Even though the Years & Years frontman, who is spoiled for success (two number 1 albums in the UK charts!), suffered a serious defeat at ESC 2024, this did not slow down the thirty-something's thirst for action. Inspired by his role as Ritchie in the acclaimed LGBTIQ* series “It's a Sin”, Olly immersed himself in the queer history of the 1980s and wrote a dozen songs in the style of that era for his solo debut “Polari”

dozen songs in the style of that decade. The soul rock of Michael Jackson seems to have particularly appealed to the choreographically adept artist.