Staff and pupils at a school have been left buzzing after receiving a surprise video message from the UK’s Eurovision contestant Mae Muller.
Pupils from St Catherine’s CE Primary School in Horwich were surprised with a video message from the singer thanking them for their support.
Headteacher Karen Graham is a long-time fan of the Eurovision Song Contest and was invited along with 800 other fans from all over Europe, to the Turquoise Carpet event in Liverpool, which marks the official launch of Eurovision week.
She said: “It was fantastic to meet all the acts who will be competing, and I took the opportunity to tell Mae that many of our pupils love her song and have been singing it in school.
“Mae recorded a special message to thank them for their support.”
Ms Graham has said that Mae was "absolutely lovely".
The school shared the video message of Mae thanking them on social media.
The 25-year-old singer will represent the UK at the song contest in Liverpool in the grand final on Saturday, May 13 with her track I Wrote a Song, which features tongue-in-cheek lyrics about a cheating ex-boyfriend and a propulsive dance beat.
The singer did experience a viral moment with her 2021 track Better Days which climbed the charts after it became popular on TikTok as part of a challenge, which helped boost its streams to more than a million across all platforms.
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