UK Eurovision entry Mae Muller: “I wanted to write something that made people feel empowered”

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Mae Muller has spoken to NME about her hopes for the competition, and how her song aims to “make people feel empowered”.Last month it was announced that Muller will be representing the United Kingdom at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, heading to Liverpool in May with her track ‘I Wrote A Song’.Co-written with Karen Poole (Kylie Minogue, David Guetta, Galantis) and Lewis Thompson (Anne-Marie, Little Mix, Steve Aoki), the song seeks to pull victory from the jaws of defeat following a breakup, as Muller explained.“A lot of my music can come from a place of pain, even though the outcome is quite sassy and liberating,” she told NME. “This was one of those moments where I wanted to write something that made people feel empowered.

Whether it’s a heartbreak or something that you’re going through with a friend, think about how you navigate those emotions and come out stronger.“A lot of people think it’s a revenge song, but really it’s about the opposite.

I could have sought revenge but instead I chose to empower myself.”While admitting that the song’s production has a little added “Eurovision flavour”, Muller revealed that ‘I Wrote A Song’ doesn’t differ too much from how she originally intended it to sound.“The released version is very similar to the demo – it was always an upbeat and empowering dance bop designed to make people feel confident,” she said. “Then once I found out about Eurovision, I wanted to keep that in mind.

The spoken word middle eight section wasn’t in the original and I wanted to add that in with the Eurovision performance in mind to really have an intimate moment with the 200million people that are going to be watching.”Having found out that she’d be competing in the Song Contest a few months ago –.