JOSH Dubovie has been crowned the first Blues Idol Champion.

The 17-year-old from Laindon wooed the Southend United supporters with his version of Mack the Knife.

And that led to him seeing off the other five finalists.

"Josh is definitely a worthy winner," explained the creator of the competition, Nina Drew.

"The standard of all the finalists was superb and the amount of talent which we saw in the auditions amazed us.

"Any of the final six could have won because they all did so well, but Josh was superb and the crowd's reaction to his performances said it all."

Josh will now go on to enjoy his own recording session at Middle C Productions in Writtle.