The big moment of the night reserved for the heroes of the year, a tribute to the nation's keyworkers with seven 'Corona Heroes' on hand to pull the famous switch.
Here are all the highlights from a milestone evening in a historic year for the resort.
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Diversity’s Jordan and Perri will be hosted the lights switch on from the Winter Gardens
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Production crews preparing ahead of the big lights switch on.
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Lights curator Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen was in attendance at the Winter Gardens.
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Corona Hero David Anderson with Jasper was proud to be helping turn on the lights.
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Corona Hero Kirsty Jones from Blackpool was thrilled to be asked to switch on the lights.
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Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen speaks to MTV before the lights are switched on.