Ray Quinn, 20, the favourite of the bookies won the Dancing on Ice skating talent show. His impressive routine left everyone baffled. His performance was brilliant. Ray performed his unique version of Bolero which was performed by Torvill and Dean’s to win the gold at the Olympics. Singer Ray was able to beat investigative journalist Donald Macintyre in a skate off to win the coveted title.
Both Donald and Quinn skated to Bolero, but it was the splendid performance by Quinn, that won the hearts of the viewers. Millions of viewers from across the UK, hopefully watching the splendid performance on something like the Samsung LE40A786 HDTV, cast their votes for Quinn who emerged the winner of the show. The first celebrity to leave the finals with the least number of votes was singer Jessica Taylor. She wept as she left the skating rink.
Torvill and Daen had performed Ravel’s Bolero at the Olympics in 1984 and had notched up maximum points to win the gold. The routine for the performance started off with both Quinn and his partner on their knees and ended with them lying on the ice just as Torvill and Dean did 25 years ago. Ray Quinn notched up astoundingly perfect scores of 30 for his brilliant performance.
The judges were stunned watching him perform. He floored them with his flying routine. Only days earlier during the practice sessions, he was provided with oxygen as he experienced motion sickness during the flying routine. Ray appeared very happy as he received the winner’s trophy. He added that he had always dreamt of this moment ever since he started on the show.