Michael Rice will represent the United Kingdom at the 64th Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, after winning the BBC’s selection programme You Decide.

On Friday night, British Eurovision fans up and down the country had the power firmly in their hands to pick the next UK entrant for the annual competition.

After being crowned victorious, Rice performed his song Bigger Than Us again for the crowd.

Rice will not compete in the semi-finals, which take place on the Tuesday and Thursday of the week before, because the UK is part of the “big five” and are automatically through to the final alongside Germany, France, Italy and Spain. The host country, Israel, are also automatically through.

In a change from previous years, only three singers were up for the public vote towards the end of the show

Six acts started the process on the night but three were eliminated by the judges - Marvin Humes, Rylan Clark-Neal and Mollie King - after going head-to-head singing the same song.

There was also a performance from last year’s UK entrant SuRie, who had a memorable night last year after a stage invader stormed the stage.

The Storm singer was left shaken during her performance in Lisbon - in slot number nine - when the microphone was wrestled from her by a protester.

After he was bundled off stage by security, SuRie, real name Susanna Cork, continued her song to wild applause. She later declined the offer to perform again.

Speaking on This Morning shortly after her return from Portugal, SuRie told Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield that she was left with “bruises” after the altercation.

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He sang 'Congratulations', the British entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1968, reaching second place Getty Images 17/27 Engelbert Humperdinck of the United Kingdom performs during the grand final of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Getty Images 18/27 Celine Dion during the 1988 Eurovision song contest Pat Maxwell/Rex 19/27 Boy band Blue of the United Kingdom perform in the grand finale of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest Getty Images 20/27 Dana International of Israel performs in the 2011 Eurovision cog contest Getty Images 21/27 Hosts Terry Wogan and Natasha Kaplinsky, with winner Javine PA 22/27 Katie Price as Jordon at the 2005 Eurovision song contest PA 23/27 Gina G performs at the 1996 Eurovision song contest PA 24/27 Katrina and the Waves celebrates their victory after winning the 1997 Eurovision Song PA 25/27 Graham Norton hosting BBC1's Eurovision: Your Country Needs You PA 26/27 France's Jacqueline Boyer clutches her trophy after winning the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest at the Royal Festival Hall Getty Images 27/27 Eurovision Song Contest compere Katie Boyle (on the left) checks the scoreboard for the order of the draw in 1960 Getty Images 1/27 Swedish pop group Abba performs their song Waterloo during the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest AFP/Getty Images 2/27 1981 Eurovision Song Contest winners Bucks Fizz Getty Images 3/27 Jedward from Ireland perform in the grand finale of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Getty Images 4/27 Cliff Richard in a display of enthusiasm outside the Royal Albert Hall, London ahead of the 1967 Eurovision song contest Getty Images 5/27 Lucie Jones performing the UK's 2017 Eurovision entry 'Never Give Up on You' PA 6/27 Glasgow born pop singer Lulu (Marie MacDonald McLaughlin Lawrie) performs 'Boom Bang-A-Bang', the British entry at the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest in Madrid Getty Images 7/27 Finland's Lordi performs the song 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' during the 2006 Eurovision final song contest AFP/Getty Images 8/27 Conchita Wurst of Austria performs on stage during the grand final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest Getty Images 9/27 Pop group Jemini of United Kingdom - the 2003 entry for the Eurovision song contest AFP/Getty Images 10/27 British singer Sandie Shaw receiving the winning trophy for the 2967 Eurovision song contest Getty Images 11/27 Scooch - United Kingdom's entry to the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest AFP/Getty Images 12/27 Members of the t.A.T.u group from Russia are performing during the final concert of the 2003 Eurovision song contest in Riga AFP/Getty Images 13/27 Ireland's Johnny Logan winning the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest Getty Images 14/27 Olivia Newton-John poses with policemen in Brighton, during rehearsals for the 1974 Eurovision song contest PA 15/27 The New Seekers pop group, chosen to represent United Kingdom in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest. Getty Images 16/27 English pop singer Cliff Richard with the 'Breakaways' group during rehearsals at London's Talk of the Town. He sang 'Congratulations', the British entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1968, reaching second place Getty Images 17/27 Engelbert Humperdinck of the United Kingdom performs during the grand final of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Getty Images 18/27 Celine Dion during the 1988 Eurovision song contest Pat Maxwell/Rex 19/27 Boy band Blue of the United Kingdom perform in the grand finale of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest Getty Images 20/27 Dana International of Israel performs in the 2011 Eurovision cog contest Getty Images 21/27 Hosts Terry Wogan and Natasha Kaplinsky, with winner Javine PA 22/27 Katie Price as Jordon at the 2005 Eurovision song contest PA 23/27 Gina G performs at the 1996 Eurovision song contest PA 24/27 Katrina and the Waves celebrates their victory after winning the 1997 Eurovision Song PA 25/27 Graham Norton hosting BBC1's Eurovision: Your Country Needs You PA 26/27 France's Jacqueline Boyer clutches her trophy after winning the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest at the Royal Festival Hall Getty Images 27/27 Eurovision Song Contest compere Katie Boyle (on the left) checks the scoreboard for the order of the draw in 1960 Getty Images

The 64th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel from May 14-18. The two semi-finals, in which countries compete to qualify for the final, will be shown on BBC Four with the grand final on BBC One.