UK Eurovision Song Contest star slams song contest and fumed ‘I was fed to the lions’ – Daily Express

Former UK Eurovision Song Contest star Mae Miller has hit out at the annual song contest in a heated rant on social media. The songstress claimed she was “fed to the lions” during her performance which led to a humiliating defeat for the UK.
The brunette beauty was the UK’s 2023 Eurovision entry and her song I Wrote A Song, bagged her a top ten single. Ahead of this year’s Eurovision final (May 17), the musician took to X to share her experience on the competition. The 27-year-old certainly didn’t mince her words as she slammed the music competition to her loyal fanbase online.
READ MORE: Eurovision audience member shares one thing cameras didn’t show She penned: “Sorry but they put me up there to sing a song which is meant to be sung with heavy auto tune (just the vibe of the song) with no proper background vocals, and I was nervous as hell which didn’t help but like they fed me to the LIONSSSS omfg.”
After performing last and closing the show with her pop number, her performance scored a measly 24 points once the jury and public votes were tallied together.
This meant that Mae placed second to last with only Germany’s Lord of the Lost scoring less. It didn’t take long before fans flooded to the comments to agree with her online.
One user penned: “In hindsight, maybe a song that’s meant to be sung with autotune was probably not the best choice for a contest that doesn’t allow it.”
Another agreed: “Mae, at least you got up & done it! & smiled the whole god damn time! Give yourself credit fs!” A third chimed in with: “I remember at the time thinking the sound was off & the visuals were swamping you. Your song was awesome & I still play it regularly.”
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Mae has enjoyed chart success both her and across the pond and has worked with some of the biggest stars in the UK including Little Mix, Aitch, and Sigala.
Her 2021 single Better Days, which featured Neiked and Polo G, peaked at No. 32 in the UK charts. Mae’s big break came in 2007 when she was just nine years old and landed a leading role in the music video for Mika’s No. 1 single Grace Kelly.
Eurovision 2025 is well underway with the song contest returning to Switzerland, where the very first of its competitions was held way back in 1956.
The contest’s grand final will kick off on Saturday (May 17). This year girl band Remember Monday are proudly flying the flag for the UK with their song, What The Hell Just Happened?
The country-pop group are made up of members Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele are hoping to take home the Eurovision trophy.
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