Singer/songwriter Mae Muller has been confirmed as this year's UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest - ahead of the annual international event which will take place in Liverpool in May.
The 25-year-old has been selected to take to the stage of the Liverpool Arena, with her empowering track; I Wrote A Song.
Real name Holly Mae Muller, the youngster is best known for featuring on Better Days alongside Neiked and Polo G - a song which immediately charted on an international level shortly after its release in 2021.
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The Mirror reports that Mae - who's supported Little Mix on tour - has been selected to represent the nation at Eurovision, which will be hosted by the UK on behalf of last year's winning country Ukraine. She's set to represent the UK with the track I Wrote A Song. Mae appears to have been promoting the song on social media recently, including on her TikTok account.
She seemingly discussed the song in a video that she shared on the platform yesterday, in which she appeared to suggest that it's "empowering" and "liberating". She wrote: "This song is for the girlies that went through heartache, hurt or pain and came out of the other side, who persevered and came out stronger, who took the high road and chose to love themselves.
"Crying at home? Absolutely not. Spend the night at home? It's a no from me. Trash the benz? Too busy having a stunning time. It's giving growth. It's giving empowerment. It's giving liberation".
Mae will follow in the footsteps of the likes of Sam Ryder, 33, and James Newman, 37, who have represented the UK at the international contest in recent years. Sam performed the entry Space Man in the contest last year, which was held in Italy. The UK placed second in the competition overall but had been first in the jury voting.
Tickets for this year's contest were released yesterday (March 7). Demand was described as "extremely high" and tickets for all nine shows were said to have sold out within 90 minutes. The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 semi-finals will be held on May 9 and 11 at the Liverpool Arena, ahead of this year's Grand Final which will be hosted at the same venue on May 13.
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