Josh Dubovie, from Basildon, won the most votes from the public after performing live on Your Country Needs You!

The show saw six acts battle it out for the chance to go to the competition in Oslo, Norway, in May.

Pete Waterman, who wrote this year's song, That Sounds Good To Me, with his long-time collaborator Mike Stock, whittled the competitors down to three before the audience selected the winner.

Dubovie, who performs professionally at charity evenings, festivals and sports events, sang Jason Donovan's hit Too Many Broken Hearts before giving a rendition of the Eurovision song.

Dubovie said after winning: "I'm so so happy, I really can't believe it - is this real? I never believed I'd come this far.

"The minute I heard the song I thought it was a definite winner, I'm so happy I'm going to sing it in Oslo."

He won praise from the judges - Waterman, last year's Eurovision hopeful Jade Ewen and Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli.

Waterman said his singing was "perfect" although he suggested he needed to add "excitement" to his dancing, while Tonioli said: "You have an incredible talent."

Asked why he had decided to get involved in Eurovision, Waterman said: "To me it's a challenge, and I like a challenge."