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Edinburgh Live
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Remember Monday's huge TV appearance fans forgot about uncovered on Eurovision night
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Excitement and anticipation swept the nation in March when the UK's Eurovision 2025 entry was unveiled. The chosen act, country-pop trio Remember Monday, are gearing up to dazzle the audience in Basel, Switzerland, with their catchy tune 'What The Hell Just Happened?'. The close-knit friends, Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull, and Charlotte Steele, met at Farnborough College in Hampshire and formed their girl group in 2013. Their bond extends beyond music - Lauren and Charlotte were even part of Holly-Anne's bridal party at her 2023 wedding. Each of the three has an impressive background in musical theatre, with credits including Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Matilda, and SIX The Musical. Now, they're set to take the Eurovision stage by storm as the first girl group to represent the UK since 1999. Competing against 36 other nations, Remember Monday describe themselves as "pop girlies with a little bit of yeehaw". The trio promised: "We're going to be the first girlband 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." This dynamic girl group is ready to shine and make the UK proud with their unique blend of country-pop charm and high-energy performance, reports Surrey Live. It might come as a surprise, but these women have previously competed in a major televised singing contest and even reached the quarter finals of the show. Remember Monday appeared on the eighth series of The Voice UK, advancing to week two of The Knockouts in the music reality competition. Their rendition of Seal's Kiss From A Rose during the blind auditions resulted in a four-chair turn and quickly went viral, establishing the country-pop trio as formidable contenders from the start. In The Knockouts, the group performed their original song, Jailbreaker, leaving the audience amazed by their talent and uniqueness. Though Molly Hocking ultimately claimed the title of The Voice UK winner in 2019, Remember Monday certainly made an impression on both the judges and viewers. The public's opinion of the girl group was overwhelmingly positive, peaking during their stint on the show, with one X (formerly Twitter) user posting: "I would love to see #remembermonday win @BBCTheVoiceUK #TheVoiceUK they are refreshing and fantastic ! "Gotta love a lil Country music!" One social media user expressed their enthusiasm: "Remember Monday performing their own song and smashing it, love the combination of original song and their talent, no expectations or preconceptions to overcome. "Love it. #TheVoiceUK," while another praised the musical trio, commenting: "Remember Monday singing their own song, not hiding behind someone else's success but blazing their own trail. Brilliant #TheVoiceUK". After belting out their own tune Jailbreak, numerous fans of the programme voiced their admiration online, with one individual writing on X: "@remembermonday_ when can I download Jailbreaker? ! Absolutely smashed it - loved this song so much and I wish people made more music like this #TheVoiceUK". Another fan penned: "An original song, and a blinding one at that. Cheers for sharing it with us, Remember Monday. #TheVoiceUK". Remember Monday is set to embark on their most extensive tour yet, performing in 16 cities throughout England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. Eurovision 2025 will uplift audiences from May 13 to 17; with May 13 pencilled in for the first semi-final, May 15 for the second, and the grand finale scheduled for May 17. The cherished event will unfold at Basel's St. Jakobshalle in Switzerland, boasting a capacity for an audience of 12,400. For those eager to see Remember Monday's Eurovision showcase – the entire contest will be televised live on BBC One and accessible through the convenience of BBC iPlayer streaming.
Daily Mirror
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Eurovision favourites named as UK outsiders Remember Monday promise 'surprise'
Remember Monday are still struggling to believe they've been picked to perform at Eurovision and revealed exactly why the pop trio are nervous ahead of the final UK act Remember Monday have admitted they are still struggling to believe they've been picked to perform at Eurovision in front of tens of millions around the world representing the UK. The trio, made up of friends Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, who met at school in Hampshire, are the first all-female British group act since Precious in 1999. They are seen as huge outsiders to win Eurovision with the bookmakers but they are not letting that dampen their spirits and enthusiasm ahead of performing their single 'What The Hell Just Happened?'. Bookmakers Paddy Power have Sweden as odds-on favourites with Austria 3-1 and France 6-1, the UK are now 100-1 for victory. But excited Holly, 30, said: 'I don't think our brains have computed that that is the amount of people watching. For us it's not necessarily the size of the audience, it's that we so badly want to do a good job and that's where our nerves are coming from, we want to be able to watch it back and be SO proud!' Charlotte, 31, from the band, would have been watching at home in fancy dress were she not involved this time around. She explained: "I am a huge Eurovision fan, I have been for as long as I can remember – it's kind of infamous as a Charlotte thing now. We always host Eurovision parties – everyone picks a country, they bring food and drink from that country, we go all out! My favourite Eurovision artist has to be Alexander Rybak who represented Norway in the 2009 and won with Fairytale. I just loved it!" Lauren, 30, described the weeks heading into the final as a "whirlwind of creativity and chaos" and also told how the band were given a memory box on the day they were announced as the UK entry and so they will have that with them backstage as a lucky charm on the night. The band are no strangers to singing live having kickstarted their career on The Voice UK in 2019. Asked what their Eurovision final performance will be like, Charlotte said: 'We obviously want it to be a surprise on the night, but what we can say is that we are leaning into our musical theatre backgrounds that is for sure and we just hope that audiences love the staging and design as much as we do.' A total of 26 countries are through to the Grand Final. As one of the 'Big Five' countries ( United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, France, Italy), the UK has a guaranteed place in the Grand Final. Switzerland is also guaranteed a place in the Grand Final due to them being hosts this year. Commentator Graham Norton also insisted, despite being outsiders with the bookmakers, UK act Remember Monday "have a great advantage in that they are unlike any other act this year". They will compete in Saturday's grand final against touted favourites such as Sweden's Kaj with their entry Bara Bada Bastu, about Nordic sauna culture, Austria's JJ (Johannes Pietsch) with the emotional song Wasted Love, and Israeli singer Yuval Raphael with the ballad New Day Will Rise. He explained: "Remember Monday have a great advantage in that they are unlike any other act this year. "Their vocals and harmonies are flawless, the song has a very strong hook and the trio are hugely likeable. With a decent place in the running order they should do very well indeed." The result of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by a combination of points from national juries and viewer votes in the participating countries, along with a separate rest of the world vote. Each national jury is made up of a group of five music professionals in that country.
