Eurovision's Remember Monday star fights tears live on air ahead of semi-final

With just days to go until the Eurovision final, Richard Arnold headed to Basel with . This morning he was talking to UK hopefuls , and things got emotional for member Charlotte as the host surprised her with a heart warming video.

Charlotte, who is a former deputy head of sixth form, was seen fighting tears as Richard showed her a video of her students singing their Eurovision final song What The Hell Just Happened?

Halfway through the interview, Richard said: "Charlotte, we've got a special message for you," as Charlotte responded: "I was a deputy head of a Sixth Form and they are like my second family, they're amazing!"

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Richard then responded: "Well if you look at this I think you'll feel that they feel the same."

The host then played a video of a number of students singing their hit song, What The Hell Just Happened? in a choir, as Charlotte was seen fighting back tears.

"Awww, I just love them, look at them!" she gushed. "I hope that I inspire them by doing this. I love them!"

Elsewhere in the interview, the girls announced they were feeling anxious ahead of Saturday night's grand final. "Today is the first time we've felt a little bit anxious because it's real now!"

Despite not competing in tonight's semi-final, will mark the first performance on the Eurovision stage from the band, as a preview of what's to come on Saturday.

The first semi-final, which took place on Tuesday saw ten acts progressing to the final. Kyle Alessandro (Norway), Shkodra Elektronike (Albania), KAJ (Sweden), VÆB (Iceland), Claude (Netherlands), Justyna Steczkowska (Poland), Gabry Ponte (San Marino), Tommy Cash (Estonia), NAPA (Portugal) and Ziferblat () all made it through.

However, it meant Klemen (Slovenia), Red Sebastian (Belgium), Mamagama (Azerbaijan), Marko Bošnjak (Croatia) and Theo Evan (Cyprus) didn't qualify, and won't be performing during Saturday's final.

Elsewhere, fans were overjoyed during the semi-final when they were surprised with a message from superstar .

The star, who won Eurovision for Switzerland in 1988, Ne partez pas sans moi by other artists. The singer told fans that her experience in the contest had been "life-changing moment" and she shared: "I'd love nothing more to be with you."

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