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Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Scott Mills reveals UK's Eurovision act 2025 as act who promise 'something you won't have seen before'
The act which will represent the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest has been announced on BBC Radio 2. Scott Mills played the winning artist's entry for the first time on the breakfast show. The trio, Remember Monday, were announced after Scott Mills, who is one of the main presenters of Eurovision for the BBC, dragged out the announcement. The country band's song WTHJH (What The Hell Just Happened) has been officially released today. They said: "We feel like we are on another planet." Scott told them: "You are on planet Eurovision now." READ MORE: Grand Designs fate confirmed after 26 years as host Kevin McCloud breaks silence READ MORE: Baywatch star found dead as grieving ex-husband David Hasselhoff issues statement In a press release announcing Remember Monday's participation, the band calls the experience 'very surreal'. They said: 'When you're a kid and people ask you what you want to be when you grow up, an absolute classic, 'I wanna be a pop star', so the fact that we're getting the chance to live that dream as three best friends is just wild. 'We're going to be the first girl band to represent the UK since 1999, which feels like such a crazy honour. We're going to bring loads of fun, energy and hopefully do something that you won't have seen before on the Eurovision stage. 'We honestly can't wait to experience this with all of the other incredible artists from around the world, and hopefully make everyone back at home feel proud! This is really the music World Cup and we'll do our best to bring it home!' This year's final will be in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday 17 May after Nemo won last year's contest with their song The Code. Olly Alexander, who represented the UK in Sweden, finished in 18th place after securing zero points from the public vote. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter
The Guardian
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
UK Eurovision 2025 act announced as Remember Monday
This year's UK entry for Eurovision will be Remember Monday, singing the powerpop ballad WTHJH (What the Hell Just Happened), the BBC has confirmed. The selection of the country-inflected female trio – who describe themselves as 'pop girlies with a lil bit of yeehaw' – was announced by Scott Mills on his Radio 2 show this morning. Remember Monday participated in series eight of The Voice in 2019, where their performances included a cover of Seal's Kiss from a Rose. They also appeared on the US TV show of their Voice mentor Jennifer Hudson in January 2024, covering Alanis Morissette's Hand in My Pocket. Their selection as the UK's participant has not been a well-kept secret. In February, the Radio 1 presenters Natalie O'Leary and Vicky Hawkesworth devoted a segment of their show to discussing Remember Monday's status as the official act, saying: 'They're so good. They are going to be representing us in Eurovision this year.' The presenters likened their musical direction to that of Beyoncé's album Cowboy Carter, talking up their chances because 'country is having its moment'. The day before the announcement, the song also appeared to be circulating online, with numerous Eurovision fan sites linking to a 20-second snippet. Some sources also claimed that merchandise themed to the song's title had appeared briefly on Remember Monday's Spotify account before disappearing, sharing screenshots that seemed to show branded tops. On Thursday afternoon, if you typed 'wthjh' into Spotify's search, Remember Monday appeared as the top result. The band have previously expressed their desire to participate in the contest, performing a cover of Space Man, Sam Ryder's 2022 Eurovision runner-up, titled: 'Hey get us on Eurovision!' ''What The Hell Just Happened' is exactly how we're feeling right now! It's all very surreal; our friendship goes so far back, and we definitely never imagined that we'd be doing anything like this,' said Remember Monday. 'We're going to be the first girlband to represent for the UK since 1999, which feels like such a crazy honour. We're going to bring loads of fun, energy and hopefully do something that you won't have seen before on the Eurovision stage…. This is really the music World Cup and we'll do our best to bring it home!' The trio – who met at 16 at college in Farnham, Surrey – will hope to perform more like Ryder than the UK's entrants since. Mae Muller came second-bottom in 2023, while last year's representative, Olly Alexander, delivered his song, Dizzy, upside down in a grubby shower facility before discovering that it hadn't earned a single point in the audience vote. He finished 18th. 'Honestly I don't know where to even begin with this whole experience, I'm going to be processing things for a long time!' the singer wrote afterwards on Instagram. 'Though we may have received nil points from the voting public – which I shall be claiming as iconic! – I've also seen a lot of love and I'm truly grateful.' The grand final of the Eurovision song contest 2025 will take place in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday 17 May. The semi-finals take place on 13 and 15 May.
