Remember Monday aren't scared of the imminent Eurovision whirlwind; they're more than ready to throw themselves into it. The harmony-loving trio – longtime friends Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele – are the first girl-group to represent the UK since 1999, a mantle they accept with pride and excitement.
The group's delirious, structurally inventive Eurovision banger 'What the Hell Just Happened?' channels their infectious energy into a relatable tale of chaos. Lauren sets the scene on the intro when she sings: "Someone lost a shoe, I'm still in last night's make up, I'm wakin' up like, 'What's this new tattoo?'" If you want to think it's semi-autobiographical, Remember Monday won't try to correct you. Lauren says. " we love that it combines our personal history with something quite relatable. When one of your girlfriends is going through something shit, you take them on a night out to distract them and make them feel good about themselves."
The trio wrote 'What the Hell Just Happened?' specifically for this year's song contest. In December, less than a month after they'd completed their first sellout UK tour, they were formally asked to fly the flag in Basel. "After that we spent weeks writing and had about 15 songs in contention because we wanted to get it perfect," Holly says. Co-written with producers Billen Ted (Anne-Marie, Tom Grennan) plus seasoned Eurovision songwriters Thomas Stengaard and Julie 'Kill J' Aagaard, What the Hell Just Happened? stood out because it felt quintessentially British in a modern way. "There's a bit of Queen-style glam rock in there, but we've combined it with really current influences like Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo," Lauren says. The result is a shapeshifting power-pop romp that really shows off the trio's gleaming vocal harmonies. "We were like, 'Let's not be afraid to play around and push boundaries,'" Charlotte says.
