After Lydia Lucy and and Cody Frost were first to be voted off, Kevin beat Jolan to win a recording deal with Universal Music.
During Saturday's final, Kevin performed Rihanna’s ‘Stay’ and dueted on ‘Mr. Brightside;’ with his coach Ricky Wilson.
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After being announced as the winner of the 2016 competition, Kevin said: “I cannot believe it. I’m so grateful to everyone that supported me.
“I couldn’t have dreamed this would have happened. So grateful for everyone that’s voted, everyone that’s worked on the show, that’s made this experience happen.”
Kevin previously found fame as one fifth of 90s pop group Liberty X, who were came together on the ITV show, ‘Popstars: The Rivals’, which was won by Girls Aloud.
The group enjoyed a string of hits including ‘Thinking It Over’, ‘Got To Have Your Love’ and topped the charts in 2002 with the pop classic, ‘Just A Little’ .
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Kevin continually impressed throughout this year’s series, with stunning versions of Adele’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’ and Sia’s ‘Chandelier’.
And the final was no different, with all four judges praising his performances.
Paloma Faith told him: “I’ve been Team Kevin since the beginning. The first audition when you got four turns. Absolutely so exceptional and emotionally connected, it’s blown my mind. The nation’s fallen in love with you.”
The winner’s single, ‘All You Good Friends’, is available to download and stream now, with at least 20 pence from each download and at least 50% from each stream going to Comic Relief.
Watch Kevin perform his winner's single below...
Jermain Jackman
It wasn't until the third series of The X Factor that it found its first international star in winner Leona Lewis. With Jermain Jackman's much-anticipated debut album due for release in March, time will tell if he can be The Voice's first ever break-out star...
Leanne Mitchell
Sadly, the show's first ever winner found herself dropped last year, after releasing just one album. Leanne has since blamed the fact her label waited too long after her victory on 'The Voice' in releasing the album for its lack of commercial success, claiming she's happy she didn't "cop out" and release a covers album.
Tyler James
Tyler "I Was Best Friends With Amy Winehouse" James (she's mentioned six times on his Wikipedia page alone) was a fan-favourite during the first series of 'The Voice', famously performing a duet with will.i.am dangling from the ceiling. Sadly this didn't translate to a fruitful music career and his last offering in 2012 stalled at number 47 in the UK album chart.
Bo Bruce
Despite having the most commercial success of any of the former 'Voice' stars, Bo hasn't exactly had an easy time since leaving the competition, quitting her record label after two singles due to a "lack of support" and eventually checking into rehab for exhaustion. She's since branded former coach Danny O'Donaghue a "wanker" after admitting that they shared a snog while she was still being mentored by him on the show. Bo collaborated with top DJ Chicane on a dance track last year.
Vince Kidd
Had the people who voted on 'The X Factor' also voted on 'The Voice', Vince would probably have won, and could potentially be one of the biggest faces on the music scene, even three years later. Sadly, this was not the case, and Leanne took the crown while Vince came in fourth place (potentially down to the fact he performed one of Jessie J's lesser-known songs as his 'coaches duet'). That said, Vince is still making music, and last year co-wrote and provided vocals for the Alpines' track 'Zero'.
Twinnie Lee Moore
Already a successful musical theatre actress when she auditioned for 'The Voice' in 2012, Twinnie Lee has since focused on her acting career, and made a storm in 'Hollyoaks' when she arrived on the scene as Porsche McQueen in November last year. She also, judging from this photo, loves a good hat.
Jamie Johnson
After performing with legends like Kylie Minogue and Justin Timberlake in the space of a year thanks to his appearance on 'The Voice', Jamie has now said he's determined to make a splash in America, insisting: "I just don’t want half the cake, I want the whole cake."
Leah McFall
One of the most unanimously-praised 'Voice' contestants ever, kooky and talented Leah is due to release her debut album 'Weird To Wonderful' later this year. She's been in the studio with former mentor, will.i.am, collaborating with him on the track, 'Home'.
Andrea Begley
Andrea famously caused will.i.am to storm off set when she was announced as winner in 2013, over his act, Leah McFall. Since taking her place on the 'Voice' throne, Andrea has hit the UK top ten with an album of covers, 'The Message'. Last year, she also completed her Masters degree in Law and Governance... which would appear to suggest we won't be hearing a follow-up album for the time being.
Max Milner
Don't let that haphazard peace sign deceive you - Max is actually on of the former contestants to still be making music, performing alongside Kaiser Chiefs at the launch of Jaguar's new model last year. He also recently unveiled his latest release, 'Man Overboard'.
Sally Barker
Sally may not have been the winner of 'The Voice' last year, but she still managed to thrash eventual-champion Jermain Jackman in terms of single sales, charting 15 places higher than him the week after the show ended. Following her success on the show, Sally completed a UK tour at the tail-end of 2014.
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