X Factor star lands Glastonbury slot 16 years after first appearing on the show

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By MADISON BURGESS

Published: 14:35 BST, 7 May 2025 | Updated: 19:09 BST, 7 May 2025

A former X Factor star has landed a slot at Glastonbury Festival, sixteen years after she appeared on the ITV talent show.

Lucie Jones, now 34, finished in eigth place on series six back in 2009, which also featured the likes of Olly Murs and Stacey Solomon, with Joe McElderry winning. 

She went on to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song Never Give Up on You,’ finishing with 111 points in 15th place.

And now, the Welsh singer has got another big break as she’s set to make her debut at Worthy Farm as ‘the first musical theatre artist ever to perform at the festival’.

She announced the exciting news on Instagram on Wednesday with her official Glastonbury poster.

Lucie wrote in the caption: ‘Worthy Farm, here I come. I’m so ridiculously excited to share that I will be performing at Glasto 2025. 

A former X Factor star has landed a slot at Glastonbury Festival, sixteen years after she appeared on the ITV talent show

Lucie Jones, now 34, finished in eigth place on series six back in 2009, which also featured the likes of Olly Murs and Stacey Solomon, with Joe McElderry winning

‘Joined by a band led by the unmatched @jonrangerinsta and guided as always by the best of the best @noisebyjonny.

‘I’m there to make some festival history in being the first musical theatre artist ever to perform at the festival.

‘Cannot wait to see the happiest people in the world – the glasto ticket holders – at Astrolabe on Thurs Fri and Sat! Let’s all defy gravity in a field together babyyyyyyyyy!!’

After she was voted out of the X Factor, Lucie went on to find huge success in musical theatre.

The young star played Cosette in Les Miserables opposite Nick Jonas and performed the role of Meat in the 2013 Arena Tour of We Will Rock You.

In 2016, she played Elle Woods in the UK Tour of Legally Blonde the Musical and was cast as Maureen Johnson in Rent.

She announced the exciting news on Instagram on Wednesday with her official Glastonbury poster

After she was voted out of the X Factor, Lucie went on to find huge success in musical theatre (pictured on the show)

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X Factor star lands Glastonbury slot 16 years after first appearing on the show

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