Meet the schoolgirls taking up the UK’s quest for Eurovision glory.
Hayla and Yazmin, 12, and 13-year-old Maisie make up STAND UNIQU3, who will carry out for the UK in immediately’s Junior Eurovision in Nice.
Their track Back To Life was written by Sky Adams, Jakke Erixson and Jack Hawitt – a workforce that has additionally composed hits for the likes of Kylie Minogue, Jason Derulo and Ava Max.
Having arrived in France final week, the ladies say the expertise has been “so exciting” and a “dream come true”.
They initially auditioned for the competition individually however have been put collectively after a protracted course of and since then have recurrently rehearsed in London.
The ladies have been juggling faculty with rehearsals – one thing which is continuous in Nice.
The band says they really feel the strain of representing the UK, however Maisie from Essex added: “It’s such an honour to be able to say, ‘oh I’ve represented our country’.”
Perhaps in contrast to the primary competitors, the ladies have insisted there are not any rivalries and have turn out to be finest buddies particularly with the act from the Netherlands.
“It’s as if it’s not a competition. We’re a big family. It’s honestly like Christmas when you do a board game and all want to win,” Yazmin from Newcastle mentioned.
For Hayla from Liverpool, it’s not her household’s first brush with the enduring music competitors.
Her grandfather was a backing dancer for the UK entry in 1987.
His recommendation to her? “Enjoy it and live out the moment.”
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After their Eurovision expertise, the ladies are intent on performing collectively after forming such a “strong bond”.
Sixteen nations are set to participate on this yr’s Junior Eurovision.
The competitors was established in 2003 with all individuals being between the ages of 9 and 14.
Last yr, Freya Skye represented the UK with the track Lose My Head – profitable the general public vote and coming fifth total. The UK has by no means received the competitors’s 20-year historical past.
Source: information.sky.com”