Oh and there were lots of shouts out to the BBC, seeing as it was the last time the show would be shown on the channel.
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The former Liberty X pop star sang Rihanna’s hit Stay in the final round, earning plaudits from the judges for his performance. “I couldn’t wish for anyone better to win it. He’s like an older granddad”, said the 22-year-old.
The winner’s song will be called “All You Good Friends” and is an original track.
Now 2-1 with Coral to have a United Kingdom number one single in 2016 following his success on The Voice, the 35-year-old was a popular bet throughout the series’ run. “What you just did was so exceptional, I feel like it was emotionally connected”.
The Kaiser Chiefs frontman – who has mentored on the show for three years – said previously: “This is my last one [series] anyway”.
“I’m grateful to everyone that works on this show, and the contestants, and everyone that’s made this experience incredible”. Halfway through the show, voting was frozen and both Cody and Lydia said goodbye to the team and their chance of winning.
As always, we were hoping to find out how many people voted for the singer and how close the margins were, but we’re going to have to do without that information it seems.
Ricky said that Jolan should win because you couldn’t disagree “with a voice like that” and Paloma thought he had really brought it home.
Speaking after her first performance on the final Boy George said: “When ever you sing we never know what you are going to do”.
Like Essex’s Lucy, Burnley-raised Frost successfully shook off ill health to give a stirring performance in the final.
Boy George presented his final act Cody Frost by saying she was going to sing a hymn… well it was a very anthemic Mad World which really suited the intense singer and had all four coaches on their feet.
In the duets segment, fans were treated to a variety of music genres.
He performed Marvin Gaye’s Heard It Through The Grapevine and then Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz with his mentor Ricky Wilson before a “flawless” performance of the winner’s single All You Good Friends.
Boy George and Frost gave the watching millions a version of John Lennon’s enduring classic Imagine.
Will.i.am borrowed his own song Boys & Girls for a funky duet with Lucy.
Global singing stars Meghan Trainer and Shawn Mendes also performed on the night.
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Presenters Emma Willis and Marvin Humes signed off the BBC One broadcast by thanking all the cast and crew who had worked on the show since its 2012 debut.
