16-05-2025
Former UK Eurovision star SLAMS song contest in savage swipe, ranting ‘I was fed to the lions'
A FORMER UK Eurovision star has slammed the song contest in a fiery rant on social media.
The singer claimed they were 'fed to the lions' during their performance which led to a humiliating defeat.
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Mae Muller was the UK's 2023 Eurovision entry and her song I Wrote A Song, bagged her a Top Ten single.
Ahead of this year's Eurovision final (May 17), the singer took to X to speak on her experience.
Mae penned: 'Sorry but they put me up there to sing a song which is meant to be sung with heavy auto tune (just the vibe of the song) with no proper background vocals, and i was nervous as hell which didn't help but like they fed me to the LIONSSSS omfg.'
After performing last and closing off the show, her performance scored just 24 points once the jury and public votes were tallied together.
This meant that Mae placed second to last with only Germany 's Lord of the Lost scoring less.
Fans took to the comments underneath the post to agree with the singer, one user said: 'In hindsight, maybe a song that's meant to be sung with autotune was probably not the best choice for a contest that doesn't allow it.'
To which, Mae said she completely agreed.
'I remember at the time thinking the sound was off & the visuals were swamping song was awesome & I still play it regularly,' chimed a third.
Born Holly Mae Muller in London, Mae is a singer and songwriter.
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She has enjoyed chart success both here and across the Atlantic and worked with some of the biggest stars in UK music including Little Mix, Aitch and Sigala.
Mae's 2021 single Better Days, which featured Neiked and Polo G, peaked at No. 32 in the UK charts and No 23.
Mae's big break came in 2007 when she was just nine-years-old and landed a leading role in the music video for Mika's No1 single Grace Kelly.
Eurovision 2025 is well underway with the song contest returning to Switzerland, where the very first of its competitions was held way back in 1956.
The contest's grand final will kick off tomorrow night.
This year Girlband Remember Monday are flying the flag for the UK with their song, What The Hell Just Happened?
The country-pop trio are made up of members Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele are hoping to take home the Eurovision trophy.
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