1. Lucie Bethan Jones was born on 20 March 1991 and is a Welsh singer, musical theatre actress, and model.
20 Facts About Lucie Jones
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Lucie Jones represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Never Give Up on You", finishing with 111 points in 15th place.
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Lucie Jones was born in Pentyrch, a small village outside Cardiff.
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Lucie Jones was a part of Cardiff's own Scout and Guide Gang Show.
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Lucie Jones auditioned for series 6 of The X Factor UK with the song "I Will Always Love You".
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In May 2010, Lucie Jones was signed by Cameron Mackintosh to play Cosette in the West End production of Les Miserables.
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Lucie Jones played the role of Meat in the 2013 arena tour of We Will Rock You.
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Lucie Jones played the role of Victoria in the musical American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre in December 2013.
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In February 2015, Lucie Jones appeared as Melody Carver in ITV's Midsomer Murders, in the episode "The Ballad of Midsomer County".
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Lucie Jones appeared in a summer run as Holly in the UK Tour of The Wedding Singer from 20 June to 19 July 2017.
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In January 2017, Lucie Jones competed in Eurovision: You Decide, the United Kingdom's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
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On 27 January 2017, Lucie Jones won the televised show, and was confirmed to be representing the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, in Kyiv.
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Lucie Jones's performance was shown in excerpt at the first semi-final of the Eurovision and, following this, betting odds went on to surge.
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At the Grand Final Lucie Jones performed eighteenth in the running order and then, in the second half of the final, went on to score 111 points through combined voting from the jury vote and the popular vote.
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Lucie Jones managed to score 12 points from the Australia professional Jury.
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An article in the International Business Times stated that she blamed Brexit for the "disappointing" result though Lucie Jones said in a televised interview with the BBC that she had noticed no effect from Brexit in the attitude towards her from fellow contestants and fans of the show.
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Lucie Jones made her debut as Jenna in Waitress on 17 June 2019, taking over from Katharine McPhee.
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From 27 January to 21 March 2020, the role was to be played by Sara Bareilles for an 8-week run, with Lucie Jones stepping back into the role until the show closed on 4 July 2020.
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Lucie Jones made her debut as Elphaba in Wicked at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre on 1 February 2022.
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Lucie Jones concluded her run in the show on 4 March 2023, and reprised the role of Fantine in the West End production of Les Miserables on 27 March 2023, taking over the role from Ava Brennan.