You?
Boy George, or by his full name George Alan O’Dowd (64), is a British singer and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the band Culture Club. The single “Karma Chameleon” from the band’s second album became their biggest hit, reaching number one in 16 countries and becoming the best-selling single in the UK in 1983. The singer was born in London to parents originally from Ireland, and he has five siblings. George is one of the trailblazing LGBTQ+ artists of his era, often pushing gender boundaries with his unique fashion style.
San Marino at Eurovision 2026
“Superstar” is the title of the song that was performed by Senhit and Boy George, who represented San Marino, reached the 14th place with 41 points in the first semi-final on May 12th in Vienna, Austria and failed to qualify for the final. This marks the third time Senhit competed in Eurovision, following her previous representations for San Marino in 2011 and 2021. In 2020, she was also selected to perform for San Marino, but her participation was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The song was written and composed by Senhit and Boy George, whose participation alongside Senhit in the contest is still surrounded by some uncertainty, together with several songwriters who have previously written Eurovision hits: Anderz Wrethov, Thomas Stengaard, Kill J, John Emil Johansson, and Jonathan Bellini. The song is performed entirely in English.
Eurovision 2026: This will be San Marino’s 16th participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. San Marino joined the competition in 2008 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2019 when the singer Serhat finished in 19th place with the song “Say Na Na Na”.
