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Selection

The British entry for the 2023 contest was internally selected by the BBC in collaboration with TaP Music. [20] The selection process was confirmed on 8 September 2022, following the successful result for the United Kingdom at the 2022 contest. [21] Rachel Ashdown, Commissioning Editor for the BBC, stated:

"We are thrilled that Ben Mawson and Ed Millett plus the team at TaP will once again bring their unrivalled expertise to work with the BBC and BBC Studios to find an act and song to represent the UK at Eurovision. I hope we can find another artist who will not only be a brilliant ambassador for Eurovision but like Sam will sing their head off with a stand out song."

— Rachel Ashdown [21]

On 31 January 2023, it was reported that four acts were left in the running to represent the United Kingdom at the 2023 contest. [22] Among the rumoured candidates were Rina Sawayama, with Radio Times stating that she would represent the UK at the 2023 contest, though this was later denied by Sawayama's management; [23] [24] [25] and Mimi Webb. [26]

On 9 March 2023, Mae Muller was announced as the chosen entrant with her song "I Wrote a Song". [27]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 took place at the Liverpool Arena in Liverpool. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As such, the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final as both the host country and a member of the "Big Five". On 13 March 2023, during the Heads of Delegation meeting, the UK was drawn to perform in position 26. [28] It finished 25th with 24 points.

Charts

"I Wrote a Song"
I-Wrote-a-Song.png
Single by Mae Muller
from the album Sorry I'm Late
Released9 March 2023
Genre
Length
  • 2:45 (original version)
  • 3:06 (video version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lewis Thompson
  • Alfred Parx
Mae Muller singles chronology
"Feels This Good"
(2023)		"I Wrote a Song"
(2023)		"Me, Myself & I"
(2023)
Music video
"I Wrote a Song" on YouTube
Chart performance for "I Wrote a Song"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
CIS (TopHit) [29] 133
Greece International (IFPI) [30] 57
Iceland (Tónlistinn) [31] 23
Ireland (IRMA) [32] 44
Lithuania (AGATA) [33] 23
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [29] 125
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [34] 10
UK Singles (OCC) [35] 9

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [36] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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