Lucie Bethan Jones (born 20 March 1991) is a Welsh singer, musical theatre actress, and model. Jones first came to prominence while competing on

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of ''

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'' in 2009, where she finished eighth. She represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "

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", finishing with 111 points in 15th place.

Life and career

Jones was born in

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, a small village outside Cardiff. In 2007, she attended the

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as a Scout, and was the main performer singing "

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", the theme song of the jamboree. Lucie was also a part of Cardiff's own Scout and Guide Gang Show. In 2017, she married fellow X Factor contestant Ethan Boroian.

''The X Factor''

Jones auditioned for

of ''

'' with the song " I Will Always Love You". She advanced to the live shows, and was mentored by

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. Jones was eliminated in week five, during the final showdown against John & Edward after the result went to deadlock with

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and

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voting to eliminate Jones while Minogue and

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voted to send home John & Edward. After her elimination, 1,113 viewers complained about Cowell sending the result to deadlock rather than sending home John & Edward in a majority vote.

West End

After being eliminated from ''The X Factor'', Jones was signed to Select Model Management, and began a modelling career. In May 2010, Jones was signed by

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to play

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in the West End production of ''

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''. In September 2010, she was revealed to be the face of Wonderbra's Full Effects campaign. In 2010, she appeared in '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'' episode, " Lost in Time: Part Two". Jones played the role of Meat in the 2013 arena tour of '' We Will Rock You''. Jones also played the role of Victoria in the musical ''

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'' at the

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in December 2013. In February 2015, Jones appeared as Melody Carver in ITV's ''

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'', in the episode "The Ballad of Midsomer County". In April 2015, Jones played the role of Emma in the showcase performance of ''

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'', at The Waterloo East Theatre. In March 2015, she was cast as Molly in the Chinese tour of ''

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''. In April 2016, she played the lead role of

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in ''

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'' at the

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. In 2016, she was cast as Maureen Johnson in the UK tour of '' Rent''. Jones appeared in a summer run as Holly in the UK Tour of ''

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'' from 20 June to 19 July 2017. Between September 2017 and June 2018 she reprised her role as Elle Woods in a UK tour of ''

''. Jones made her debut as Jenna in ''

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'' on 17 June 2019, taking over from

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. For 2 weeks from 13 January 2020, she was briefly replaced by Desi Oakley (who had played Jenna in the US tour) due to an illness that also affected her two understudies. From 27 January to 21 March 2020, the role was to be played by Sara Bareilles for an 8-week run, with Jones stepping back into the role until the show closed on 4 July 2020. However, on 14 March 2020, the show closed early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jones reprised the role of Jenna on 4 September 2021 for the rescheduled UK & Ireland tour (originally set to start November 2020). In Summer 2021, Jones took on the role of

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in the West End production of ''

'', ending on 29 August 2021 so that she could resume her role as Jenna in Waitress for the 2021/2022 UK Tour, starting on 4 September 2021. Jones made her debut as Elphaba in ''

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'' at London's

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on 1 February 2022. Lucie Jones will be doing a four date tour with The Fulltone Orchestra in April and May 2023 https://fto.org.uk/lucie/

Eurovision Song Contest 2017

In January 2017, Jones competed in '' Eurovision: You Decide'', the United Kingdom's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Her song, "

", was co-written by Eurovision Song Contest 2013 winner Emmelie de Forest. On 27 January 2017, Jones won the televised show, and was confirmed to be representing the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, in Kyiv. Jones's performance was shown in excerpt at the first semi-final of the Eurovision and, following this, betting odds went on to surge. At the Grand Final 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. Jones also managed to score 12 points from the Australia professional Jury. An article in the '' International Business Times'' stated that she blamed

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for the "disappointing" result though Jones said in a televised interview with the

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that she had noticed no effect from Brexit in the attitude towards her from fellow contestants and fans of the show.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Filmography

Stage

References

External links

* *
Lucie Jones
on the UK Theater Web
Lucie Jones on Magic at the Musicals
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Lucie 1991 births Living people 21st-century Welsh women singers 21st-century Welsh actresses Welsh stage actresses Welsh musical theatre actresses Welsh people of English descent Eurovision Song Contest entrants for the United Kingdom Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2017 The X Factor (British TV series) contestants Welsh female models Welsh television actresses Actresses from Cardiff Singers from Cardiff People educated at Radyr Comprehensive School