Joy for Amelia Lily as she joins cast of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Teesside singer Amelia Lily is set to follow in her brother’s footsteps by appearing in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Bill Kenwright Productions announced today that the 20-year-old singer from Nunthorpe will take the part of The Narrator in a new tour of the popular musical penned by Sir Tim Rice and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber.

And it’s a case of keeping it in the family for Amelia.

Her brother, Lewis Bradley, came third in the BBC’s 2007 show, Any Dream Will Do, which aimed to find the new star of a Joseph stage production.

He went on to star as Joseph in the West End for five weeks in 2008 and appeared in another hit musical, Wicked.

Amelia, who finished third in X Factor 2011, will star alongside fellow X Factor finalist Lloyd Daniel Joseph from February 17 at the Edinburgh Playhouse.

The touring production will then head off around the country, performing week-long stints in 13 different venues. The tour ends with a five-day stint at the Regent Theatre, Ipswich, between June 2-6.

The nearest venues to Teesside are The Dome in Doncaster (March 10-15) and The Spa in Bridlington (March 17-21).

Katie Lunn

Amelia Lily

Amelia takes over the role from another X Factor alumni, singer Marcus Collins, who left the production last week.

It’s a notable achievement for the former Teesside High School pupil, who was mentored by former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland during her X Factor stint and enjoyed chart success with debut single You Bring Me Joy, which reached number two.

The Middlesbrough-born singer almost missed out on becoming an X Factor finalist after she was eliminated early on in the competition, much to the shock of the viewers.

She was brought back in after a fellow contestant was disqualified, and was reinstated by a public vote, earning her the nickname the “Comeback Kid”.

No stranger to the bright lights, Amelia was the support act for Girls Aloud’s farewell tour in 2013, and for Olly Murs at the Intro Festival.

Her comeback single, California, was released last year to good reviews, but it stalled at number 83 in the charts.

She joins what promoters are calling a “colourful retelling” of the biblical story about Joseph, his 11 brothers and the coat of many colours.

The score features several hit songs, including Jacob and Sons, Close Every Door and Any Dream Will Do.