Michael Rice (born 25 October 1997) is a British pop singer. He represented the United Kingdom at the

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with the song " Bigger than Us", placing in last place at 26th. Prior to this, he won the first series of

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's singing competition '' All Together Now'' in 2018, and also appeared in the eleventh series of ''The X Factor'' in 2014.

Career

2014–2018: ''The X Factor'' and ''All Together Now''

In 2014, Rice entered

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of ''The X Factor'' in the United Kingdom. He auditioned for the show with " I Look to You" by

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. He was eliminated following the Bootcamp stage. In 2018, he entered the first series of

's singing competition '' All Together Now'', he went on to win the competition.

2019–present: ''Eurovision Song Contest''

In January 2019, Rice was confirmed as one of six artists competing in '' Eurovision: You Decide'', the British national selection show for the

. On 8 February 2019, he won the show with the song " Bigger than Us", written by Laurell Barker, Anna-Klara Folin,

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and Jonas Thander, and represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision final in

and came in last position with 11 points.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist As featured artist

References

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