Remember Monday, a three-person girl group comprised of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, were the UK’s entry for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. The first girl group to represent the nation since 1999, the women hoped to wow the continent with their upbeat, harmonic pop song ‘What The Hell Just Happened?’  

The trio, a group of school friends from Farnborough, rose to prominence by first appearing on The Voice UK back in 2019, making it through to the knockout stages.  

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During Saturday’s live final, Remember Monday impressed the jury voters, racking up a total of 88 points, including the top score of 12 points from Italy. However, they received 0 points from the televote, making this the 2nd year in a row the UK has received the dreaded nil points from the public. Remember Monday ended up finishing 19th overall. After a tense battle, Austria’s JJ was crowned this year’s winner, with his touching operatic ballad ‘Wasted Love’.

In a statement, the group detailed their experience on the show, undeterred by their disappointing televote score: ‘WOW – what a ride! Three best mates walked onto the world’s biggest music stage and came out with a Top 10 Jury score, massive streaming numbers, and memories that will last a lifetime.

‘Performing at Eurovision was one of the most surreal and emotional moments of our lives. The love we’ve felt from fans, our incredible team, and everyone who streamed, voted, and believed in us has been overwhelming.

‘This is just the beginning for Remember Monday. We’ve got new music coming your way, a UK & Ireland headline tour this year, a summer packed with festivals, and we’ll be hitting the stage at Wembley Stadium for the Summertime Ball… no big deal! 

 

 

 

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‘We’re so grateful for the platform, the media support, and every single new fan who’s joined us on this wild journey. Eurovision? Completed it. Let’s go!’ 

Remember Monday are set to tour around the UK and Ireland from 16 October to 7 November. Tickets are available now.

For MXDWN coverage on Eurovision 2024 winner Nemo’s newly announced tour, click here. 

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The Arthouse Tour comes alongside their debut album ‘Arthouse’ set to release in August. The singer has shared pop anthems from the upcoming album such as ‘Unexplainable’ which showcases their emotive, hypnotic vocals. ‘Casanova’ however demonstrates their versatility as this 2 May release shows a theatrical, peppy expression of queer joy. In sharing the music video, Nemo says “never had as much fun shooting a music video before.”

Nemo’s success following their Eurovision win last year has been astounding. The singer achieved an impressive 591 points for their opera/ hip hop fusion ‘The Code’, an addictive track showing their unique operatic vocals and expressing their journey in accepting themselves as non-binary.

They discussed the importance of performing the song in 2024 with Pink News, sharing “Knowing they like a song where I am unconditionally myself, and I talk about the journey of finding myself and being non-binary, and knowing that it touches them… [is] really beautiful”. Being the first non-binary Eurovision winner, the singer told the BBC, “Winning Eurovision turned my life around.” And they have indeed had a great rise to fame with an impressive set of tours and festivals lined up such as Summerstage Basel and Stars in Town in Switzerland. 

The singer recently posted about their last visit to the UK in September, sharing their astonishment at “how trans rights particularly in the UK and US have so quickly been eroded”. They continued the post with advice on how to help and support the trans community in the UK.  

 

 

 

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Nemo gave a moving performance at this year’s 2025 Eurovision Song Contest as they opened the show with their new track ‘Unexplainable’. The song had an expressive and poignant performance as the singer, filled with emotion, ripped off their wig while hitting soul-stirring operatic notes.

Some found the performance to be confusing for the Eurovision setting, with one viewer posting with the caption “what was this yesterday?” Still, many defended the performance as a captivating showcase of vulnerability.

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Along with the release of their ‘Arthouse’ album, Nemo is releasing a line of merch including CDs, Vinyls and their signature fluffy hat. Merch, tour and festival tickets can be found on their website. 

On the radio show, Group Chat with Nat and Vicky, the presenters shared: “Now we have to talk a little about Eurovision because we’ve gone a different route this year.”

“So this year they’re going for a country theme, and country is having its moment, still, which I’m really glad to see, we saw Beyoncé win album of the year at the Grammys for Cowboy Carter and now this girl band, which are called Remember Monday, are going to be representing us at Eurovision this year”.

“So we’ve  got Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steel, and they’ve already been on TV, they’ve been on The Voice in 2019, so they know what they’re doing, they’ve got us this year”.

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Remember Monday appeared on The Voice UK in 2019, they were praised for their powerful vocals and chemistry as a group. Being coached by icon, Jennifer Hudson, they performed classics like ‘Kiss From A Rose’ and ‘Jailbreaker’ before being knocked out during the singing-reality show’s knockout stage. Since then, the group has released various singles along with their debut EP ‘Hysterical Women’ in 2023 and a second EP ‘Crazy Anyway’ in October last year. Their biggest song thus far is ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ which has over 900,000 streams on Spotify.

The ‘Laugh About It’ performers, potentially join a long list of UK’s best talent, including Years & Years’ Olly Alexander who sang ‘Dizzy’ last year despite finishing in 18^th place. With five wins and a growing attention to country music, Remember Monday are in for a high chance. Perhaps following in the footsteps of previous winners from the UK including: Sandie Shaw (1967), Lulu (1969), Brotherhood of Man (1976), Bucks Fizz (1981), and Katrina & The Waves (1997).

O’Leary and Hawkesworth have potentially let the news slip prematurely, as no announcement has yet been made by the BBC. The broadcasting company have not confirmed the news and has stated, “any announcement regarding Eurovision will be made in due course”.

Many were left confused by the announcement, given the lack of hype around its anticipation to be released. Others believe that although the news may have dropped early, Remember Monday are likely to be this year’s contestants.

The news follows the announcement of David May joining BBC Executives to find this year’s Eurovision contestant to represent the UK. May had recently managed Sam Ryder, 2022 runner up with his track ‘SPACE MAN’. If the announcement of Remember Monday representing the UK this year is true, fans can be expected to be surprised with a country-pop anthem during the ceremony.

Nemo’s win marked the first-ever non-binary winner of Eurovision and Switzerland’s first win since 1988.

Switzerland’s Nemo has won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest with their song The Code https://t.co/iS5xIwIG6U

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The UK are taking the selection process even more serious for next year, recruiting the leading UK music industry figure David May to accompany Andrew Cartmell, Executive Producer BBC Studios North to lead the search.

David May previously worked with the BBC in 2022 as Sam Ryder’s manager, when Ryder achieved the runner-up position with ‘SPACE MAN’ at Eurovision in Turin. With over 17 years of experience under his belt, May is accredited with over 200 million streams as a writer/producer in conjunction with his success as Ryder’s manager which saw a Number 1 UK album, two Number 2 singles and multiple prestigious nominations.

May spoke his work with the BBC for next years Eurovision contestant stating: “I’m excited to be working with BBC Studios and the BBC on this journey. We’re seeking talent and a song that embodies the essence of UK music. We want to collaborate with an authentic act who has a genuine, heartfelt story to tell, and an unmatched vocal tonality and range. Ultimately, we’re looking for a powerful three-minute performance that resonates with and moves audiences across Europe and beyond”.

Andrew Cartmell, Head of Delegation at Eurovision for the UK provided a comment in regard to May’s previous work with Eurovision contestant, Sam Ryder, revealing: “David played a major part in Sam Ryder’s success in 2022, and I’m thrilled that we are working together again. David has huge industry expertise, a real understanding of how Eurovision works and a determination, along with the BBC and BBC Studios to achieve a high placing in May next year”.

With the goal of topping the leaderboard next year, the United Kingdom have a long and rememberable history at Eurovision. The United Kingdom have won the Eurovision Song Contest five time, placing it behind Ireland and Sweden which are tied with seven wins each. Additionally, the UK has come in the runner-up position a record breaking 16 times. Most recently with Sam Ryder’s 2022 entry.

The UK Eurovision wins thus far are: Sandie Shaw in 1967 with Puppet on a String, Lulu in 1969 with ‘Boom Bang-a-Bang’, Brotherhood of Man in 1976 with ‘Save Your Kisses For Me’, Bucks Fizz in 1981 with ‘Making Your Mind Up’ and Katrina and The Waves in 1997 with Love Shine A Light’.

The act and song representing the United Kingdom will be publicly announced before the European Broadcasting Union’s deadline in March 2025.

With the UK’s track record, it is no wonder so much effort is going into selecting next year’s act.

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