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How old are Bars and Melody? Double act in Britain's Got Talent Champions final

They were popular when they made the final of Britain's Got Talent five years ago and Bars & Melody are among the hot favourites going into the Champions final on Saturday.

The double act earned legions of fans across the country back in 2014 when they wowed with their song Hopeful and on returning to the show to perform another original - Waiting for the Sun - they made it through to the final and saw the track shoot up the iTunes chart.

The BGT Champions final lineup also includes the likes of Darcy Oake, Mersey Girls, Twist and Pulse and but on the eve of the final airing on ITV, Stavros Flatley announced they are splitting up , with Lagi concentrating on his business.

How old are Bars & Melody?

Bars and Melody are Leondre "Bars" Devries and singer Charlie "Melody" Lenehan.

Leondre was born on October 6 2000 making him 19 years old on Sunday, while Charlie Lenehan was born October 27 1998 making him 20.

Bars and Melody released their debut studio album 143 in August 2015 and it peaked at number 4 in the UK charts.

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