Eurovision UK Entry 2025: Remember Monday Finishes 19th

For the third consecutive year, the United Kingdom failed to advance beyond the Eurovision semi-final stage—despite an energetic live performance and a top-10 score from the professional juries. Remember Monday, the first all-female UK group to compete at Eurovision since 1999, represented the nation at the 2025 contest in Basel, Switzerland, only to finish 19th out of 26 entries after receiving zero points from the public vote.

Artist: Remember Monday · Song: “What the Hell Just Happened?” · Position: 19th / 26 · Points: 88 · Date: 17 May 2025

The following table summarizes the key data points from the 2025 contest.

Who is representing the UK for Eurovision 2025?

Remember Monday is the trio tasked with breaking the UK’s Eurovision drought. The group consists of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull, and Charlotte Steele—three women who met each other at sixth form and have been best friends ever since.

Remember Monday members

• Charlotte Steele — primary songwriter and vocalist; wrote “What the Hell Just Happened?”
• Lauren Byrne — vocals and performance
• Holly-Anne Hull — vocals and stage presence

The group is the first all-female UK entry at Eurovision since 1999, making their participation historically significant regardless of the final outcome (The Independent). Radio presenter Scott Mills announced their selection on BBC Radio 1 in March 2025, presenting the act to a British public that had grown accustomed to disappointment at the contest.

Selection process

The BBC chooses its Eurovision entry through an internal selection process rather than a public competition like some other European broadcasters run. This approach has faced criticism in recent years, with some fans arguing that a more open selection might produce more commercially appealing songs.

The implication: the internal selection model may be contributing to disconnect between the songs chosen and what European audiences respond to.

What is the UK Eurovision 2025 song?

Song title and writers

“What the Hell Just Happened?” is a genre-melding pop track that blends multiple musical influences (The Independent). Charlotte Steele wrote the lyrics, while Danish songwriter Thomas Stengaard contributed to the composition. Stengaard brings Eurovision pedigree: he was among the songwriters of “Only Teardrops,” Denmark’s winning entry at the 2013 contest.

The title itself suggests self-aware humor—a departure from some of the more earnest entries the UK has submitted in recent years.

Live performances

Before arriving in Basel, Remember Monday built momentum through a series of pre-party appearances across Europe. They performed at Eurovision In Concert Pre-Party in Amsterdam on 5 April 2025, then returned to the UK as headline act at the London Eurovision Party on 14 April 2025 (YouTube). These events gave the trio opportunities to refine their stage presence ahead of the main contest.

In the Grand Final on 17 May 2025, Remember Monday performed eighth on the bill—traditionally a challenging slot that requires acts to capture audience attention before the halfway point of the show.

Eurovision UK entry 2025 results

Final position

Remember Monday finished 19th out of 26 entries at the Eurovision 2025 Grand Final held at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland on 17 May 2025 (Cosmopolitan UK). The contest consists of two semi-finals—held on 13 and 15 May—before the final on 17 May. As a member of the “Big Five,” the UK automatically qualified for the Grand Final without needing to compete in the semi-finals.

Points received

The entry scored 88 points overall, with every single point coming from the professional juries. Remember Monday received zero points from the public vote—a devastating result that echoed the UK experience in 2024, when Olly Alexander also scored nul points from viewers (The Independent). This marked the second consecutive year a UK act failed to receive a single point from the European public.

What makes this particularly striking is the jury-public divide. Remember Monday achieved a Top 10 placement in the jury vote, meaning professional music industry voters recognized the quality of the performance—but ordinary viewers across Europe did not reward it.

UK Eurovision recent history

UK Eurovision 2023

The UK’s recent Eurovision struggles predate Remember Monday’s 2025 appearance. In 2023, the UK entry “Space Man” by Sam Ryder achieved a remarkable second-place finish—the country’s best result since 1998. This brief moment of hope made the subsequent decline even more jarring.

UK Eurovision 2024

Olly Alexander’s 2024 entry “Dizzy” ended with zero public points, a result that shocked even those expecting poor UK performance. The pattern established in 2024—strong jury score, zero public support—would repeat itself exactly one year later with Remember Monday.

Sam Ryder achievement

Sam Ryder’s 2022 performance with “Space Man” demonstrated that UK entries can succeed when they connect with European audiences. Ryder finished second with 468 points, trailing only Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra. The contrast between Ryder’s reception and the subsequent two years of failure raises uncomfortable questions about whether the UK selection process can identify winning formulas.

The pattern: the UK can produce competitive entries, but something in the intervening years has broken the connection between the selection process and what European viewers want.

Remember Monday Eurovision performances

London Eurovision Party 2025

The London Eurovision Party serves as a key pre-contest event where UK-based Eurovision fans get their first live look at the year’s entry. Remember Monday performed as headline act, delivering what many attendees described as an energetic, crowd-pleasing set (YouTube).

Official video

The official music video for “What the Hell Just Happened?” accumulated views across YouTube and streaming platforms, with Remember Monday reportedly achieving massive streaming numbers following their Eurovision performance (Cosmopolitan UK). Viewers on social media praised the trio for their energy, vocals, and apparent enjoyment on stage during the Grand Final.

One day after the contest, Remember Monday broke their silence about the results, describing the Eurovision experience as generating memories that would last a lifetime. The United Kingdom’s Eurovision 2025 entry, Remember Monday, finished 19th, marking the third consecutive year the UK failed to advance beyond the semi-finals, as detailed at GCSE Results Day 2025. GCSE Results Day 2025

Timeline

Seven key dates trace Remember Monday’s journey from selection to final result:

The timeline reveals the compressed build-up from announcement to Grand Final, with the act performing in multiple pre-contest events before reaching the main stage.

Confirmed facts and what’s unclear

The UK’s Eurovision 2025 chapter leaves some questions answered and others hanging:

What they’re saying

Three best mates walked onto the world’s biggest music stage and came out with a Top 10 Jury score, massive streaming numbers and memories that will last a lifetime.

— Remember Monday (Cosmopolitan UK)

For the third year in a row, the UK has crashed out at Eurovision, taking 19th place with 88 points—all from juries.

— The Independent

The contrast between Remember Monday’s self-assessment and the public vote result highlights the disconnect that has come to define recent UK Eurovision appearances. The trio focused on the experience itself—stage presence, streaming growth, lasting memories—while the electoral reality was brutal.

Summary

Remember Monday’s Eurovision 2025 campaign ended the way so many UK entries have in recent years: with respect from industry professionals and rejection from the European public. The trio became the second consecutive UK act to score nul points with viewers, following Olly Alexander’s 2024 result, while also achieving a Top 10 jury placement that demonstrated the quality of their performance.

The 2025 contest, held at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland on 17 May, saw the UK perform eighth in the Grand Final before finishing 19th with 88 points entirely from jury voting. For the BBC and UK Eurovision fans, the writing is on the wall: the selection process produces technically accomplished entries, but something in the formula—whether the songs, the presentation, or broader political associations—fails to resonate with audiences from Portugal to Poland. The BBC must now navigate the 2026 selection cycle under unprecedented scrutiny.

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Remember Monday, whose members’ lineup and bios spotlight Lauren Byrne and her bandmates, became the UK’s first all-female group at Eurovision since 1999.

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