Mae Muller is to represent the United Kingdom at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest with I Wrote A Song.
The news was exclusively revealed by Zoe Ball on the Radio 2 Breakfast show earlier today (Thursday 9 March).
Mae Muller said:
“I’m SO excited to participate in Eurovision this year and represent the UK! I’ve loved watching Eurovision all my life, so to compete in such a massive music competition is simply brilliant.
“I’m a huge fan of so many of the artists that have found success at Eurovision, from ABBA to Måneskin! Sam Ryder was so amazing last year and proved the UK can be back on the left-hand side of the leader board!
“I wrote the song I Wrote A Song a few months ago when I was going through a hard time and wanted to feel empowered about relationships, so for it to be chosen for this year’s UK Eurovision song is honestly a dream!”
When Mae landed her first publishing deal, she was working in a pub, and within two years, she had released three EPs. She supported Little Mix on their 2019 stadium tour, has millions of YouTube views, and scored a top 10 US chart hit with her platinum selling single ‘Better Days’.
In 2022, after signing to Capitol Records UK, she was nominated at the MTV EMAs and VMAs. Her music has reached over two billion streams and 5.5m monthly listeners on Spotify.
She co-wrote I Wrote A Song with Brit-Nominated songwriter Lewis Thompson (David Guetta, Joel Corry, and Raye – Bed) and Karen Poole, who has written for Kylie Minogue, Lily Allen, David Guetta and Alisha’s Attic.
The search for an act to represent the UK at this year’s contest was headed up by global music management and publishing company TaP Music.
TaP’s co-founders Ben Mawson and Ed Millett note:
“We have always been fans of Mae for her voice, songs and star charisma, and when we heard I Wrote A Song, we were really taken by its impactful message – “songs as a form of therapy” (a great message for the biggest song contest in the world!) alongside its playful tone and up-tempo fun production.”
Tonight on BBC One and iPlayer at 8.55pm, Eurovision 2023: Meet the UK Act will introduce Mae to the UK audience in an exclusive interview with Scott Mills.
The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will take place in the Liverpool Arena next to the River Mersey on Saturday 13 May with Semi-Finals on Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 May. The UK is hosting on behalf of Ukraine due to security concerns caused by Russia’s invasion of the country.
