Breakdancer George Sampson has won Britain's Got Talent 2008.
The 14-year-old wowed the judges and the audience at home with a high energy dance routine to revamped classic Singin' in The Rain.
George, from Warrington, North West England, beat nine other acts to take home the �100,000 prize and will now appear at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the Prince of Wales.
As the announcement was made live on ITV, George broke into tears and said, "I'm speechless. Wow. Just thanks so much everybody."
Judge Simon Cowell said to the winner, "You are the dance version of Rocky. You battled your way to the top."
It was the second time that the teenager has put himself forward for the competition. Last year he was knocked out in one of the preliminary stages.
Fellow judge Piers Morgan said after the performance, "I love your confidence, George. I love the fact that every time we've ever seen you it's the best performance you've ever done. I think all great dancers are like that."
The popular vote went against the earlier predictions of bookmakers.
Neither of the two perceived front runners - 12-year-old opera singer Faryl Smith and all-girl string quartet Escala, made it into the final three.
Sampson had previously said that his main motivation for winning the show was to help out his hard-up single mum, Lesley.
"I'd pay my mum's mortgage off for a start," he said earlier this week. "I'm doing this for mum. I love her, we're really close.
"I do worry about money, but I stay strong."
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