With simply days to go till the 2023 Eurovision Tune Contest last, preparations are in full swing. Liverpool is proudly donning its badge as host metropolis, the BBC has introduced who will likely be doing presenting duties all through the week (good day, Hannah Waddingham!), this yr’s theme has been determined (United by Music), and we even have our UK Eurovision entry. Mae Muller appeared on BBC Radio 2 on 9 March to disclose that she will likely be competing for the UK together with her monitor, “I Wrote a Tune.”
Following within the footsteps of the UK’s most profitable Eurovision try of this century isn’t any imply feat, however Muller is up for the problem. Her tune feels distinctly totally different to Sam Ryder’s “Spaceman”, which noticed the UK awarded second place finally yr’s Eurovision Tune Contest in Turin. As an alternative of rock influences and a reside electrical guitar, Muller is aiming to win her means into the hearts of Eurovision audiences with a dance pop diss monitor. “I Wrote a Tune” is a enjoyable, catchy tune, during which Muller sings about her response to a dishonest ex leaving her. Its rhythmic synth beats create one thing hypnotic that’s certain to slot in with the standard eclectic, Europop songs that Eurovision is thought for.
However who’s Muller? Whereas she is probably not a family title fairly but, Muller isn’t any stranger to the business. Having been signed to a label because the age of 19, Muller has begun crafting her place within the British pop scene and has cemented herself as one of the vital refreshing rising stars within the UK right now. In the previous few years, she has supported headline artists reminiscent of Little Combine and Liam Payne on their respective excursions, and the success of her monitor “Higher Days”, with Neiked and Polo G, gained her spots on US exhibits reminiscent of “The Voice” and “The Tonight Present with Jimmy Fallon“.
Should you do not recognise her from these achievements, you should still have seen her with out figuring out it. The star’s first brush with the business got here when she was simply 9 years outdated, that includes within the music video for Mika’s iconic 00s hit, “Grace Kelly.” Whether or not you’re already a fan, or are excited to turn into one within the lead-up to 2023 Eurovision, here is the whole lot it’s worthwhile to find out about Mae Muller.
Who Is Mae Muller?
Muller is a British pop singer, hailing from Kentish City, North London. She grew up within the metropolis together with her mum, a fancy dress designer, and was uncovered to the music business via her aunt, a music video director. “I at all times knew that I wished to carry out, as a result of as a baby, I liked being the centre of consideration,” she instructed POPSUGAR in 2021. In a current Non-public Elements podcast look, she elaborated on her childhood, saying “Each Christmas or household factor, I used to be like, ‘I need to placed on a present! Everybody sit down, I wanna sing for you!'”
Six years in the past, on the age of 19, she was working at a pub when she realised that she felt discontent and wished to actively pursue a profession in music. She refers to that point as a turning level; from then on, she’s by no means seemed again.
What Is Mae Muller’s Eurovision Tune?
Muller’s entry for this yr’s Eurovision Tune Contest, is the catchy break-up tune, “I Wrote a Tune”. On this diss monitor, Muller lists all the issues she may have achieved in response to discovering an ex was dishonest, however as an alternative, she decides to put in writing a tune about it. Thematically, it follows the sample of a lot of Muller’s discography, turning relationship historical past — each good and dangerous — into one thing empowering for girls. Musically, it is an upbeat dance quantity, with robust synth beats, and an digital sound. It is objectively catchy, and has a hook that can worm its means into individuals’s heads on repeat.
The one and accompanying video have been launched on 9 March 2023, following the BBC Radio 2 announcement of Muller’s representing the UK at Eurovision. On her response to getting the decision inviting her to compete, she mentioned, “I do not suppose it will get a lot larger than Eurovision. It is such part of historical past as nicely, so it is a massive deal.”
Whereas she has expressed a deep love for Sam Ryder and his success finally yr’s competitors, Muller has made clear that she intends to do Eurovision in her personal means, and this tune is an indication of that. Watch the video beneath.
What Are Mae Muller’s Different Songs?
Muller has been releasing music over the previous 5 years, beginning together with her EP “After Hours”, which was described on the time by Fword Journal as being a “assortment of empowering anthems about not getting blind-sided by video games and fuckboys.”
Her songs embrace “Jenny”, “Therapist”, and “I Do not Need Your Cash”, all of which embody the blunt, sincere, tongue-in-cheek lyrics that outline her musical model. Muller has listed her musical influences as artists together with The Chicks, Lily Allen, and Florence + The Machine, and cites the reason is their talents as storytellers: “I keep in mind pondering ‘oh my God, that is the perfect story, or this makes me really feel so strongly about this and this,’ and so that is what I wished to do. I simply wished individuals to listen to my songs and actually relate to them and to see them and actually really feel that story,” she instructed POPSUGAR.
Nevertheless, her breakout hit got here in 2021, when she collaborated with Neiked and Polo G on “Higher Days”. The tune had nice success internationally, incomes Platinum standing within the US and Australia, Gold standing in New Zealand, and Silver standing on residence soil. It charted at 32 within the UK Official High 40, and 23 within the Billboard High 100. Hearken to the tune beneath.
Who Are Mae Muller’s Superstar Followers?
Muller has caught the eye of many massive names within the business because the begin of her profession. Notably, Little Combine invited her to help them on their LM5 Tour in 2019, alongside the band New Guidelines. She additionally impressed US discuss present host Jimmy Fallon, who invited her to carry out “Higher Days” on his present in 2021. In addition to Fallon, her efficiency on “The Voice US” implies that Muller has carried out for the likes of pop legends Ariana Grande, John Legend, and Kelly Clarkson.
Muller has joined Aitch within the Radio 1 reside lounge to carry out collectively, and has supported Liam Payne, who known as her “wonderful”.
Who Is Mae Muller Relationship?
It’s assumed that Muller is single proper now, although she has at all times most well-liked to maintain her private life out of the general public eye. She has by no means shared her relationship life with the general public, both in interviews or through social media.
That being mentioned, romantic relationships, and her historical past out and in of them is a core a part of her music. Nevertheless, she instructed POPSUGAR that point on her personal has been pivotal in exploring who she is as an artist within the music business. She mentioned, “Once I was rising up, I used to at all times, at all times have boyfriends, and I believe as soon as I realised that I may exist alone and be blissful, that was such a turning level for me. I believe my writing received a lot better as a result of I wasn’t writing with a sure individual in thoughts. As soon as I began writing for myself and no one else, it might resonate with different individuals a lot extra, as a result of it was much more actual and real.”
