2010 Your Country Needs You - Karen

Karen performed a Kylie Minogue classic, and then took part in an ABBA medley, with all the other contestants.

Although Josh Alexis and Esma were chosen by the panel to sing the UK entry, sadly Karen, Miss Fitz and Uni5 did not make it through to this next round of the contest and left the competition.

Esma, Alexis and Josh then performed the Pete Waterman and Mike Stock produced song That Sounds Good To Me.

After the phone vote results were revealed, Esma was placed third, Alexis came second and Josh had won. You can also find out more about the results in our exclusive news story.

Karen Harding can remember performing from an early age, beginning when she was 7 by repeatedly singing three songs from a home cassette player! Her parents eventually arranged for weekly singing lessons, but her friends would have to persuade her to sing at Christmas and birthday parties, to a karaoke machine.

Aged 16, Karen won a competition in Durham for unsigned artists and bands, beating 3,000 other applicants to the title. In fact, one of those other 3,000 competitors was last year's 'X Factor' winner Joe McElderry! Now 18, she sings professionally but has not had any formal training since her early singing lessons.

Karen

Favourite Eurovision Memory: Jade's It's My Time as it was memorable and the type of song that Karen really likes.

Find out all about the final Six Contestants who competed to represent the UK in 2010.