# Mae Muller
**Mae Muller** (born 1997) is an English singer and songwriter from [North London](https://www.edgepedia.org/north-london) who writes candid pop music and who represented the United Kingdom at the [Eurovision Song Contest 2023](https://www.edgepedia.org/eurovision-song-contest-2023) in Liverpool with the song "I Wrote A Song", finishing 25th in the Grand Final.[1](https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/liverpool-2023/participants/mae-muller/) Before Eurovision she was known for the 2021 single "Better Days", a collaboration with the Swedish production collective NEIKED and the American rapper [Polo G](https://www.edgepedia.org/polo-g) that became a top 10 hit in the United States.[1](https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/liverpool-2023/participants/mae-muller/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1997, Kentish Town, London[2](https://www.esc-plus.com/downloads/handbook-esc-2023.pdf) |
| Eurovision 2023 | "I Wrote A Song" for the United Kingdom, Grand Final 25th place, broadcaster BBC[1](https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/liverpool-2023/participants/mae-muller/) |
| Breakthrough single | "Better Days" with NEIKED and Polo G (2021), a top 10 US hit and platinum seller[1](https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/liverpool-2023/participants/mae-muller/) |
| Debut album | *Sorry I'm Late*, released 29 September 2023[3](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/16/mae-muller-looks-back) |
| Career scale | Over 2 billion streams; support act on Little Mix's 2019 stadium tour[1](https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/liverpool-2023/participants/mae-muller/) |
| Current status | Independent artist since leaving her major-label deal; EP *My Island* (2025) and singles including "Breakaway" and "Wheels Come Off"[4](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1BEUkE2CSUgHTLSBMZdnFB) |
## Early life and start in music
Muller grew up in Highgate and Kentish Town in north London and has been writing her own music since the age of 8.[1](https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/liverpool-2023/participants/mae-muller/) • [5](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/mae-muller-on-the-rise) She has said her first love was literature and that she grew up listening to her mother's favorite singer-songwriters, including the Dixie Chicks, Gwen Stefani, and [Simon & Garfunkel](https://www.edgepedia.org/simon-and-garfunkel); hearing [Lily Allen](https://www.edgepedia.org/lily-allen)'s debut album *Alright, Still* was a pivotal moment for her.[6](https://www.universal-music.de/mae-muller/biografie)
Her first serious song, "Close", was written at 19 on a train from her father's place in Cornwall back to London; a friend who could play guitar and use the recording program Logic turned it into a finished track in exchange for a bottle of wine, and it became the first thing she released, on [SoundCloud](https://www.edgepedia.org/soundcloud).[5](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/mae-muller-on-the-rise) After leaving college she worked for a year in an [American Apparel](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-apparel) store on [Oxford Street](https://www.edgepedia.org/oxford-street) and then for a year in a pub in Kentish Town, leaving the pub job to pursue music during the day.[5](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/mae-muller-on-the-rise) • [6](https://www.universal-music.de/mae-muller/biografie) In 2017 she uploaded tracks to SoundCloud, which led to industry interest, and she landed her first publishing deal while still working at the pub.[3](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/16/mae-muller-looks-back) • [6](https://www.universal-music.de/mae-muller/biografie)
## Recording career
Within two years of her first publishing deal she had released three EPs of hook-driven, frank pop songs.[6](https://www.universal-music.de/mae-muller/biografie) The EP *Frankly* appeared in 2018, and the EP *no one else, not even you*, described by British Vogue as devilishly funny and brazenly frank, was released on 6 November 2020.[5](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/mae-muller-on-the-rise) • [7](https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/mae-muller-interview) Her lyrics, often delivered in her North London accent, are known for bluntly comic takes on ex-boyfriends and relationships.[7](https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/mae-muller-interview)
**Breakthrough.** In 2021 she scored a top 10 US hit with the platinum-selling single "Better Days", made with NEIKED and Polo G, and performed it on American television shows including *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon* and *The Voice US*.[1](https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/liverpool-2023/participants/mae-muller/) In 2022 she was nominated for MTV EMA and VMA awards.[1](https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/liverpool-2023/participants/mae-muller/) Across her career she has accumulated more than 2 billion streams and millions of views on YouTube and TikTok, and she supported the British girl group [Little Mix](https://www.edgepedia.org/little-mix) on their 2019 stadium tour.[1](https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/liverpool-2023/participants/mae-muller/)
## Eurovision 2023
Muller represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool with "I Wrote A Song", which she co-wrote with the Brit Award-nominated songwriter Lewis Thompson and Karen Poole, a writer for [Kylie Minogue](https://www.edgepedia.org/kylie-minogue), Lily Allen, and [David Guetta](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-guetta) and a founding member of Alisha's Attic.[1](https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/liverpool-2023/participants/mae-muller/) As host country after Sam Ryder's runner-up finish in 2022, the United Kingdom entered directly into the Grand Final, where Muller finished in 25th place.[1](https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/liverpool-2023/participants/mae-muller/) The single nevertheless peaked at No 9 in the UK Top 40 and became a hit across Europe.[3](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/16/mae-muller-looks-back)
## *Sorry I'm Late* and independence
Her debut album, *Sorry I'm Late*, was released on 29 September 2023.[3](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/16/mae-muller-looks-back) After Eurovision and the album, Muller stepped away from the major-label system to reconnect with her own creative identity as an independent artist.[4](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1BEUkE2CSUgHTLSBMZdnFB) Her first release after parting from the major label was the single "Breakaway", which she described as a statement of independence written after a year of self-reflection.[8](https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/mae-muller-breakaway-interview/) This was followed by the EP *My Island* in 2025 and further singles including "In My Head", "BETTER ALREADY", "Tell You That", and "Wheels Come Off".[4](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1BEUkE2CSUgHTLSBMZdnFB) • [9](https://readdork.com/features/mae-muller-interview-aug25)
Her family ties extend into her visual work: the music video director Sophie Muller, her aunt, directed videos for her, including for the song "So Annoying".[10](https://thefortyfive.com/interviews/mae-muller-interview-sorry-im-late/) • [2](https://www.esc-plus.com/downloads/handbook-esc-2023.pdf)
## References
1. [Mae Muller – United Kingdom, Liverpool 2023, Eurovision.tv](https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/liverpool-2023/participants/mae-muller/)
2. [Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Handbook, esc-plus.com](https://www.esc-plus.com/downloads/handbook-esc-2023.pdf)
3. [Mae Muller looks back, The Guardian, 16 September 2023](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/16/mae-muller-looks-back)
4. [Mae Muller on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1BEUkE2CSUgHTLSBMZdnFB)
5. [On The Rise: Mae Muller, The Line of Best Fit, 18 December 2018](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/mae-muller-on-the-rise)
6. [Mae Muller Biografie, Universal Music](https://www.universal-music.de/mae-muller/biografie)
7. [Inside The Mind Of Mae Muller, British Vogue, 30 October 2020](https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/mae-muller-interview)
8. [Mae Muller breaks away: "This is only the beginning", Official Charts](https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/mae-muller-breakaway-interview/)
9. [Mae Muller needed a break, so she took one, Dork](https://readdork.com/features/mae-muller-interview-aug25)
10. [Mae Muller interview, The Forty-Five](https://thefortyfive.com/interviews/mae-muller-interview-sorry-im-late/)
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