In early April the Telegraph dug up some of her tweets from 2020 in which she criticised the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson – “Taking up a bed in intensive care but you’re not on a ventilator and in ‘high spirits’? Nah mate,” one read – and ran a story with the headline “British Eurovision entrant is anti-Boris Johnson Left-wing activist”. That’s not to say Muller hasn’t voiced her political opinions in the past.
I don’t think anyone is expecting any of us to know about everything that’s going on in the world, but you have to know enough.” I’m a 25-year-old woman who sings about heartbreak and boys being annoying. “But at the beginning of the Eurovision journey I was nervous I didn’t know what to say. “When you sign up you have to respect how it works,” she says. Muller, who chooses her words carefully when talking about Eurovision, is very aware of the escapist competition’s apolitical reputation.
It brings you back to the fact we’re all just humans on a rock.” “Everyone’s so happy to be there and be themselves. Eurovision is just the biggest safe space on the planet,” she adds. “But I do feel it further highlights that no matter what is going on in the world we can come together. “Physically it’s in the UK but in all of our hearts and minds it’s Ukraine’s year,” she says. Muller – who has been releasing music since 2018, and was obsessed with Eurovision as a child, specifically 2007’s Steps-lite duds Scooch – will also have the extra pressure of performing on home turf, with next weekend’s Eurovision being held in Liverpool due to the ongoing Russian invasion in Ukraine. I don’t want to look back and wish I’d enjoyed it a bit more.” But him doing so well last year could only ever be a good thing.” The puppy-like Ryder has been in touch with advice: “He sent me a voice note encouraging me to try and take each day as it comes and enjoy the moment. “What’s similar is that we both have a positive message, but we have different things to say and we’ve gone through different things. “We’re very different artists,” Muller says of the pressures of following in Ryder’s footsteps.
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