On Friday (February 8) BBC Radio 1 presenters Nat O’Leary and Vicky Hawkesworth appeared to announce this year’s Eurovision entry, despite the BBC not formally announcing the news yet. They shared pop-country girl group Remember Monday were set to represent the United Kingdom.
On the radio show, Group Chat with Nat and Vicky, the presenters shared: “Now we have to talk a little about Eurovision because we’ve gone a different route this year.”
“So this year they’re going for a country theme, and country is having its moment, still, which I’m really glad to see, we saw Beyoncé win album of the year at the Grammys for Cowboy Carter and now this girl band, which are called Remember Monday, are going to be representing us at Eurovision this year”.
“So we’ve got Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steel, and they’ve already been on TV, they’ve been on The Voice in 2019, so they know what they’re doing, they’ve got us this year”.
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Remember Monday appeared on The Voice UK in 2019, they were praised for their powerful vocals and chemistry as a group. Being coached by icon, Jennifer Hudson, they performed classics like ‘Kiss From A Rose’ and ‘Jailbreaker’ before being knocked out during the singing-reality show’s knockout stage. Since then, the group has released various singles along with their debut EP ‘Hysterical Women’ in 2023 and a second EP ‘Crazy Anyway’ in October last year. Their biggest song thus far is ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ which has over 900,000 streams on Spotify.
The ‘Laugh About It’ performers, potentially join a long list of UK’s best talent, including Years & Years’ Olly Alexander who sang ‘Dizzy’ last year despite finishing in 18th place. With five wins and a growing attention to country music, Remember Monday are in for a high chance. Perhaps following in the footsteps of previous winners from the UK including: Sandie Shaw (1967), Lulu (1969), Brotherhood of Man (1976), Bucks Fizz (1981), and Katrina & The Waves (1997).
O’Leary and Hawkesworth have potentially let the news slip prematurely, as no announcement has yet been made by the BBC. The broadcasting company have not confirmed the news and has stated, “any announcement regarding Eurovision will be made in due course”.
Many were left confused by the announcement, given the lack of hype around its anticipation to be released. Others believe that although the news may have dropped early, Remember Monday are likely to be this year’s contestants.
The news follows the announcement of David May joining BBC Executives to find this year’s Eurovision contestant to represent the UK. May had recently managed Sam Ryder, 2022 runner up with his track ‘SPACE MAN’. If the announcement of Remember Monday representing the UK this year is true, fans can be expected to be surprised with a country-pop anthem during the ceremony.
