Mae Muller has been selected to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in May, according to media reports. The 25-year-old singer is dubbed to perform at the event in Liverpool with the track I Wrote A Song, reports the Mirror.
Muller was chosen by BBC bosses and global management company TaP Music, which has counted Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding among its clients. The north London-raised vocalist will be the first female entrant for the UK since SuRie competed in 2018 with Storm, coming 24th.
TaP was behind selecting Sam Ryder as the UK entrant for the 2022 event, where he changed the country’s fortunes and came second behind Ukraine.
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Muller was 19 when she wrote her first song, Close, which was produced by a family friend. In recent years, she has worked with chart-topping acts including rapper Aitch, music producer and DJ Sigala and Little Mix, supporting the group on their 2019 tour. Her 2021 single Better Days, featuring Neiked and Polo G, peaked at number 32 in the UK charts.
A BBC spokesman said they would not comment on speculation and that the act would be officially announced during the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show on Thursday morning (March 9).
Eurovision is set to take place in Liverpool after the UK was chosen to host the competition on behalf of war-torn Ukraine.
Tickets for grand final, which will take place at the 11,000-capacity Liverpool Arena later this year, went on sale on Tuesday and sold out in just over half an hour.
Eurovision is set to air on the BBC and will be hosted by singer and Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon, Ted Lasso actress Hannah Waddingham and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, as well as returning favourite, comedian and talk show host Graham Norton.
The semi-final evening preview kicks off at 8pm on May 8, with the grand final live show bringing the contest to an end starting at 8pm on May 13.
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