Eurovision finalists Remember Monday dealt devastating blow hours before live performance

UK 2025 hopefuls Remember Monday have been dealt a massive blow ahead of their grand final performance on the this evening. The country-pop trio have been slammed by bookies who say they are more likely to come last than they are to win.

The news will come as a huge disappointment to British Eurovision fans, whose dream of a win for the first time in almost three decades is looking unlikely. Hoping to take home the glass microphone trophy - and redeem the country's Eurovision reputation - Remember Monday will perform tonight in Basel, at the .

Ladbrokes have ranked the act at just 66/1 to take home the trophy tonight, with the odds of them coming in last are just 3/1. The chance of them scoring 'nul points' sits at 12/1.

Having landed an automatic guaranteed place in the final, the trio - made up of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele - sang their song What The Hell Just Happened? this week. It got mixed reviews from fans, which wasn't lost on the bookies.

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Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "Remember Monday need nothing short of a miracle to cause an upset in Switzerland tonight, if the latest odds are anything to go by." The last time the UK won the contest was 27 years ago, when Katrina and the Waves performed Love Shine A Light in the 1997 competition hosted in Dublin.

The Walking on Sunshine hitmakers managed to pull in a whopping 78.82% of total votes available - the third-highest in the history of the present voting system. And the UK's last Eurovision winners have given a glimmer of hope to Remember Monday ahead of tonight's final.

Lead singer Katrina, who is actually American, said how the band were told they wouldn't win because of 'politics'. Speaking on Virgin Radio last year, she recalled: “Everybody said ‘Don’t get your hopes up… the UK can never win. Because of political voting, the UK can never win.”

British Eurovision fans will be hoping for a similar turnaround tonight, although reactions were mixed after the group's semi-final offering this week. Some who watched the performance took to social media to share what they thought.

One wrote on X: "Can honestly say that the #UnitedKingdom will not win #Eurovision with this screeching effort." Another simply said: "the uk is not good," as someone else added: "The UK entry is just and confusing. Too many stops and rhythm changes. You think it’s going to be a euro pop bop and then it just stops. Not #Eurovision friendly."

But despite the criticism, others loved the track and are looking forward to seeing how the group does. "I honestly, as a Brit who’s fully accepted the criticism we’ve received previously, do not understand the hate Remember Monday and their performance just now. Any other country sending that mega trio would be showered in love. All the haters can go have a breather…," one fan of the competition said.

Another posted: "Remember Monday could WIN THIS WHOLE THING. INCREDIBLE. Perfection in the arena!" Remember Monday were first spotted as a group when they appeared on The Voice UK. The BBC then selected them internally to represent the UK at Eurovision 2025.

The three girls have known each other since sixth form and are the first girl group to represent the UK since Precious in 1999 who sang Say It Again. Remember Monday are used to the spotlight, with all three of them working on the West End stage.

Holly has performed in productions of Phantom Of The Opera and Les Miserables, while Charlotte made her West End debut just aged ten as Jane Banks in a production of Mary Poppins. Lauren has also starred in Six: The Musical and Matilda.

Speaking to , Charlotte explained how they get over the nerves. She said: "We’re used to high-pressure situations where we don’t have much rehearsal and we’ve got to still deliver. We’re used to being extremely nervous. The nerves definitely exist, but I think that’s normal. It means we care. And with there being three of us, we are able to share the load. If one of us is really stressed and nervous, it kind of ­balances out and we can get each other into good spaces."

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