UK Eurovision 2025 hopefuls remember monday: ‘We’d be mad not to do this’
Arrayed on a party-themed sofa, strewn with confetti and neon streamers, the UK’s latest Eurovision hopefuls, remember monday, are as much a girlband from the school of banter as they are a polished vocal trio. Sat in increasingly uncomfortable corsets, they bicker over misplaced water bottles and poke fun at each other in a way that only friends of over a decade can.
“We feel like we’ve won already!” declares Holly-Anne Hull, before descending into mock indignation over a stolen drink. Her bandmate, Lauren Byrne, rolls her eyes while Charlotte Steele mediates. It’s a scene of easy camaraderie that belies their serious bid to bring Eurovision glory back to the UK.
Formed at sixth-form college in Hampshire, the trio — who first called themselves houston before rebranding as remember monday — have spent over a decade hustling on the UK country-pop circuit. Holly-Anne, once winner of disney’s My Camp Rock UK in 2009, joined forces with Lauren and Charlotte, all of them musical theatre kids with big harmonies and even bigger dreams.
Their journey included an appearance on BBC one’s The Voice in 2019, where they performed a country-inspired cover of Seal’s Kiss from a Rose. Though they didn’t win, the experience only fuelled their ambition. Several overlooked releases and years of plugging away followed, before, in 2023, they finally left their day jobs to pursue music full-time.
Now, as the UK’s Eurovision 2025 act, they find themselves catapulted into a whirlwind of fame and attention. Between Christmas 2024 and March 2025, the band locked themselves away to pen songs for the contest, collaborating with songwriting heavyweights including little mix producers Billen Ted, experimental pop provocateur Kill J, and Thomas Stengaard, co-writer of Denmark’s Eurovision-winning only Teardrops.
Initially planning to pitch a ballad, the band surprised even themselves by choosing What the Hell Just Happened?, a bombastic, theatrical pop stomper brimming with wit, Queen-esque operatic flourishes, and a dash of their country roots lurking in the background. “It’s got that wonderful weirdness of Bohemian Rhapsody, which we actively tried to channel,” Holly explains. The song, they say, mirrors their own chaotic nights out — several of which, they confess, have ended with them in tattoo parlours, adding to their collection of five matching tattoos. “There’ll definitely be more,” Lauren laughs.
Though acutely aware of the risks — the shadow of ‘nul points’ hangs over every UK Eurovision act — the trio remain unfazed. “We had the conversation,” Lauren admits. “But honestly, we’d be mad not to do this.” Holly adds, “If it all goes wrong, we’ve still got each other.”
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Indeed, their enduring friendship is their secret weapon. They’ve been each other’s bridesmaids, confidantes and emotional anchors. As women in their thirties, they feel better equipped to handle the sudden rush of fame than they might have been in their teens. “We’ve been through so much together,” says Charlotte. “We know when one of us is stressed without even saying anything.”
For now, they’re revelling in the madness, delighting in being recognised on the street and reading fan comments — even the mean ones, which they harmonise into TikTok videos. Despite the UK’s historically frosty reception in Europe, they’re seeing more love than hate, insists Holly, before adding with theatrical flourish, “And I wake up every day with a spring in my step!”
Previous UK entrants, including Olly Alexander and Lucy Jones, have shared sage advice: stay present, enjoy every second, because it all goes by in a flash. The band and their 35-strong team have even promised to get matching tattoos — either if they land top five or, in true British fatalism, if they come last.
Remember monday will represent the UK at the eurovision song contest final in basel, switzerland, on saturday 17 may.
