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Student gospel choir from Portsmouth latest Pitch Battle winners

The singers performed guest judge Seal’s Kiss From A Rose.

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A gospel choir made up of students from Portsmouth have become the latest group to reach the final of BBC singing talent show Pitch Battle.

Portsmouth University Gospel Choir – led by forensics student Heaven – beat Milton Keynes-based Perfect 6th in the final battle of Saturday night’s show.

After four other choirs were eliminated in a series of rounds, the remaining two groups took it in turns to perform guest judge Seal’s Kiss From A Rose before he joined Portsmouth University Gospel Choir on stage, indicating they had won the episode.

Seal and the judges applaud the winners
Seal and the judges applaud the winners (Kieron McCarron/BBC)

The group will now return with Seal in the live grand final at the end of the month.

Perfect 6th are still in with a chance of reaching next month’s grand final as the judges will offer one of the runners-up a wild card entry.

:: Pitch Battle returns on Saturday July 15 at 7.30pm on BBC One.

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