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THE Britain's Got Talent final was nail-bitingly close, voting stats have proved.

The figures also reveal how close each semi-final was.

Lee Ridley is a comedian who goes by the stage name Lost Voice Guy
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 Lee Ridley is a comedian who goes by the stage name Lost Voice GuyCredit: Rex Features
Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley makes the judges laugh with his comedy performance at the Britain's Got Talent 2018 final

Lost Voice Guy, real name Lee Ridley, won the final with 21 per cent of the vote.

But fellow comic Robert White was just behind him with 17.2 per cent.

Singer Donchez Dacres got 11.2 per cent.

But the semi-final was far more one-sided affair with Lee getting 40.5 per cent of the overall vote.

He won with 21% of the overall vote
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Lost Voice Guy, right won with 21 per cent of the overall voteCredit: ITV
Host Declan Donnelly congratulated him
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Host Declan Donnelly congratulates himCredit: Enterprise News and Pictures does not claim the image but instead supplies it for use edit

Robert White and Donchez Dacres also won their semi-finals with 30.2 per cent and 24.1 per cent.

Lee, 37, was crowned the winner of the talent show on Sunday night.

He suffers from neurological condition cerebral palsy which means he is unable to speak, so he uses a voice synthesizer to complete his routines.

The Geordie looked incredibly nervous as he waited for the results to be read out by host Declan Donnelly, and he went wild when his named was called out.

This pie chart shows the overall votes for the final show
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This pie chart shows the overall votes for the final show

Semi-final 4 results

DVJ - 32.6%

Jack and Tim - 24.1%

Noel James - 12.2%

Sascha Williams - 8.9%

Amy Marie Borg - 7.4%

Baba Yega - 6.5%

Marty Putz - 5.2%

Olena Uutai - 3.1%

Semi-final 5 results

Micky P Kerr - 21.5%

Giang Brothers - 20.1%

Mandy Muden - 19.4%

Father Ray Kelly - 13.5%

Bring it North - 9.1%

Demille and Muoneké - 9.1%

Lexie & Christopher - 5.8%

Sarah Llewellyn - 1.5%

Comedian Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley is the winner of Britain's Got Talent 2018

He was seen hugging Dec and bouncing up and down in sheer joy as he celebrated his win.

Speaking via his via his synthesizer, Lee said: "I have been blown away by the support of the judges and general public.

"I've had so much love for everyone and I’m grateful for it all."


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