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X Factor's Amelia Lily joins Joseph tour as Narrator

Lily joins Lloyd Daniels and Matt Lapinskas in the production

Rosie Bannister
London London's West End Off-West End

Former X Factor finalist Amelia Lily will make her musical debut in the UK tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

She replaces Marcus Collins, who dropped out of the tour, in the role, and will perform alongside fellow X Factor star Lloyd Daniels from 17 February 2015.

Lily finished third on The X Factor in 2011, and subsequently had a number two single with "You Bring Me Joy". She has supported Girls Aloud on tour and Olly Murs at the INTRO Festival.

Matt Lapinskas plays Pharoah in the tour, which runs in Edinburgh from 17-21 February before visiting Southport, Crewe, Doncaster, Bridlington, Bath, Aylesbury, Plymouth, Chesterfield, Coventry, Gravesend, Swindon, Leicester and Ipswich.