Andrea Begley speechless after winning The Voice

Andrea Begley from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, with Danny O'Donoghue and Holly Willoughby, after she was crowned the winner of the this year's BBC show The Voice.

Andrea Begley has been crowned the winner of The Voice - a victory she said she “never, ever, ever could have imagined” was possible.

The partially-sighted singer from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, who has just 10% vision, was rendered tongue-tied when her name was announced as the winner of the BBC show.

“I actually can’t speak,” she said. Adding: “I never ever ever could have imagined this.”

Andrea, described as an “inspiration” by her coach Danny O’Donoghue from The Script, promised fans she would do her utmost to build on her win. “Hopefully I’ll try my best to put your vote to good use and be a success,” she said.

The singer, who thought she would never make it to the final, wowed all four coaches earlier in the evening. After her rendition of My Immortal, Danny said: “There wasn’t one hair on my body that wasn’t standing up.”

When asked what he thought of the star who hails from the small village of Pomeroy, Sir Tom Jones said: “She has a beautiful sound. Very emotional.”

Will. i. am was transfixed by Andrea’s dulcet tones, describing her style as “calming, soothing, a great escape”.