Who is Jess Folley? The Voice Kids 2017 winner from Pixie Lott’s team who belted out a Beyonce song during the final
Teenager who blasted her way through to the last six ran away with the prize thanks to a Beyonce hit, but what do we know about her?
JESS Folley came top in The Voice Kids UK in 2017 after amazing judges and viewers with her sensational voice.
The teen was helped to a stunning victory by her mentor Pixie Lott, but what tracks did she sing and did she have any prior experience?
Who is Jess Folley, how old is she and what is her background?
Jess Folley is the 15-year-old (13 at the time) winner of the first ever series of The Voice Kids UK.
The Essex native, who lives in Pilgrims Hatch, first made a stir with her amazing voice when she appeared in a school talent show as Alphaba from the musical Wicked.
She "regularly" performed across her home county during the last few years, and applied to the ITV series The Voice Kids in September 2016.
For her Blind audition she sang a rendition of Jess Glynne’s Ain’t Got Far To Go and was supported by her mum, dad, granddad and singing teacher backstage.
During the Battle round, Jess was up against Zena and Miriam singing Little Mix’s Little Me and she wowed Pixie, who sent her through to the next round.
In the semi-final Jess sung Tears by Clean Bandit ft Louisa Johnson and gave a huge performance that sent her into the finals.
For her final performance, Jess stunned audiences with her powerful rendition of Beyonce’s Love On Top.
While the rehearsal VT appeared to show Jess struggling with the notes, she absolutely blew viewers away when she got on stage.
Judge will.i.am even joked when she'd finished: “I feel like I’ve been lied to.”
She beat five other contestants, including Pixie's other finalist Riccardo.
After winning, Jess said of her fellow contestants: “I’m so proud of these guys, they’re my best friends.”
What did Jess won?
As well as bagging The Voice Kids trophy, Jess had a BIG prize to enjoy.
She's been given £30,000 towards her musical education and has also been treated to a holiday in Disneyland Paris.
In fact all of the finalists from the final show got to go to Disneyland with their families as well.