You’re a star: odds-on favourite wins final

BOOKIES favourite David O’Connor sang his way to a life-changing career in music after being voted winner of this year’s You’re A Star competition last night.

You’re a star: odds-on favourite wins final

The 26-year-old picked up an exclusive recording deal with Universal Music Group and a publishing agreement with Sony, which should help make up for the disappointment of bowing out of his former job as a jockey after an accident.

The Wexford man’s victory came at the expense of Dublin group 21 Demands, who took part in the final live televised sing-off at The Helix theatre in Dublin just hours earlier.

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