The Greatest Dancer 2019 final was tonight (Friday, February 23) on BBC One. Harry and Eliyah, Ellie Ferguson, James and Oliver and KLA were fighting it out to be named The Greatest Dancer winner for 2019, while Oti Mabuse, Cheryl and Matthew Morrison were battling to be the winning judge. The Greatest Dancer winner takes home £50,000 and gets the chance to perform on Strictly Come Dancing.
Who won The Greatest Dancer tonight?
Ellie Ferguson was named the first-ever Greatest Dancer winner tonight.
They were mentored by Oti Mabuse, making them the winning judge.
Ellie, who was the only solo performer in the competition, said on winning the show: “It’s been the most amazing experience of my life.”
“And I couldn’t have done it without everyone’s support so thank you.”
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Winning judge Oti added: “It’s been all her it’s got nothing to do with me.
“She just came out here every single week and did her best and Ellie you are so deserving of this.”
On The Greatest Dancer final, each of the four acts danced with their mentors before one got voted out.
James and Oliver were eliminated, leaving KLA, Ellie Ferguson and Harry and Eleiyah as the top three.
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In the final, the winner performed with Oti for her first dance to Never Enough and then recreated her first audition dance.
The winners will now perform as a special guest on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
However, the BBC has not yet revealed when The Greatest Dancer winners will appear during the 2019 season’s run.
Prior to The Greatest Dancer final, Cheryl had been the bookies’ favourite to be named the winning judge.
Coral offered odds of 4/6 of the Promise This singer being the top judge.
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Her act Harry and Eleiyah had previously scored 97 percent of viewers’ votes in the semi-finals and have been a fan favourite throughout the show.
Harry Aitkenhead of Coral said of their chances of winning: “Harry and Eleiyah were sensational last weekend and their 97% last weekend means it would be a surprise if they weren’t crowned the winners of the show.
“That puts Cheryl on the brink of being the winning captain of the first ever Greatest Dancer and she’s odds on to do just that in our book, at odds of just 4-6.”
The Greatest Dancer 2019 is available to watch on iPlayer