| Michael Rice | |
| Birth Date: | 1997 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Hartlepool, England[1] |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Years Active: | 2014–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. In 2024, Rice auditioned for the 22nd season of American Idol.[3]
In 2014, Rice entered series 11 of The X Factor in the United Kingdom. He auditioned for the show with "I Look to You" by Whitney Houston. He was eliminated following the Bootcamp stage. In 2018, he entered the first series of BBC One's singing competition All Together Now; he went on to win the competition.
| All Together Now performances and results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Show | Song choice | Score | Result | |
| Heat 1 | "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival | 100 | 1st | |
| Final | "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z | 95 | 1st | |
| "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen | 94 | Winner | ||
In January 2019, Rice was confirmed as one of six artists competing in Eurovision: You Decide, the British national selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. On 8 February 2019, he won Eurovision: You Decide with the song "Bigger than Us", written by Laurell Barker, Anna-Klara Folin, John Lundvik and Jonas Thander, and represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision final in Tel Aviv, Israel and came in last position with 11 points.
On the seventh ABC season (or the 22nd overall) of American Idol in 2024, Rice auditioned with the song "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson,[4] receiving 'yes' votes from all three judges: Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan. This earned him a golden ticket, advancing him to Hollywood week. He was not seen singing again during the Hollywood rounds however, and was eliminated during the final judgment alongside another British contestant competing by way of visa: former The X Factor series 15 runner-up, Scarlett Lee.
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Down. [5] | SCO [6] | SWE Heat. [7] | |||
| "Lady" | 2017 | — | — | — | rowspan="12" |
| "Bigger than Us" | 2019 | 27 | 35 | 8 | |
| "Somebody" | — | — | — | ||
| "Think of Me" | 2020 | — | — | — | |
| "Breaking Free" | — | — | — | ||
| "Falling for You" (with HalfTraxx) | 2021 | — | — | — | |
| "Wasted Youth" | — | — | — | ||
| "Did You Even Love Me" | — | — | — | ||
| "Chasing Shadows" | 2022 | — | — | — | |
| "Boy I Used to Know" | 2023 | — | — | — | |
| "Because of You" | 2024 | — | — | — | |
| "Turning Tables" | — | — | — | ||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "I Won't Stumble Back" (Maison & Dragen featuring Michael Rice) | 2016 | rowspan="2" |
| "Bruised" (Power Of Muzik featuring Michael Rice, Asher Knight, Luena Martinez, Ben Ofoedu & Angels N Bandits) | 2018 |