After another season full of rumours and leaks UK opted for Remember Monday, a country-pop girl group that had never charted in the UK before the release of their Eurovision entry!
'WTHJH' has an ABBAesque musical vibe and loads of rhythm changes that makes it difficult for the audience to follow it. Theatrical for sure and some jurors will reward the girls for their vocal abilities but I do struggle to find a target audience that will vote for this in the Public vote. There is basically no song there, just a vocal exercise...
There were a few comparisons to OG3NE, that represented Netherlands and finished 5th in the Jury vote, but at the same time they only scored 15 Public vote points and 10 of these points came from their neighbours Belgium.
I am expecting a similar score to last year, maybe a tad better with the Juries but I am not very hopeful for the Public vote. Olly last year received 0 points and I would not be surprised to see a repeat...
The BBC, if they are actually interested in achieving good results in Eurovision, should change their approach and try to allure a big name with an ambition to do well and invest their time and effort to promote their entry.
All the good faith that Sam Ryder's result brought back in '22 is now gone.
What do I see in my crystal ball?
A few decent points from Juries here and there and a single digit score with the Public that might be enough to avoid a Bottom-5 result. 22nd-24th
Televoting Potential: 2/10
Jury Potential: 7.5/10
Staging Potential: 7.5/10
Momentum: 2/10
My Opinion: 6/10
Total: 25/50
What the fair winning chance % would be?
0.01%
Best case scenario:
Top-15
Worst case scenario:
Last Place
Pre-Contest estimated points:
F: J: 25-75 - PV: 0-15 - Tot: 25-90
Share your thoughts in the comments area. Is UK for a 0 points Public vote score for a second year in a row?
You can hear my thoughts about United Kingdom in the 6th episode of the Eurovision Analysis podcast 'Talk About Things' co-hosted with the Eurovision experts @mat_rickard and @Panos_Zannettos at
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