United Kingdom: Sam Ryder among the performers at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee event

• Sam Ryder, the Eurovision 2022 runner up, representing the United Kingdom has been included among the performers to feature the Queen's  Platinum Jubilee event at Buckingham Palace.

  Sam Ryder who brought the United Kingdom back in the game of Eurovision achieving a 2nd place with his powerful performance of 'Space Man' in Turin, is getting the credit for it and receiving the honorable recognition been invited at the Queen's  Platinum Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace.

  The Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace is set for June 4, 2022 with 22,000 people attending as live audience the event, which BBC 1 will broadcast. 

  The event will see several international acclaimed British stars present among which, Diana Ross, Queen and Adam Lambert, Duran Duran,  Sir Rod Stewart, Elton John, Andrea Bocelli, Duran Duran, Alicia Keys. In addition Sir David Attenborough, Emma Raducanu, David Beckham, Stephen Fry and Dame Julie Andrews will take part in the anniversarυ event celebrating Queen Elizabeth's 70 year's in power. 

  

  Sam is currently promoting his song 'Space Man' and is unwiding his plans for his UK and European tour. 

   

  A few words for Sam

  Sam Ryder was born in 1990 in Essex, UK. He is a singer/songwriter, rhythm guitarist who has been in music with various projects since 2009. He rose to fame after his sounds and music on TikTok went viral with many well known TikTok stars started making videos on his songs. With over 12 million followers and 100 million likes on TikTok, he is currently the most followed UK music artist on the platform.

  He formed rock band The Morning After who released two albums on Rising Records UK and JVC Victor in Japan. Their albums "You Can’t Hurt Steel" and "Legacy" have since shifted thousands of copies.

  In 2010 Sam was then recruited to tour and write with 80’s style glam metal band Blessed By A Broken Heart (Tooth & Nail/EMI) and contributed to their Billboard charting album "Feel The Power". After Blessed called it quits, Texas punk/hardcore band Close Your Eyes (Victory Records) asked Sam to join as their front-man and writer. In 2013 they released "Line In The Sand" which resulted in multiple song placements on MTV, NHL 2015 and MGM feature film "Max".

  On November 2019, he released as a single a cover of N-Trance's 90's hit "Set You Free".

  Sam self-released his debut solo EP in March of this year and is putting the final touches of his full length album that he tracked in Nashville, TN with producer Bryan Wilson (Frightened Rabbit, John Newman).

  In Eurovision 2022 he represented the nationl with the song 'Space, Man' and achieved to bring a secong place for the UK on the overall score after topping the national juries voting. 

   

  News Source/Image: BBC

  Cover photo:  EBU/SARAH LOUISE BENNETT

   

   

   

   

AUTHORS

Angelos D.
Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.