The U.K. has placed its Eurovision hopes in the hands of girl group Remember Monday, who will represent the country at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with their upbeat anthem “What The Hell Just Happened?”
The trio — comprising vocalists Charlotte, Holly and Lauren — will be the first girl group to represent the U.K. at the contest since 1999.
The song was co-written by the group alongside BRIT Award nominees Billen Ted (Tom Hollings and Sam Brennan), Thomas Stengaard — who penned Denmark’s 2013 Eurovision winner “Only Teardrops” — and Julie “Kill J” Aagaard.
The band has already built a substantial following on social media, amassing over half a million followers and 11.3 million likes on TikTok, where they’ve gone viral with a cappella covers of songs by artists ranging from Sabrina Carpenter to Queen.
Friends since meeting at school in 2013, the three performers each have musical theater backgrounds, having appeared in West End productions including “Les Misérables,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Mary Poppins,” and “Matilda.” They quit their day jobs to become full-time band members in 2023 and completed their first sellout U.K. tour last year.
Remember Monday first gained television exposure in 2019 when they reached the quarter-finals on “The Voice U.K.” under coach Jennifer Hudson, who continues to mentor and support the band. Hudson invited them to perform on her U.S. chat show last year.
“‘What The Hell Just Happened?’ is exactly how we’re feeling right now. It’s all very surreal,” the group said in a statement. “When you’re a kid and people ask you what you want to be when you grow up, an absolute classic is ‘I wanna be a pop star,’ so the fact that we’re getting the chance to live that dream as three best friends is just wild.”
David May, founder of talent management company Fifteen 04 who led this year’s search for the U.K. entry alongside BBC Studios’ Andrew Cartmell, called Remember Monday “a true class act and a combination of vocal prowess, charisma, professionalism, and unwavering drive.”
“What The Hell Just Happened?” will be released through independent music company The Other Songs, marking the first time in a decade that an independent label has released a U.K. Eurovision song.
The U.K.’s Eurovision history has been mixed in recent years, with the country often struggling to make an impact on the scoreboard. The country’s last victory came in 1997 with Katrina and the Waves’ “Love Shine a Light,” though Sam Ryder delivered a second-place finish in 2022 with “Space Man.”
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 takes place in Basel, Switzerland, following Nemo’s victory last year with “The Code.” The grand final will be held on May 17, with semi-finals on May 13 and 15.
