Open Mic UK winner Birdy has hit the number one spot in France with her version of Bon Iver’s Skinny Love.

It follows the massive European success of her self-titled debut album which made number one in Holland and Belgium and made the top 20 in the UK.

The sixteen year-old Hampshire girl, who won Open Mic UK aged just 12 years-old, greeted the news with excitement on Twitter saying; ‘Merci Beacoup, Je suis tellement contente!’, translated to ‘thank you very much, I’m so happy!’

It’s been a remarkable 12 months for Birdy with her debut album going Gold in the UK, Platinum in Europe and she’s had over 45 million hits on YouTube. Not only this, Birdy was also recently one of the artists who contributed to the Hunger Games’ film soundtrack with her single ‘Just a Game’ .

The question on everyone’s lips is who will follow in Birdy’s footsteps in this year’s Open Mic UK competition which starts in August. 

You can check on Birdy’s progress via her website, officialbirdy.com.

Fancy your chances at singing success? If you want to enter Open Mic UK they are enrolling singers for auditions now! Go to www.Openmicuk.co.uk for more information.