Who is Lucie Jones? Get to know the UK's Eurovision challenger

It's that time of year again: Eurovision! Where taste goes out the window and literally anything, and we mean anything, is possible (we're looking at you, Conchita Wurst).

This year we've got a singing competition veteran representing the UK.

Lucie Jones, who you might remember from her 2009 stint on The X Factor, is hoping to wow Europe this Saturday with her epic ballad 'Never Give Up On You'.

We sat down with the Welsh singer right before she jetted over to Kiev to find out a little more about her.

It turns out Lucie can't perform on stage if she's wearing shoes, Jedward are as bonkers as you'd expect and a certain Star Wars cast member recently calmed her nerves after a performance.

Get the full low down on Lucie here >>

And if you simply can't wait until Saturday, have a peak at Lucie's performance here in the semi-finals - the staging is pretty impressive!

• Eurovision
• Eurovision 2017