Eurovision might be behind them, but for Remember Monday the experience has proved career-changing.
The country-pop trio — Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele — represented the UK in May’s Eurovision selection. And while they didn’t walk away with the trophy, the exposure has done exactly what they’d hoped for: giving their band, formed around their day jobs in musical theatre, a whole new level of momentum.
Before creating Remember Monday, all three were already working performers. Byrne and Hull are singers and actors who have appeared in Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera, while Steele built her career as a choreographer and performer.
“We met through theatre and started singing together on the side,” they explain to The Standard. “It was never meant to be anything serious, but people kept asking for more.”
Now, that passion project has taken on a life of its own. Since Eurovision, they’ve performed at Wembley Stadium for Capital’s Summertime Ball, played festivals across the country, released their new single More Than Ever and embarked on a headline tour.
Their live jaunt includes stops in Leeds, Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester, before wrapping at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on November 7.
“Doing Eurovision truly was the best thing we’ve ever done,” they say. “It changed our lives and we’ll forever be grateful for that experience. It’s already opened so many doors.”
Their latest track, More Than Ever, actually began life in a Eurovision writing session. “We knew we had created something really special that day,” they recall. “We have a lot of breakup songs, or songs where we let our petty, sarcastic humour shine through, and that day I remember saying, ‘I think we should write a love song.’
“We find those quite difficult to get right — they can feel a bit cringe or inauthentic — but there was something about the vulnerability and honesty in these lyrics that just felt right.”
The finished song reveals a more reflective side to the trio — all close harmonies and emotional clarity — proving that beneath their humour and theatrical polish lies genuine pop craft.
Those six Eurovision months, they say, were a crash course in modern pop stardom. “We went from eight-shows-a-week theatre routines to a full-time schedule of rehearsals, press, TV, radio, photoshoots, video shoots… it was an absolute whirlwind. We soaked up as much as we could to learn what it takes to make it in the industry.”
And after performing to a global audience of 160 million, nerves are no longer an issue. “We honestly don’t know if we’ll ever feel that nervous again,” they admit. “Which bodes well for all future shows.”
If Eurovision was a lesson in pressure, Wembley was the reward. “Performing at Wembley Stadium for Capital’s Summertime Ball — that was honestly not even on our bucket list because we’d never thought to aim that high,” they say. “We sometimes watch back videos from that day and can’t believe it’s us up there.”
Their tour, now under way, offers a more intimate thrill. “Festival crowds are brilliant, but there’s something even more special about being in a room full of people who’ve given up their time and money to come and spend the evening watching us specifically. Our headline shows always feel like a really big group of friends getting together — lots of laughter, sometimes some tears, and this time a few surprises too.”
That friendship is also what keeps them grounded. “We’ve been friends for such a long time and have been singing together that entire time,” they add. “That chemistry isn’t something we have to switch on — it’s just there.”
Looking ahead, the band say they’re deliberately keeping plans flexible. “This time last year we had absolutely zero in the diary for 2025,” they reflect. “Doing Eurovision was such a surprise to us and has opened so many doors already.
“We’re real believers in working hard at what you love and letting the right things find you in return. We don’t want to put blinkers on — we want to stay open to all opportunities that may or may not come our way. We’re not going to close ourselves off to anything.”
One thing they are certain about: “More music is absolutely on the horizon,” they promise.
For three West End professionals who turned a shared love of country-pop into a national platform, Remember Monday are proof that the best careers don’t always follow the script.
Remember Monday’s new single More Than Ever is out now. For more information and to buy tickets to their UK tour, visit remembermonday.co.uk
