Remember Monday's unexpected connection to past Eurovision winner revealed

Remember Monday have revealed their unexpected connection to a past Eurovision winner.

The country pop band, made up of friends Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, will be flying the flag for the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland.

The trio, who are the first girl band to represent Britain in 26 years, will be performing their hit, What The Hell Just Happened?

The song chronicles the aftermath of a messy night out, leaning into the pop sphere, whilst also taking inspiration from 80s pop and rock influences.

Ahead of their performance at next weekend's grand final, Remember Monday sat down with Graham Norton during a BBC One special on Friday (May 9).

During the interview, the trio opened up about the inspiration behind their song, and also revealed an unexpected connection to a previous Eurovision winner.

"We wrote the song with Billen Ted [Tom Hollings and Sam Brennan], who also produced it, and then Thomas Stengaard and Julie Aagaard, who are kind of Eurovision royalty," Lauren explained.

"They've had a lot of success with their songs. Thomas has won it with Denmark, so we felt in really safe hands with them."

Thomas notably wrote Denmark's 2013 Eurovision winner, Only Teardrops, which was sung by Emmelie de Forest.

Meanwhile, Billen Ted have previously worked with acts including Little Mix, Anne Marie and MNEK.

Lauren continued: "We went into the writing room for nearly a month, and we were writing sometimes two or three songs a day to try and find the perfect fit."

Charlotte added: "We kind of just said, 'What would we feel or say after we've come off stage from doing Eurovision?' That was the original thought process," with Lauren sharing: "That's where the title came from."

Elsewhere, Holly revealed that Sweden's act were their "biggest competition". Finnish trio KAJ will be performing their song, Bara bada bastu, which has already captured the hearts of many Eurovision fans.

"They're a band, they are the highest on the odds by miles. They're funny, their song is great, so I think it's probably them," Holly shared.

The Eurovision Grand Final will air on Saturday, May 17 at 8pm on BBC One and When Graham Met Remember Monday is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer