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. 

The last year has seen a revival of country music into British consciousness, with Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ topping the charts upon its release, earning ‘TEXAS HOLD ‘EM’ (the LP’s lead single) a nomination for ‘International Song of the Year’ at this year’s BRITs. This year alone has witnessed Beatles legend Ringo Starr return to country for the first time since 1970 with his album ‘Look Up’ and country-pop girlband, Remember Monday, lead the race in this year’s speculation surrounding the UK’s Eurovision entry.

Over a month since UK Americana Music Week 2025 was hosted in Hackney, the introduction of UK-Country Music Association has arrived at the perfect time for country fans and enthusiasts across the UK. The new organisation promises to work in accordance with the UK’s music market, and alongside other prominent organisations, including: the British Country Music Association (BCMA) and the Americana Music Association (AMA-UK) to effectively create a space for country music within the mainstream scene.

Having the interests of musicians, artists and industry professionals at the forefront, John Finch, Chair of UK-CMA has said: “We are fighting the cause for the UK country music industry… When it comes to the UK country scene, it is artists from the US that dominate the limelight. American artists get all the plaudits! The UK Country Radio Airplay Chart is packed with Nashville artists but rarely includes any UK-based acts.”

He continued: “UK acts are as good as, and in some cases better than, many of their US counterparts. We believe that greater awareness of the UK scene, especially in other markets like the US, Canada, and Australia, will propel more tracks by UK artists into key playlists, which will increase streaming consumption and ticket sales.”

country music representating the UK, finally!!!!’ https://t.co/p7gmcBPnB1

— georgia (@ge0rgiastars) February 4, 2025

Finch’s thoughts follow multiple reports that country music’s popularity has propelled in the UK. Last May, IQ Live Music Intelligence revealed the streaming of country music had increased exponentially and had “grown by 380% in the past five years”, with one in every 100 streamed tracks being a country song. The Economist furthered the report in August, adding that country overtook easy-listening within the UK’s top 5 of most popular genres.

Planning to support over 2000 artists, musicians and industry professionals who wish to make country music their career, the UK-CMA have four main objectives within their mandate.

• Promoting UK artist’s and their music to the media in the UK and abroad.
• Aid artists to form alliances with other prominent country music communities throughout those in mainland Europe, Scandinavia, Canada, Australasia and the US.
• Develop existing talent by fostering collaboration and equipping artists with accessible opportunities to improve songwriting and live performance.
• Unite the UK’s country music scene.

With four bold aims ahead of their commencement in March, the UK-CMA have a lot of potential in contributing to the continued revival and popularity of country music within the near future.

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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— Lewis @lewnoia.bsky.social (@_onlyteardrops) February 7, 2025

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.