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Lucie Jones

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About

Quick Facts

Name
Lucie Bethan Jones

Born
20 March 1991

Nationality
🇬🇧 British

National Selection
Eurovision: You decide 2017

In Eurovision
2017 Kyiv

Song
Never give up on you (2017)

Biography

Lucie Jones is a Welsh singer, actor and model. She was born in Pentyrch, Cardiff in 1991.
 
Lucie’s career started when, in 2009, she took part in The X-Factor. She headed to the live shows, but was eliminated there. After that, she started a modelling career. 
 
In 2010, Lucie appeared in an episode of the tv-series The Sarah Jane adventures. In 2013, she performed in the musical We Will Rock You and she had a role in the musical American Psycho. In the same year, she teamed up with Rhys Meirion for the single “You never walk alone”.
 
Two years later, one could see her in an episode of Midsomer Murders. The soundtrack of this episode, “The ballad of midsomer county”, was released on single. She also played in two musicals: Like me and Ghost – The Musical. In 2016, she could be seen in the UK tour of Rent.
 
On January 27, 2017, Lucie took part in Eurovision: You decide, the British national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her song, “Never give up on you”, was co-written by former winner Emmelie de Forest. She won, and represented the UK in the Eurovision Grand Final, where she ended up in 15th place.
 
After the Eurovision Song Contest, she had roles in musicals The Wedding Singer and Legally Blonde. In 2019, she got the main role in the musical The Waitress. However, in January 2020 she had to quit due to an illness, and when she recovered, she couldn’t take the role again due to COVID19. In November, 2021, she took the role again. However, in September 2020, she recorded and released a live album, “Lucie Jones: Live at the Adelphi”.
 
In the summer of 2021, Lucie Jones made her debut at Westend with a role in the musical Les Misérables. In February, 2022, she took one of the main roles in Wicked.

Entries

Never Give Up On You

Country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Year
2017

Language
English

Lyrics
Daniel Salcedo
Emmelie de Forest
Lawrie Martin

Music
Daniel Salcedo
Emmelie de Forest
Lawrie Martin

Backings

Results Semi

Points: –
Position: –
Running order: –

Results Finals

Points: 111
Position: 15
Running order: 18