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Singer Quinn wins Dancing on Ice | Singer Quinn wins Dancing on Ice |
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Former X Factor finalist Ray Quinn has won ITV1's Dancing On Ice final after 10 weeks of the competition. | Former X Factor finalist Ray Quinn has won ITV1's Dancing On Ice final after 10 weeks of the competition. |
The celebrities performed twice before former Liberty X singer Jessica Taylor was eliminated by public vote. | |
Quinn and investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre then did their own version of Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean's famous Bolero routine. | |
The 20-year-old winner said: "I have been dreaming of this moment since the beginning. I'm so proud." | |
Quinn had been the favourite to scoop the prize, with Ladbrokes saying he was a 1/5 chance to skate off with the crown. More than 70% of all bets had been for the singer. | |
'Breathtaking' performance | |
Singer Taylor, 28, wept as she bowed out of the final after receiving the fewest public votes. | |
MacIntyre, 42, received praise from the judges, but said: "It doesn't really matter what the judges think, I was lost [in the dance]." | |
But it was Quinn who stole the show, leading judge Robin Cousins to say: "You capture the love story. It blows me away." | |
Quinn received perfect scores of 30 in his two rated dances in the final. | |
Cousins said the singer's dance to Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now was "breathtaking". | |
MacIntyre achieved his best score of the competition of 25.5 after dancing to Everybody Hurts by REM. |