First look at Remember Monday's Eurovision staging - and it's very different to last year

The UK’s Eurovision act Remember Monday are going all-out to banish memories of last year’s seedy staging for , with a “fun and wholesome” theme for their song, What The Hell Just Happened? After looking as though he was performing his number Dizzy from a gents public toilet, Olly was humiliated during last year’s competition after failing to pick up a single point from the public televote.

In stark contrast, Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele aim to put on a fun and girly display at. The UK delegation revealed that the setting is “the morning after the night before” and the trio are reflecting on the events of the previous evening from a Regency-style boudoir featuring a padded screen with a central heart cut-out.

They explained: “As the first chorus hits we pull out and the girls progress down the catwalk taking us back to the chaos of the previous evening. On the main stage is a giant chandelier that has crashed down to earth.” During initial rehearsals no pyrotechnics have been used - but they have been promised for the main event.

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An official blogger for the was granted access to the first rehearsals at the arena in Basel and was impressed by what they saw from Remember Monday.

“The three-part harmonies take the roof off St Jakobshalle, but there’s also a really powerful connection between these three singers – at one point they all start to laugh as they sing, and it feels really warm and natural,” the blogger reported.

“Their West End stage experience really shows, but they're also best mates and that shows too. The whole thing is just a huge amount of fun, in the best possible way.”

The three-metre high chandelier, complete with scores of candles, dominates the stage and lights up the whole performance - until the very end when the stage is plunged into darkness. When the lights return, the girls re-emerge “in the safety of the boudoir for a final sweet moment”.

The blogger wrote: “In terms of costumes, it’s very much the Bridgerton-meets-Moulin Rouge corseted dress vibe, with lots of flounces and sparkles. There’s also a very cute final shot where they sing the closing notes through the heart in the boudoir screen.”

The three friends met in sixth form and created the country band 14 years ago, but only quit their day jobs to go full-time 18 months ago. They are seeking a top ten finish in Switzerland on May 17 and are currently sitting in 13th place with the bookies, with odds of 66/1 to win. The hot favourite is Sweden (21/20), followed by Austria (11/4) and France (9/1).

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