UK pins hopes on first all-girl group since the 1990s

When the UK's Remember Monday take to the stage at the Eurovision final on Saturday, it will be the first time this century that the UK has been represented by a girl group.

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Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, friends since Farnborough Sixth Form, are the first all-female multi-person act since 1999 when the UK was represented by the group Precious.

Solo artists have carried the UK's hopes each year since 2017, with mostly dismal results.

The country came last in 2019 and 2021, second-to-last in 2023 and third from bottom in 2018.

Of all the UK's recent efforts, only Sam Ryder in 2022 finished in a strong place on the scoreboard, coming second behind Ukraine.

Last year's contender, Olly Alexander, finished 18th out of 25.

This year, the UK is pinning its hopes on the all-female trio and their song What The Hell Just Happened?

They are the first non-solo act to represent the country since the duo Joe & Jake finished an embarrassing third from last in 2016.