The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, comes to an end with the grand final on Saturday and ahead of it former act Mae Muller has reflected on the 2023 contest
Mae Muller has fumed that the Eurovision Song Contest “fed her to the lions.” The singer who competed two years ago also hit out, suggesting her song wasn’t the “best choice” for the competition.
Mae Muller, 27, represented the UK when the international contest was held in Liverpool, on behalf of Ukraine, back in 2023. She performed I Wrote A Song in the grand final on May 13 that year and ended up placing second to last.
At the time, the singer-songwriter was met with criticism over her performance, though some viewers defended her. Mae told fans that she felt her vocals were “trash” after having been “nervous” on stage. She also admitted after the final that it was “not the result we hoped for” but shared that she was proud of herself and her team for their work.
Mae had been chosen to represent the UK by the BBC and management company TaP Music, who collaborated that year. They had previously worked together to select Sam Ryder, who placed second at the contest in Italy in 2022.
Now, two years on, ahead of this weekend’s grand final of this year’s Eurovision, Mae, who previously called for “more” to be done to “protect” the mental health of artists, has reflected on her time in the competition. She made posts about the experience on her X account yesterday.
In one post she suggested that she had been “fed to the lions.” She said: “Sorry but they put me up there to sing a song which is meant to be sung with heavy auto tune (just the vibe of the song) with no proper background vocals, and I was nervous as hell which didn’t help but like they fed me to the LIONSSSS omfg.”
One fan said: “In hindsight, maybe a song that’s meant to be sung with autotune was probably not the best choice for a contest that doesn’t allow it.” Mae replied: “I agree with you.”
Mae ended up second from the bottom of the leaderboard at Eurovision in 2023 with 24 points combined from the jury and public vote. Germany’s Lord of the Lost held last place with 18 points, whilst Sweden’s Loreen won Eurovision for a second time, topping the leaderboard with 583 points.
This year, the UK is being represented by trio Remember Monday. The group – which consists of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele – will perform What the Hell Just Happened? in the final in Basel, Switzerland, tomorrow night after showcasing the song in last night’s semi-final.
The group – who automatically qualified for the grand final as they are representing the UK – were among the acts in the second semi-final. They were met with both praise and criticism over their debut performance in the contest yesterday.
One fan said: “Remember Monday are doing us SO proud! Defo one of the best songs/vocals this year, go girls.” Another viewer wrote though: “Remember Monday – no doubt these girls can SING but by god, this song is horrific.”
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