Two years on from finishing second place at the Eurovision Song Contest and UK contestant Sam Ryder has an impressive amount of wealth.
Ryder competed in the 2022 contest - which took place in Turin, Italy - and finished second place behind Ukraine.
According to The Sun, Ryder's earnings catapulted from £400,000 to £1.4m at music firms Bizwash and Washbiz.
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While one firm reportedly had £1.3m in July 2023, the other had £100,000.
And Ryder has been busy since his success at Eurovision, releasing an album, There's Nothing but Space, Man!, and having been nominated for a Brit Award.
He's also had two singles which ranked at number two - 'Space Man' and 'You're Christmas To Me'.
Last year's winner, Swedish singer Loreen, has also had heaps of success since she won in Liverpool.
Loreen has just released a new single, 'Forever', which she'll be performing at the Eurovision Song Contest final tonight (11 May).
LADbible has reached out to Sam Ryder's reps for comment.
Earlier today, it was revealed that Dutch contestant Joost Klein has been disqualified from this year's Eurovision Song Contest after an incident backstage.
On Friday evening (10 May) it was reported that Klein was under investigation by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) over an alleged incident, which saw him miss the show's dress rehearsal.
While he had taken part in the parade at the beginning of the rehearsal, Klein did not arrive on stage to perform his track, 'Europapa', 30 minutes later.
Now, it has been confirmed that the 26-year-old will not perform at the Eurovision Song Contest final tonight (11 May), which is being held in Malmö, Sweden.
A statement from the EBU said: “The Dutch artist Joost Klein will not be competing in the Grand Final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
“Swedish police have investigated a complaint made by a female member of the production crew after an incident following his performance in Thursday night’s Semi Final.
“While the legal process takes its course, it would not be appropriate for him to continue in the Contest.
“We would like to make it clear that, contrary to some media reports and social media speculation, this incident did not involve any other performer or delegation member.
“We maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards inappropriate behaviour at our event and are committed to providing a safe and secure working environment for all staff at the Contest.
“In light of this, Joost Klein’s behaviour towards a team member is deemed in breach of Contest rules.
“The Grand Final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest will now proceed with 25 participating songs.”
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Lucy Devine