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The winner of this year's X Factor will support Beyonce on her 2014 UK tour dates, it has been revealed.
The X Factor final takes place this weekend (14 and 15 December, 2013), with Sam Bailey, Nicholas McDonald and Luke Friend competing to take the talent show crown. Now it has been revealed that the winner will join Beyonce on the UK leg of her 2014 tour.
The announcement was made by X Factor's executive producer Mark Sidaway, who wrote on Twitter: "We just supersized our prize. Winner also gets to join Beyoncé in the UK leg of her world tour."
Beyonce hits the UK in February and March 2014, with a string of huge arena shows. Dates are below:
February 20 - SSE Hydro Arena, Glasgow
February 23 - LG Arena, Birmingham
February 25 - Manchester Arena, Manchester
February 28 - The O2, London
March 1 - The O2, London
March 2 - The O2, London
March 4 - The O2, London
March 8 - The O2, Dublin
March 9 - The O2, Dublin
March 11 - The O2, Dublin
Beyonce made a surprise return to music this week, dropping her long awaited new, self-titled alb on iTunes without announcement or fanfare. It has been widely praised by critics and fans alike.
Tickets for Beyonce's 2014 tour go on sale on Monday, 16 December at 10am. For more information visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.
Below: the best bits from all 17 of Beyonce's new videos
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