UK's Eurovision entry Remember Monday have a huge connection to past winner
The UK's 2025 Eurovision entry Remember Monday have opened up on the inspiration behind their song, and also shared a surprising connection to a past winner
Country pop trio Remember Monday have shared their surprising connection to a former Eurovision champion.
The group, composed of pals Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, will represent the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland.
As the first girl band to represent Britain in almost three decades, they're set to perform their track, What The Hell Just Happened?
The song explores the fallout of a wild night out, with a blend of contemporary pop and retro 80s pop-rock vibes, reports the Express.
In anticipation of their grand final performance next weekend, Remember Monday joined Graham Norton for a special interview, which aired on BBC One on Friday (May 9).
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During the interview, the band members talked about their song's inspiration and disclosed an unexpected link to a past Eurovision victor.
"We wrote the song with Billen Ted [Tom Hollings and Sam Brennan], who also produced it, and then Thomas Stengaard and Julie Aagaard, who are kind of Eurovision royalty," said Lauren.
"They've had a lot of success with their songs. Thomas has won it with Denmark, so we felt in really safe hands with them."
Thomas is renowned for penning Denmark's triumphant 2013 Eurovision entry, Only Teardrops, performed by Emmelie de Forest.
In addition, Billen Ted have a history of collaborating with high-profile acts like Little Mix, Anne Marie and MNEK.
Lauren continued: "We went into the writing room for nearly a month, and we were writing sometimes two or three songs a day to try and find the perfect fit."
Charlotte added: "We kind of just said, 'What would we feel or say after we've come off stage from doing Eurovision?' That was the original thought process," with Lauren sharing, "That's where the title came from."
Elsewhere, Holly pinpointed Sweden's entry as their "biggest competition" in the upcoming contest. Finnish trio KAJ will be performing their song, Bara bada bastu, which has already captured the hearts of many Eurovision fans.
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"They're a band, they are the highest on the odds by miles. They're funny, their song is great, so I think it's probably them," Holly shared.
The Eurovision Grand Final will air on Saturday, May 17 at 8pm on BBC One and When Graham Met Remember Monday is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer