There was a lot of pressure on Mae Muller's shoulders as she took to the stage in Liverpool to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest. And sadly, it wasn't meant to be this year.
The 25-year-old from north London was the 26th and final act to perform for the international voting public on Saturday nigh (May 13) as the world's biggest music event headed north after the UK was chosen to host the competition on behalf of last year's winners Ukraine.
Mae took to the stage for a playful performance of her track, I Wrote A Song. She sang from a raised platform wearing a slim, black outfit, flanked by four dancers in sheer tops, and surprised the audience with a rapped section.
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Afterwards, she said: “Thank you Eurovision. I love you, I love you, I love you."
The UK was riding high following Sam Ryder's heroic efforts in 2022 when he finished in second place to Ukraine with an impressive 466 points. The Space Man himself picked up 283 points in the jury vote. But Ukraine won over 400 in the public vote to secure a huge 631 points and win the title.
And this year, Mae finished in 25th place with a total 24. She received a total of nine points in the public vote which results in the crowd booing as the results were announced in the arena.
The UK jury has awarded its “douze points”, 12 points, to Loreen from Sweden, with Catherine Tate reading the result from inside the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
At the end of the jury vote results, Loreen led with 340 with Israel’s Noa Kirel in second with 177 and Italy’s Marco Mengoni close behind in third with 176.
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