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Rebecca Ferguson has been praised for her emotional performance at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final show.
The 2010 X-Factor runner-up, 36, stunned with her performance in her hometown as part of the first live programme.
The singer performed alongside Ukrainian Alyosha as they took on Duran Duran's Ordinary World.
With a stunning light display, Rebecca wowed viewers as she took in the middle of the stage in an orange dress.
The soulful singer showed off her talent, which impressed the audience at home and those in Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena.
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Alyosha joined in the performance by singing in Ukrainian, as she emotionally depicted the effect the war has had on loved ones.
Rebecca Ferguson's soulful voice stunned viewers (AFP via Getty Images)The light display showed the UK and other nations supporting Ukraine as Rebecca joined back in with her powerful voice.
Viewers were quick to gush over the performance and praise the singers.
"Absolutely stunning - brought a tear to my eye," wrote one.
Another added: "Whoever developed the staging & effects deserves a huge congrats, it looked absolutely stunning."
"Had me in absolute bits. So so moving and amazing. The whole show has been brilliant in keeping Ukraine front and centre throughout," someone else said.
A fourth commented: "Cried during Rebecca Ferguson and Alyosha touching tribute at #Eurovision dedicated to refugees from Ukraine - powerful visuals and genuinely beautiful performance."
"A beautiful performance from Liverpool's Rebecca Ferguson and Ukraine's Alyosha," praised another.
Viewers were moved by Rebecca and Alyosha's emotional performance (Adam Vaughan/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)Earlier this year, Rebecca surprised her fans with the announcement of her daughter's birth.
She kept her news under wraps all the way up to announcing the baby’s safe arrival with a snap of its little hand in February.
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Last month she shared a photo of her daughter for the first time to mark Easter.
The Scouse soul-singer could be seen snuggling her newest bundle of joy while standing behind a huge floral centrepiece.
Rebecca captioned the picture: "Another little bunny enjoying this time of year! My creative kids put together a wonderful spread and we spent the day decorating. Happy Easter!"
Rebecca and her husband Jonny Hughes tied the knot in December 2022 at her 'dream wedding venue' in London's Mayfair district - and their wedding was also quite the surprise.
Jonny Hughes and Rebecca married last year (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse)
Singer Rebecca came second on the ITV show (Ken McKay/Rex Features)"And just like that she went on to live happily ever after! Surprise!" Rebecca wrote when captioning the picture of herself beaming next to her new husband.
Rebecca's other children, Lillie, 18, Karl, 16, and Arabella, 8, all attended her wedding.
The mum of four rose to fame thanks to the now-defunct ITV talent show in 2010 - finishing second to Matt Cardle, making her the first female runner-up on The X Factor.
After appearing on the X Factor, Rebecca went on to enjoy a successful music career with top 20 songs including Nothing's Real But Love, Backtrack and I Hope.
All of her four albums, 2011's Heaven, 2013's Freedom, 2015's Lady Sings The Blues and 2016's Superwoman have made it into the top 10.