Who will represent the UK in Eurovision 2025 and who are the previous entries?
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THE UK has had a chequered history of success in the Eurovision Song Contest, including five wonderful wins and two notorious nil points.
Here get to know the group representing these shores this year, as well as taking a look back at the UK's most notable entries over the years.
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Remember Monday is the first girl group to represent the UK since Precious in 1999
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Their theatrical entry is titled What The Hell Just Happened?
Who is representing Great Britain at Eurovision 2025?
The Sun exclusively revealed in February 2025 that the UK would be represented at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest by girl group Remember Monday.
Made up of members Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, the country-pop trio may be new to Eurovision, but this isn't the first time they've performed on a big stage.
The girl band performed in front of Olly Murs, Will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson and Sir Tom Jones when they took part in The Voice 2019.
Remember Monday has also performed at several major UK events including Country to Country, The Long Road and Buckle and Boots.
They previously supported Billy Joel and Natasha Beddingfield on tour — before embarking on their very own UK tour.
Joining Scott Mills on BBC Radio 2, band member Lauren Bryne explained: "We met at sixth form college a few years ago and, essentially, we always had free periods on a Monday which is when we just used to get together and sing.
Lauren continued: ''That turned into us singing every single day of the week and not going to our classes and our teacher used to come and find us in random spare classrooms and knock on the door and be like, 'Girls are you coming into class today?' and we were like, 'No Jenny, we're just going to stay in here, sorry!'
"So we did that for years and years and it kind of became a little in joke that it was always happening on a Monday so that's where Remember Monday was born and, yeah, about a year and a bit ago, we packed in the day job and went full time and it's going OK! [laughs]. Here we are.''
Who are our nation's previous notable entries?
2022 - Sam Ryder
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Eurovision made Sam Ryder a millionaire
Sam Ryder represented the UK with his song Space Man at the edition of the competition in Turin, Italy.
He was selected internally by the BBC and TaP Music, marking a shift in the UK's approach to Eurovision after years of disappointing results.
The singer-songwriter from Essex co-wrote Space Man with Amy Wadge and Max Wolfgang.
The song quickly became a fan favourite and was praised for its positive energy and strong composition
At Eurovision, Sam Ryder delivered a standout performance that captivated both the jury and the public.
He finished in second place with a total of 466 points, winning the jury vote with 283 points and achieving the highest score ever for a UK entrant in the contest.
2013 - Bonnie Tyler
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Bonnie represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
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Bonnie came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album The World Starts Tonight and its singles Lost In France and More Than A Lover.
Tyler's biggest hit is Total Eclipse Of The Heart, the lead single from her 1983 UK chart topping album Faster Than the Speed of Night.
Bonnie represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song Believe In Me and finished in 19th place.
2011 - Blue
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Blue reunited in 2011 to represent the UK at Eurovision
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Blue are a British boyband consisting of members Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe.
In late 2004, the band announced a hiatus but reunited in 2011 to represent the UK at Eurovision where they sang a song called I Can - finishing in 11th place with 100 points.
The boys have released some massive hits, which include All Rise, Too Close, If You Come Back and Fly By.
1997- Katrina And The Waves
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Katrina And The Waves sang Love Shine a Light
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The UK last triumphed at Eurovision in 1997 with Katrina And The Waves.
Their song was called Love Shine A Light and it received a whopping 227 points.
The band was formed of Katrina Leskanich, Kimberley Rew, Vince de la Cruz and Alex Cooper.
The band's previously big hit was in 1985 with Walking On Sunshine.
1981 - Bucks Fizz
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Bucks Fizz received the most points in 1981
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Bucks Fizz received the most points in 1981.
The four-piece, made up of Cheryl Baker, Bobby G, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston, performed Making Your Mind Up, complete with colourful outfits and tearaway skirts.
The song was one of three of the band's UK number one singles.
In 1985 Jay Aston quit the group to be replaced by Shelley Preston.
1976 - Brotherhood Of Man
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In 1976 Brotherhood Of Man triumphed with Save Your Kisses For Me
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In 1976 Brotherhood Of Man triumphed with Save Your Kisses For Me.
The contest took place in The Hague, in the Netherlands.
The song then became a worldwide hit and has remained one of the biggest selling Eurovision winner tracks ever.
1974 - Olivia Newton-John
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Olivia Newton-John is a singer and actress best-known for playing Sandy in Grease
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Olivia Newton-John is a singer and actress best-known for playing Sandy in Grease
Her songs from the movie such as You're The One That I Want, Summer Night and Hopelessly Devoted To You became smash hits.
In the 1974 Eurovision competition, she sang Long Live Love and finished in fourth place.
1968 + 1973 - Cliff Richard
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Cliff Richard is one of the UK's best-selling artists of all time
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Cliff Richard is one of the UK's best-selling artists of all time.
His huge hits include Living Doll, Summer Holiday, Devil Woman, and We Don't Talk Anymore.
In 1968, Cliff sang the UK entry Congratulations, but lost by one point to Spain's La La La.
His second appearance was at the 1973 contest, where he performed Power To All Our Friends and came in third place.
1969 - Lulu
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Lulu sang Boom Bang-a-Bang
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Two years after Sandie's win, Lulu triumphed in 1969 in Madrid.
Lulu sang Boom Bang-a-Bang but her win wasn't without controversy.
France, The Netherlands and Spain tied with The UK on 18 points and there were no rules in place to decide an overall winner.
All four countries were declared winners but Finland, Norway, Sweden and Portugal did not participate in the 1970 Contest as a protest against the result the following year.
The rules were then changed to make sure the situation never happened again.
1967 - Sandie Shaw
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The UK's first ever winner was Sandie Shaw
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The UK's first ever winner was Sandie Shaw with the track Puppet On A String in 1967, which was hosted that year in Vienna.
Sandie was one of the most successful pop artists in the 1960s, with her Eurovision win the icing on the cake in that decade.
Sandie retired from performing in 2013.
Here is a full rundown of Britain's entries since we first entered the competition in 1957, and where they placed:
1957 - Patricia Bredin - All (7th place)
1959 - Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson - Sing Little Birdie (2nd)
1960 - Bryan Johnson - Looking High, High, High
1961 - The Allisons - Are You Sure? (2nd)
1962 - Ronnie Carroll - Ring-a-ding Girl (4th)
1963 - Ronnie Carroll - Say Wonderful Things (4th)
1964- Matt Monro- I Love The Little Things (2nd)
1965 - Kathy Kirby - I Belong (2nd)
1966 - Kenneth McKellar - A Man Without Love (9th)
1967 - Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String (WON)
1968 - Cliff Richard - Congratulations (2nd)
1969 - Lulu - Boom Bang-a-bang (1st)
1970 - Mary Hopkin - Knock, Knock (who's There?) (2nd)
1971 - Clodagh Rodgers - Jack In The Box (4th)
1972 - The New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow (2nd)
1973 - Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends (3rd)
1974 - Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love (4th)
1975 - The Shadows - Let Me Be The One (2nd)
1976 - Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me (WON)
1977 - Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran - Rock Bottom (2nd)
1978 - Co-Co - The Bad Old Days (11th)
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Eurovision 2021 is taking place in Rotterdam
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1979 - Black Lace - Mary Ann (7th)
1980 - Prima Donna - Love Enough For Two (3rd)
1981 - Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up (WON)
1982 - Bardo - One Step Further (7th)
1983 - Sweet Dreams - 'm Never Giving Up (6th)
1984 - Belle and the Devotions - Love Games (7th)
1985 - Vikki - Love Is... (4th)
1986 - Ryder - Runner In The Night (7th)
1987 - Rikki - Only The Light (13th)
1988 - Scott Fitzgerald - Go (2nd)
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The Eurovision 2021 final will take place on Saturday May 22, 2021
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1989 - Live Report - Why Do I Always Get It Wrong (2nd)
1990- Emma - Give A Little Love Back To The World (6th)
1991 - Samantha Janus - A Message To Your Heart (10th)
1992 - Michael Ball - One Step Out Of Time (2nd)
1993 - Sonia- Better The Devil You Know (2nd)
1994 - Frances Ruffelle - Lonely Symphony ( 10th)
1995 - Love City Groove - Love City Groove (10th)
1996 - Gina G - Ooh...Aah...Just A Little Bit (8th)
1997 - Katrina and The Waves - Love Shine A Light (WON)
1998 - Imaani - Where Are You? (2nd)
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Brotherhood of Man won the competition in 1976
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1999 - Precious - Say It Again (12th)
2000 - Nicki French - Don't Play That Song Again (16th)
2001 - Lindsay D - No Dream Impossible (15th)
2002 - Jessica Garlick - Come Back (3rd)
2003 - Jemini - Cry Baby (26th)
2004 - James Fox - Hold On To Our Love (16th)
2005 - Javine - Touch My Fire - (22nd)
2006 - Daz Sampson - Teenage Life (19th)
2007 - Scooch - Flying The Flag (For You) (22nd)
2008 - Andy Abraham - Even If (25th)
2009 - Jade Ewen - It's My Time (5th)
2010 - Josh - That Sounds Good To Me (25th)
2011 - Blue - I Can (11th)
2012 - Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Will Set You Free (25th)
2013 - Bonnie Tyler - Believe In Me (19th)
2014 - Molly - Children of the Universe (17th)
2015 - Electro Velvet - Still In Love With You (24th)
2016 - Joe and Jake - You're Not Alone - (24th)
2017 - Lucie Jones - Never Give Up On You - (15th)
2018 - SuRie - Storm (24th)
2019 - Michael Rice - Bigger Than Us (26th)
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