Remember Monday in crushing Eurovision defeat as final position revealed after 2025 winner announced

THE UK has once again suffered a crushing defeat in the Eurovision Song Contest. 

Girl group Remember Monday came in 19th place after performing  What The Hell Just Happened? – landing zero points from the public.

The competition was won by Austria after 26 acts battled it out on stage in Basel, Switzerland.

Friends Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele were the first girl group act from the UK to perform since 1999.

Last year’s UK entry – Olly Alexander – finished in 18th place with 46 points for his song Dizzy.

During tonight’s competition  Israeli singer Yuval Raphael, an October 7 survivor, sang the heartfelt New Day Will Rise.

BBC Eurovision Song Contest commentator Graham Norton said there was a “mixed response” in the arena to Raphael, 24, who he said attracted cheers and boos.

Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR said her act also saw a crew member hit with paint, after two people tried to rush on stage through the barrier after Raphael’s performance.

“They were stopped,” a spokesman said. “One of the two agitators threw paint and a crew member was hit.

“The crew member is fine and nobody was injured. The man and the woman were taken out of the venue and handed over to the police.”

A spokesman for Basel police said: “The organiser handed the two people over to the police. The police checked the two people and then released them. It is now up to the organiser to decide whether to press charges.”

The winner was determined by viewer votes in the participating 26 countries and juries made up of the music industry.

The rest of the world also had a poll, which counted the same as a country, and the verdict of TV viewers were added to the combination of points from national juries.

The UK’s national jury votes were announced by singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor after Doctor Who actor Ncuti Gatwa pulled out of being the British Eurovision spokesperson due to “unforeseen circumstances”.

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