Remember Monday

{{Short description|British country pop group}}

{{Distinguish|Remember Sunday{{!}}Remember Sunday}}

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| caption = Charlotte Steele, Holly-Anne Hull and Lauren Byrne in 2025

| alias = Houston

| origin = Farnborough, Hampshire

| genre = Country pop

| discography =

| years_active = {{Start date|2013}}–present

| label = The Other Songs

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| current_members = * Lauren Byrne

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Remember Monday are a British country pop girl group consisting of members Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele. The group gained prominence after appearing on The Voice UK in 2019. They represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "What the Hell Just Happened?", finishing in tenth with the juries and 19th overall in the contest, with zero points from the public vote.

Career

The trio met while studying together at Sixth Form College, Farnborough,{{Cite web |title=Wishing the best of luck to our girls @remembermonday_ in the EUROVISION FINALS tonight!!!! We know you will smash it πŸ’œπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ #teamuk #eurovision #proudtobeF6 |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJwOL9csSsP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=www.instagram.com}} where they bonded over a shared passion for music.{{Cite web |title=Country trio Remember Monday to represent UK at Eurovision 2025 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvg1pdne45qt |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}} Hull had previously performed at the 80th birthday party of Elizabeth II and had previously won My Camp Rock in 2009 and performed in The Phantom of the Opera and Les MisΓ©rables. In addition, Byrne had played Miss Honey in Matilda and Steele had played Jane Banks in Mary Poppins.{{Cite news |last=McArdle |first=Tom |date=2025-03-07 |title=Eurovision singer quit deputy head teacher job to pursue music career |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/07/eurovision-singer-quit-deputy-teacher-job-remember-monday/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}} At the time they formed in 2013, they were known as Houston;{{Cite web |title=Country trio Remember Monday to represent UK at Eurovision 2025 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvg1pdne45qt |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}} they changed their name in 2018 to Remember Monday,{{Cite web |date=2018-10-23 |title=Remember Monday launch new single 'Drive' at CountryLine event |url=https://maverick-country.com/remember-monday-launch-new-single-drive-at-countryline-event/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=maverick-country.com |language=en-GB}} as they had free periods that day and could sing together.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-07 |title=Remember Monday: Country trio to represent the UK at Eurovision Song Contest 2025 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5z8q3946xo |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

Remember Monday appeared together on the 2019 run of The Voice UK, where they auditioned with "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal. All four judges turned, and the band opted to be mentored by Jennifer Hudson;{{Cite web |date=10 January 2019 |title=Trio wow Voice judges |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/wokingham-today/20190110/282484299904849?srsltid=AfmBOortBpJiIaeFl7JgcQEVkqpXGvHjGjq73-FMsvQSHAJiXvzlf7sI |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Wokingham Today}} partly because she was the only woman on the panel and partly because she threw a shoe at them,{{Cite web |title=Herald Scotland Events - Remember Monday |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/local-events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/1032315572n-remember-monday |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=www.heraldscotland.com}} a practice she considered complimentary.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-18 |title=Why Jennifer Hudson Throws Her Shoes at Good Singers |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/why-jennifer-hudson-throws-her-shoes-at-good-singers |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=NBC Insider Official Site |language=en-US}} The band subsequently beat Kieron Smith during the Battle round with Phillip Phillips's "Home",{{Cite web |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Katie |date=2019-02-23 |title=Shock steal on The Voice as the coaches go into battle |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/the-voice-battle-olly-murs-15874353 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}} though a performance of their own track "Jailbreaker" during the Knockout stages meant they left the competition.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-23 |title=Voice UK band take massive risk and perform original song |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a26917110/the-voice-uk-2019-remember-monday-original-song-jailbreaker/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}} The band left their jobs in September 2023 to pursue music full time, with Steele giving up the deputy headship at the performing arts school Artemis College.

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Remember Monday performed "Hand in My Pocket" by Alanis Morissette on Hudson's chat show in 2024 and released an EP, Crazy Anyway, that October.{{Cite news |last=Randall |first=Lila |date=2025-02-08 |title=BBC presenters appear to accidentally reveal UK's Eurovision entrant |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/08/bbc-djs-appear-accidentally-reveal-uk-eurovision-entry/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}} On 7 February 2025, Nat O'Leary and Vicky Hawkesworth announced on their morning BBC Radio 1 show that the band would represent the United Kingdom at that year's Eurovision Song Contest.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-08 |title=Eurovision 2025's UK entrant 'revealed' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/2025-eurovision-bbc-remember-monday-voice-b2694626.html |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=The Independent |language=en}} The offhand nature of their announcement was mocked online as the corporation had not made any announcement to that effect{{Cite news |last=Randall |first=Lila |date=2025-02-08 |title=BBC presenters appear to accidentally reveal UK's Eurovision entrant |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/08/bbc-djs-appear-accidentally-reveal-uk-eurovision-entry/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}} and would not make one until 7 March 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-07 |title=Eurovision's 2025 UK entry is FINALLY confirmed live on BBC Radio – and you might recognise them |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a64081996/eurovision-2025-uk-entry/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}} They were the first girl band to represent the UK since 1999 with Precious,{{Cite web |title=Remember Monday announced as UK's Eurovision 2025 act |url=https://news.sky.com/story/remember-monday-announced-as-uks-eurovision-act-13323182 |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Sky News |language=en}} and did so with "What the Hell Just Happened?", which charted at No. 95 on the UK singles chart the following week.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-20 |title=WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/remember-monday-what-the-hell-just-happened/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Official Charts |language=en}} The song placed 19th at the contest, after receiving 88 points from the jury vote, but zero points ('nul points') from the public vote.{{Cite news |last=Belam |first=Martin |date=2025-05-17 |title=Eurovision song contest 2025 – live! |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/live/2025/may/17/2025-eurovision-song-contest-basel-switzerland-live-updates |access-date=2025-05-17 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

Discography

= Extended plays =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Details

scope="row" | Hysterical Women

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  • Released: 3 February 2023{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2IfcIrwB9v1zJAvx8L9Stz |title=Hysterical Women - EP by Remember Monday |website=Spotify |access-date=7 March 2025}}
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
scope="row" | Crazy Anyway

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  • Released: 25 October 2024{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3KdZDuJAmSt366sEcznFhO |title=Crazy Anyway - EP by Remember Monday |website=Spotify |access-date=7 March 2025}}
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

= Singles =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album or EP

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | UK
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/remember-monday/|title=Remember Monday {{!}} full Official Charts History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=15 March 2025}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | UK
Indie

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | LTU
{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s21-4/|title=2025 21-os savaitΔ—s klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|date=23 May 2025|access-date=23 May 2025}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | SWI
{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Remember+Monday#charts|title=Discographie Remember Monday|publisher=Swiss Hitparade|access-date=26 May 2025|lang=de-ch}}

scope="row" | "Find My Way"

| 2019

| β€” || β€” || β€” || β€”

| rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Version of You"

| 2020

| β€” || β€” || β€” || β€”

scope="row" | "Fat Bottomed Girls"

| rowspan="2" | 2021

| β€” || β€” || β€” || β€”

scope="row" | "What I Know Now"

| β€” || β€” || β€” || β€”

scope="row" | "Nothing Nice to Say"

| 2022

| β€” || β€” || β€” || β€”

| rowspan="2" | Hysterical Women

scope="row" | "Let Down"

| 2023

| β€” || β€” || β€” || β€”

scope="row" | "Laugh About It"

| rowspan="6" | 2024

| β€” || β€” || β€” || β€”

| rowspan="5" {{Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Hand in My Pocket"

| β€” || β€” || β€” || β€”

scope="row" | "Show Face"

| β€” || β€” || β€” || β€”

scope="row" | "Brown Eyed Girl"

| β€” || β€” || β€” || β€”

scope="row" | "What the Girls Bathroom Is For"

| β€” || β€” || β€” || β€”

scope="row" | "Famous"

| β€” || β€” || β€” || β€”

| Crazy Anyway

scope="row" | "What the Hell Just Happened?"

| 2025

| 31 || 7 || 70 || 77

| {{Non-album single}}

colspan="8" style="font-size:85%" | "β€”" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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