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Daily Mirror
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Mae Muller fumes Eurovision 'fed her to the lions' in wild outburst
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, comes to an end with the grand final on Saturday and ahead of it former act Mae Muller has reflected on the 2023 contest Mae Muller has fumed that the Eurovision Song Contest"fed her to the lions." The singer who competed two years ago also hit out, suggesting her song wasn't the "best choice" for the competition. Mae Muller, 27, represented the UK when the international contest was held in Liverpool, on behalf of Ukraine, back in 2023. She performed I Wrote A Song in the grand final on May 13 that year and ended up placing second to last. At the time, the singer-songwriter was met with criticism over her performance, though some viewers defended her. Mae told fans that she felt her vocals were "trash" after having been "nervous" on stage. She also admitted after the final that it was "not the result we hoped for" but shared that she was proud of herself and her team for their work. Mae had been chosen to represent the UK by the BBC and management company TaP Music, who collaborated that year. They had previously worked together to select Sam Ryder, who placed second at the contest in Italy in 2022. Now, two years on, ahead of this weekend's grand final of this year's Eurovision, Mae, who previously called for "more" to be done to "protect" the mental health of artists, has reflected on her time in the competition. She made posts about the experience on her X account yesterday. In one post she suggested that she had been "fed to the lions." She said: "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." One fan 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." Mae replied: "I agree with you." Mae ended up second from the bottom of the leaderboard at Eurovision in 2023 with 24 points combined from the jury and public vote. Germany 's Lord of the Lost held last place with 18 points, whilst Sweden 's Loreen won Eurovision for a second time, topping the leaderboard with 583 points. This year, the UK is being represented by trio Remember Monday. The group - which consists of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele - will perform What the Hell Just Happened? in the final in Basel, Switzerland, tomorrow night after showcasing the song in last night's semi-final. The group - who automatically qualified for the grand final as they are representing the UK - were among the acts in the second semi-final. They were met with both praise and criticism over their debut performance in the contest yesterday. One fan said: "Remember Monday are doing us SO proud! Defo one of the best songs/vocals this year, go girls." Another viewer wrote though: "Remember Monday - no doubt these girls can SING but by god, this song is horrific."
Scottish Sun
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Former UK Eurovision star SLAMS song contest in savage swipe, ranting ‘I was fed to the lions'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) 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. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 A former Eurovision star has slammed the song contest in a fiery rant on social media Credit: Splash 5 Mae Muller claimed they were 'fed to the lions' during their performance Credit: AP 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. Another said: 'Mae, at least you got up & done it! & smiled the whole god damn time! give yourself credit fs!' '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. Eurovision fans spot huge technical blunders in UK entry Remember Monday's performance ahead of final 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. 5 Mae Muller was the UK's 2023 Eurovision entry Credit: AP 5 Mae placed second to last with only Germany scoring less Credit: Splash
The Irish Sun
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
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. Advertisement 5 A former Eurovision star has slammed the song contest in a fiery rant on social media Credit: Splash 5 Mae Muller claimed they were 'fed to the lions' during their performance Credit: AP 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 Advertisement READ MORE ON EUROVISION 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. Another said: 'Mae, at least you got up & done it! & smiled the whole god damn time! give yourself credit fs!' Advertisement Most read in Showbiz '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. Eurovision fans spot huge technical blunders in UK entry Remember Monday's performance ahead of final 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, Mae's 2021 single Better Days, which featured Neiked and Polo G, peaked at No. 32 in the UK charts and No 23. Advertisement Mae's big break came in 2007 when she was just nine-years-old and landed a leading role in the music video for 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, Advertisement 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. 5 Mae Muller was the UK's 2023 Eurovision entry Credit: AP 5 Mae placed second to last with only Germany scoring less Credit: Splash 5 Her performance scored just 24 points once the jury and public votes were tallied together Credit: Reuters Advertisement
New European
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New European
Caught in a Eurovision controversy
Eurovison's slogan is United By Music. Given that an estimated 163 million people watched the 2024 broadcast, it seems fair enough. This year's contest, in Basel in mid-May, will mark 70 years since the European Broadcasting Union set up the committee that devised the song contest, intending it to promote cultural understanding and peaceful cooperation in a continent still recovering from the destruction and animosities of WWII. Yet among the harmony, there can be discord. Just ask Chris Harms. Harms, singer with Hamburg goth/metal rockers Lord of the Lost, knows what it is like to be caught up in a Eurovision controversy. While overtly political songs or nationalistic statements have been banned from the start, rows have still managed to erupt over Israel (which joined the EBU in 1973), over the Balkan conflict, over a border dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan and more recently over Ukraine and Russia. The Lost of Germany reacts during the voting following performances of the final of the Eurovision Song contest 2023. Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images Harms's band, who will tour the UK later in the year, were the German entry in 2023. That was the year Liverpool played host on behalf of Ukraine, who had won the previous year but were unable to stage it at home in the wake of the invasion, for which Russia was banned. Even for a seasoned musician who says he had 'played 1,000 shows before that already, been on tours in more than 40 countries' the experience was a blur. 'I still feel like I haven't really processed all of it,' he tells me, 'because it was one of the most intense times in our career.' Harms, who recently released a surprisingly different solo album, 1980, talks about the numbers – hundreds of interviews over two weeks on Merseyside, 55 seconds for the changeover between acts, 100 people rushing on and off stage at a time and 20 cameras recording it all. But what he can't avoid is what happened to Lord of the Lost and their song, Blood & Glitter. It all started, he says, with the Grand Final Flag Parade, first introduced in 2013, in which the competitors walk out on stage one after the other, holding their national colours. At the 2023 contest, waving flags was never likely to be a completely neutral gesture, and the fervently anti-nationalist Lord of the Lost's solution was not to carry one at all. Harms says, 'We said in many interviews over the years, 'you will never see us going somewhere waving our national flag'. We thought that running around with this sheet would just look stupid. I totally despise nationalism in general. Germany Entry Lord of the Lost performs on stage during The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Grand Final. Photo:'I myself am very happy that I was born here, I feel very privileged, but I cannot be proud at being German. There are so many people waving the flag for the wrong reasons. The people you usually see on the street waving the flag are the people you don't wanna see wave any flag. 'Then for the [official Eurovision] TikTok reel where everybody was waving their flag, we said, 'We can wave the St Pauli flag from our football team, because it's the skull and bones, it looks beautiful, we can wave the white flag for peace, you know, or a pride flag'. They said 'Yeah, we have a pride flag', so we did that.'' Lord of the Lost had enjoyed a good fortnight in Liverpool – visiting a local school to play music with pupils and answer questions, and doing an acoustic show at the Cavern Club – but this was the start of a bad night. When the final votes were counted, Sweden's Loreen was top with 583 points. Germany were some way behind, with 18. They finished rock bottom, even beaten by the UK. What was to follow was even worse. While the band were accustomed to playing 50,000-seat stadiums supporting Iron Maiden, exposure to a live television audience of 167 million was in another category completely, gaining them a significant number of new fans worldwide, yet simultaneously exposing them to a whole new level of scrutiny and abuse, including death threats. 'After Eurovision,' says Chris, 'the amount of hate comments from German right wing people about the flag and stuff, it was so intense, we had to block them all, and I needed to clear my mind about that. It took me a while to understand that when someone writes something about you in a hate comment, it doesn't say anything about you but it says everything about these people.' Once the fury had died down, Lord of the Lost decided that there had been so many good things about their Eurovision week that they decided to travel to 2024 host city Malmö and perform a show of their own the night before the Grand Final. Echoing the belief of the competition's founders that music can be a unifying force, Chris states that the band would happily do it all over again. 'If you just go there because of the contest and you lose the sense of musicality and the art and the togetherness, it doesn't mean a thing,' he says. 'We would still enjoy it even if we'd go last again.' Chris Harms' solo album, 1980, is out now, and Lord of the Lost will tour the UK in October and November
