Revealed
VICTORY!
LUCIE Jones has won Eurovison: You Decide and will represent the United Kingdom at the Song Contest in May.
The former X Factor star - romped to victory with her entry Never Give Up On You which was penned by former Eurovision champ Emmelie de Forest and Lawrie Martin.
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"I can't believe you picked me," the shocked singer said as her name was announced.
"Thank you so much!"
Lucie will now perform at the Eurovision Song Contest on May 13 in Kyiv.
Singer Holly Brewer took to the stage first with her performance of I Wish I Loved You More and she delighted the judges with her power ballad.
CeCe was overjoyed and shouted: "Wow wow wow. What a strong voice. Beautiful voice, you controlled it, you told the story, you let us hear that high sound. Beautiful!"
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Bruno jumped onto his feet and gushed: "I like the fact that it was presented a very slick, elegant way."
Murder on the Dancefloor hitmaker added: "Holly I think you sad that very well. It went down really well here."
Fellow X Factor reject Danyl Johnson was next to perform with his song Light Up The World.
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Bruno was impressed with the choreography saying: "It has a wonderful boyband charm. It's uplifting, it's fun!"
Vocal coach CeCe said: "You've got a beautiful voice!" while Sophie told him: "You were completely adorable up there, it looked like you were having a lot of fun."
Danyl's X Factor 2009 friend Lucie Jones was the third to perform with her song Never Give Up On You which was penned by Eurovision champ Emmelie de Forest and Lawrie Martin.
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The singer, who has carved out a successful performing career in the West End, performed the slow moving ballad to rapturous applause.
"The real magic in that performance was you, Lucie," said Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
Bruno likewise gushed about Lucie's powerful performance adding: "It was magic, just beautiful."
Meanwhile CeCe was so impressed she just screamed, adding: "Incredible voice. You summed up what Eurovision is about!"
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Teenager Olivia Garcia stormed the stage after Lucie with her song Freedom Hearts.
The 16-year-old's performance had Sophie Ellis-Bextor wondering if her grandma would like the song - and the audience promptly booed her.
Favourite to win the competition, Nate Simpson was next up with What Are We Made Of.
His performance of his ballad saw the audience erupt with cheers and the judges agreed.
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Vocal coach CeCe told him: "You have to do just what you did, count on your vocal chords, tell the story and have fun with it!"
"Your voice is really beautiful," added Sophie, while Bruno: "I felt as if you sang everything just for me."
Salena Mastroianni was next up with her upbeat dance song I Don't Wanna Fight.
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Bruno said: "You've done very very well my darling, well done."
CeCe said: "You connected with it and you encouraged it!" and Sophie added: "It was quite a crowd pleaser!"
Strictly Come Dancing’s Bruno Tonioli, singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor and vocal coach CeCe Sammy judged the performances on the night as the singers competed to win the public's votes.
Lucie will now perform in the Eurovision competition in Kiev, Ukraine.
The winner will go on to compete at the Eurovision Song Contest on May 13 in Kyiv.
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The reigning champion Jamala will be in attendance on the night to hand over the honour to this year’s winner.
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