Michael Rice (singer)

Michael Rice
Background information
Born (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 26)
Hartlepool, England[1]
GenresPop
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active2014–present

Michael Rice (born 25 October 1997) is a British pop singer. He represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel with the song "Bigger than Us", placing in last place at 26th.[2] Prior to this, he won the first series of BBC One's singing competition All Together Now in 2018, and also appeared in the eleventh series of The X Factor in 2014.[1] In 2024, Rice auditioned for the 22nd season of American Idol.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Saturday night entertainment show All Together Now to return to BBC One for second series". BBC Media Centre. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Eurovision 2019: UK's last-placed entry has score lowered". 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ^ Hordon, Daniel (19 March 2024). Foster, Gavin (ed.). "North East man headed for Hollywood after wowing judges on American Idol". Entertainment. The Northern Echo. Darlington, County Durham: Newsquest. ISSN 2043-0442. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024. After a rigorous audition process, Michael got to audition before judges…with his episode airing in the States on Sunday (March 17) night.