{"id":1538,"date":"2025-03-27T10:38:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/?p=1538"},"modified":"2025-03-27T12:36:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:36:23","slug":"uk-eurovision-entry-admit-were-not-looking-for-points-at-song-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/uk-eurovision-entry-admit-were-not-looking-for-points-at-song-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Eurovision entry admit \u2018we\u2019re not looking for points\u2019 at Song Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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isn\u2019t long to go until Europe\u2019s campest singing competition returns, taking place this year in <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/basel\/\">Basel<\/a>, <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/switzerland\/\">Switzerland<\/a> after Swiss musician <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/05\/11\/switzerlands-code-lyrics-nemo-wins-eurovision-2024-20821917\/\">Nemo\u2019s victory in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation is mounting over which country will be the frontrunner, with most recent odds from bookies giving the UK 4-1 chances of finishing at the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/friendless-uk-suffers-worst-news-ahead-eurovision-song-contest-2025-22722130\/\">bottom of the leaderboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This might be seen as a setback to some, but Remember Monday \u2013 who first <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/07\/eurovision-2025-uk-act-finally-confirmed-soaring-fame-voice-22678145\/\">found fame on The Voice UK<\/a> \u2013 aren\u2019t letting the latest predictions bring down their morale, as they explained to <strong>Metro<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>When asked how they feel about their odds slipping \u2013 currently boasting 40-1 chances of winning, according to bookmaker Coral \u2013 the musical trio are deciding not to focus on the possibility of a low score, after <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/05\/14\/olly-alexander-brands-eurovision-song-contest-2024-loss-iconic-20839114\/\">Olly Alexander scored a mere 46 points<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I didn’t know that,\u2019 Holly-Anne Hull said regarding Remember Monday\u2019s odds going down, while Charlotte Steele remarked: \u2018I didn’t tell you guys.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"766\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_245034178-6f45-e1743073279782.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22802443\" alt=\"Undated handout photo of (left to right) Lauren Byrne, Charlotte Steele and Holly-Anne Hull from Remember Monday, who will represent the UK at Eurovision 2025. Issue date: Monday March 24, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story SHOWBIZ Eurovision . Photo credit should read: Owen James Vincent\/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Remember Monday will be representing the UK at the Song Contest this year in Switzerland (Picture: Owen James Vincent\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sitting between her two bandmates, Lauren Byrne added: \u2018I’ve been blissfully ignorant.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Holly-Anne then admitted that they\u2019re \u2018making the conscious decision\u2019 not to keep an eye on the odds, as they \u2018cannot have their live performance affected in any way\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We’re not doing it for the points,\u2019 she continued. ‘We’re doing it to watch that video back and be so proud of what we’ve done at that stage.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Despite the continued attention placed on the bookmakers\u2019 predictions, Charlotte stressed that they \u2018don\u2019t decide the winner\u2019 of the Song Contest.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You look at the history within Eurovision, the amount of winners that were like 20th in the bookies\u2019 bets. It doesn’t mean anything,\u2019 she stated, prompting Lauren to jokingly quip: \u2018You hear that bookies?\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2152503580.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22802568\" alt=\"68th Eurovision Song Contest - Grand Final\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Olly has reached out to the trio to offer his support (Picture: Martin Sylvest Andersen\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, Holly-Anne added that she has a further personal stake in the outcome of the competition\u2026 as her husband has placed a bet on them winning.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My husband has bet \u2013 we\u2019re right at the bottom \u2013 he\u2019s bet that we’ll win. So do it for him,\u2019 she shared.<\/p>\n<p>Even though former Years and Years singer <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/olly-alexander\/\">Olly <\/a>didn\u2019t achieve the result he was hoping for last year, he still offered his successors some advice before this year\u2019s contest \u2013 to \u2018get a good therapist\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Listen, we\u2019ve had good therapists for years,\u2019 Lauren told us. \u2018The lucky thing is, we\u2019re kind of each other\u2019s therapists as well.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The singer added that Olly had reached out to them and sent them a \u2018lovely message\u2019 saying that he was \u2018so excited\u2019 for them as they embark on their Eurovision journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He was like, \u201cIf you want any advice, just reach out.\u201d So we\u2019re really grateful to Olly.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Eurovision Song Contest takes place from Tuesday May 13 to Saturday May 17.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T59S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/27\/10\/96626395-0-image-a-10_1743072130983.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-03-27T10:41:06+0000″,”description”:”Remember Monday speak exclusively with Metro.co.uk about their odds of winning Eurovision.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/03\/27\/7363084395461362244\/480x270_MP4_7363084395461362244.mp4″,”height”:480,”width”:270} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener(‘metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded’, function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1538"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1543,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538\/revisions\/1543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}