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Strictly Come Dancing comes to an end this evening when one finalist will be crowned the winner of the 2019 series. Karim Zeroual, Kelvin Fletcher and Emma Barton have rehearsed for 13 weeks

and it all comes down to just three dances each tonight. Karim took to the dance floor first and performed their week seven Quickstep once more as the judges choice. Up next was their show

dance and professional dance partner Amy Dowden had decided to create a Contemporary number for her celebrity contestant. Following their routine, they went to join Tess Daly for the judges

comments, but the positive feedback became overwhelming for Amy and she broke down in tears.  Karim and Amy have battled it out for their place in the final and tonight, three dances stand

in the way of them lifting the Glitterball Trophy.  Their Quickstep scored a perfect 40 from the judges, but despite a brilliant alternative show dance, they only managed 39 points for their

Contemporary routine.  While they narrowly missed out on four 10s, their feedback was brilliant and head judge Shirley Ballas couldn’t help but praise Amy for her hard work in getting Karim

to the final.  But when she received the comments, it all became a little too much for Amy and she started crying.  READ MORE: STRICTLY COME DANCING 2019: CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN SPEAKS OUT ON

LEAVING Taking to Twitter to comment, fans were quick to praise Karim’s Showdance.  One said: “Stunning showdance from KARIM & Amy. They won’t win but they are my faves tonight.

Beautiful #STRICTLY #StrictlyFinal.”  “KARIM deserves to win sooo much more than kelvin #STRICTLY #StrictlyComeDancing2019,” another added.  A third wrote: “KARIM deserves to win sooo much

more than kelvin #STRICTLY #StrictlyComeDancing2019.”  STRICTLY COME DANCING WINNERS: A TIMELINE 2004 winner: Natasha Kaplinsky Newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky was the first celebrity to win

the BBC dancing series, which originally aired in July of 2004. She was partnered with Brendan Cole. They finished 39 points ahead of competitor Christopher Parker. 2004 winner: Jill

Halfpenny Jill Halfpenny was the second star to impress the judges with her dancing skills. Partnered with Darren Bennett, the pair beat off competition from Julian Clary and Denise Lewis in

December of 2004.  2005 winner: Darren Gough Cricketer Darren Gough won the third series of Strictly. He and partner Lilia Kopylova wowed audiences but never once finished at the top of the

leaderboard. 2006 winner: Mark Ramprakash Mark Ramprakash was the fourth star to lift the Glitterball Trophy. He was partnered with Karen Hardy and they were the first couple to restart a

routine after their initial attempt saw Mark’s mic get caught in Karen’s dress. 2007 winner: Alesha Dixon Before becoming a Strictly judge, Alesha Dixon won the nation’s hearts and the

Glitterball Trophy during the fifth series. She was partnered with professional dancer Matthew Cutler. 2008 winner: Tom Chambers Holby City star Tom Chambers was partnered with Camilla

Dallerup when he won the sixth series. He performed the Foxtrot and Salsa in the final week. 2009 winner: Chris Hollins BBC Breakfast presenter Chris Hollins and his professional partner Ola

Jordan surprised viewers when they beat Ricky Whittle and his partner Natalie Lowe in the final. They wowed with the Foxtrot, Charleston, Lindy Hop and Showdance. 2010 winner: Kara Tointon

Kara Tointon was the eighth celebrity to win Strictly. She danced with Artem Chigvintsev and failed to receive 40 points throughout her time on the show. 2011 winner: Harry Judd Former McFly

star Harry Judd was the ninth star to lift the Glitterball Trophy. He didn’t top the leaderboard until week seven but then scored 40 points twice in the final. 2012 winner: Louis Smith The

tenth series of the BBC show was won by Olympian Louis Smith. He danced his way to victory with professional partner Flavia Cacace. He faced competition from Kimberley Walsh, Denise Van

Outen and Danni Harmer in the series finale. 2013 winner: Abbey Clancy Model Abbey Clancy won series eleven of Strictly alongside partner Alijaz Skorjanec. She was called a “spectacular

dancer” with “wonderful posture” by former head judge Len Goodman. 2014 winner: Caroline Flack Love Island host Caroline Flack took to the dance floor in series 12 where she scooped the

Glitterball Trophy with Pasha Kovalev. 2015 winner: Jay McGuiness Jay McGuiness surprised viewers when he won the thirteenth series of the BBC dancing competition with Aliona Vilani. When he

learned he’d won, he told host Tess Daly: “I feel spaced out - it’s really weird.” 2016 winner: Ore Oduba Ore Oduba won the thirteenth series of the BBC dancing competition with Joanne

Clifton. The sports presenter broke down in tears after beating Danny Mac and Louise Redknapp. 2017 winner: Joe McFadden Joe McFadden was victorious with professional dance partner Katya

Jones. The Holby City star beat off competition from fan favourite Debbie McGee, Gemma Atkinson and Alexandra Burke. 2018 winner: Stacey Dooley Documentary-maker Stacey fought off

competition to make it to the Grand Final of Strictly Come Dancing with professional dance partner Kevin Clifton last year. When they won, Kevin described her as “the most wonderful

person".