We profile the 2025 entry from the United Kingdom including details on the artist, song, how it was chosen, odds, fan reaction, and how the nation has fared at Eurovision.
One of the so-called 'Big Five', the United Kingdom has been a Eurovision staple and participated in every edition since 1957, except in 1958 due to a failure to reach an agreement from various artistic unions and in 2020 due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Its history has had highs and lows, with 42 of its 66 entries finishing inside the Top 10. Of which, 30 of its entries finished in the Top 5. The United Kingdom has won the contest five times, in: 1967 with Puppet on a String by Sandie Shaw, 1969 with Boom Bang-a-Bang by Lulu, 1976 with Save Your Kisses for Me by Brotherhood of Man, 1981 with Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz, and 1997 with Love Shine A Light by Katrina and the Waves.
Moreover, they have finished as runners-up 16 times, with 2022's Space Man by Sam Ryder being the most recent.
Despite those achievements, they suffered five last-place finishes, two of them going home with the infamous nul puan: 2003 with Cry Baby by Jemini and 2021 with Embers by James Newman.
In recent years, the country has fared less well, with 2023's entry I Wrote A Song by Mae Muller finishing 25th out of 26 finalists, and 2024's entry Dizzy by Olly Alexander finishing 18th.
The United Kingdom holds the record for the country that has hosted Eurovision the most times, have done so nine times: four times in its capital, London; and once in Edinburgh, Brighton, Harrogate, Birmingham, and Liverpool.
Flying the Union Jack at Eurovision 2025 is Remember Monday, hoping to improve the two most recent placements for the country.
2025 Entry: Remember Monday - What the Hell Just Happened?
Remember Monday is pre-qualified for the Grand Final due to the United Kingdom being a Big 5 country
My Eurovision Scoreboard ranking: 33rd
Odds to win ranking: 13th
(Rankings as of March 29, 2025)
About the artists
Remember Monday is a country-pop girl band from Surrey, composed of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull, and Charlotte Steele.
Their name comes from how their music classes were always on Mondays. They formed while studying together at Sixth Form College Farnborough, and they are no strangers to performing in front of a live audience.
They each have individual impressive musical theater backgrounds, with their appearances in West End productions: Hull in Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera, Steele in Mary Poppins, and Byrne in Matilda and SIX The Musical.
In 2019, they competed in the eighth season of The Voice UK, where they passed the Blind Auditions with their rendition of Seal's Kiss From A Rose. Mentored by American Idol alum Jennifer Hudson, they passed the Battle rounds with Home by American Idol winner Philip Philips, but sadly ended their journey on the Live Knockouts with Jailbreaker, their original song. Nevertheless, they were invited to perform on The Jennifer Hudson Show.
They are also renowned for their viral melodies on social media, with more than 540,000 followers and 11.5 million likes on TikTok alone, as of the time of writing. They crafted acapella takes on a wide variety of songs from Sabrina Carpenter, Queen, and Shania Twain, to Broadway musicals.
About the song
Written by the band, alongside Tom Hollings, Sam Brennan, Thomas Stengaard, and Julie Aagaard, What the Hell Just Happened? is an upbeat pop track that chronicles the aftermath of a fun night out with friends. Moreover, it showcases the band's humor, relatability, and their signature harmonies.
Mark Savage, BBC's music correspondent, described the song, imagining that "ABBA and Sam Ryder have teamed up with the cast of Six: The Musical, got blackout drunk, and tried to recreate Bohemian Rhapsody from memory." He also said that with every corner they turn, the band finds another hook, with the soaring chorus serving as a particular highlight.
Neil McCormick, chief music critic for The Telegraph, called the song "a breathless pop pastiche of imperial period Queen with a dash of Elton John singing country with the Andrews Sisters" and "they deserve more than nul points".
The Independent's Roisin O'Connor commented that the song was the result of 'a drunken one-night stand between Meatloaf’s Bat Out of Hell and Chappell Roan’s 'Pink Pony Club'. She also said that the group presented 'with the kind of winking, tongue-in-cheek tone that made Little Mix so endearing'.
How were they chosen for Eurovision?
The band confirmed their bid for Eurovision when they appeared as guests on The Scott Mills Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds on March 7.
United Kingdom will compete in the Grand Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest on 17 May 2025 in Basel.
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