# Sound of...

Sound of... is an annual BBC poll of music critics and industry figures to find the most promising new music talent. It was first conducted by the BBC News website in 2003, and is now widely covered by the corporation's online, radio and TV outlets, as well as other media. A 10-strong longlist is published each December, with a ranked shortlist and annual winner announced the following January.

## Winners
### 2000s

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | Tenth |
| 2003 | 50 Cent | Electric Six | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | The Thrills | Dizzee Rascal | Interpol | Audio Bullys | Mario | The Datsuns | Sean Paul |
| 2004 | Keane | Franz Ferdinand | Wiley | Razorlight | Joss Stone | McFly | Scissor Sisters | The Ordinary Boys | Tali | Gemma Fox |
| 2005 | The Bravery | Bloc Party | Kano | The Game | Kaiser Chiefs | KT Tunstall | The Dead 60s | The Dears | Tom Vek | The Magic Numbers |
| 2006 | Corinne Bailey Rae | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | The Feeling | Plan B | gUiLLeMoTs | Sway | Chris Brown | Marcos Hernandez | Kubb | The Automatic |
| 2007 | MIKA | The Twang | Klaxons | Sadie Ama | Enter Shikari | Air Traffic | Cold War Kids | Just Jack | Ghosts | The Rumble Strips |
| 2008 | Adele | Duffy | The Ting Tings | Glasvegas | Foals | Vampire Weekend | Joe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong | Black Kids | MGMT | Santigold |
| 2009 | Little Boots | White Lies | Florence + the Machine | Empire of the Sun | La Roux | Lady Gaga | V V Brown | Kid Cudi | Passion Pit | Dan Black |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Other nominees |
| 2010 | Ellie Goulding | Marina and the Diamonds | Delphic | Hurts | The Drums | Daisy Dares You, Devlin, Everything Everything, Giggs, Gold Panda, Joy Orbison, Owl City, Rox, Stornoway, Two Door Cinema Club |
| 2011 | Jessie J | James Blake | The Vaccines | Jamie Woon | Clare Maguire | Anna Calvi, Daley, Esben and the Witch, Jai Paul, MONA, NERO, The Naked and Famous, Warpaint, Wretch 32, Yuck |
| 2012 | Michael Kiwanuka | Frank Ocean | Azealia Banks | Skrillex | Niki & the Dove | ASAP Rocky, Dot Rotten, Dry the River, Flux Pavilion, Friends, Jamie N Commons, Lianne La Havas, Ren Harvieu, Spector, Stooshe |
| 2013 | HAIM | AlunaGeorge | Angel Haze | Laura Mvula | CHVRCHΞS | A*M*E, Arlissa, King Krule, Kodaline, Little Green Cars, Palma Violets, Peace, Savages, The Weeknd, Tom Odell |
| 2014 | Sam Smith | Ella Eyre | BANKS | Sampha | George Ezra | Chance the Rapper, Chlöe Howl, FKA twigs, Jungle, Kelela, Luke Sital-Singh, MNEK, Nick Mulvey, Royal Blood, Say Lou Lou |
| 2015 | Years & Years | James Bay | Stormzy | Raury | George the Poet | Kwabs, Låpsley, Novelist, Rae Morris, Shamir, Shura, Slaves, SOAK, Sunset Sons, Wolf Alice |
| 2016 | Jack Garratt | Alessia Cara | NAO | Blossoms | Mura Masa, WSTRN | Billie Marten, Dua Lipa, Frances, Izzy Bizu, J Hus, Loyle Carner, Mabel, RAT BOY, Section Boyz |
| 2017 | Ray BLK | Rag'n'Bone Man | Raye | Jorja Smith | Nadia Rose | AJ Tracey, Anderson .Paak, CABBAGE, Dave, Declan McKenna, Maggie Rogers, Stefflon Don, The Amazons, The Japanese House, Tom Grennan |
| 2018 | Sigrid | Rex Orange County | IAMDDB | Khalid | Pale Waves | ALMA, Billie Eilish, Jade Bird, Lewis Capaldi, Nilüfer Yanya, Not3s, Sam Fender, Superorganism, Tom Walker, yaeji, Yxng Bane |
| 2019 | Octavian | King Princess | Grace Carter | slowthai | ROSALÍA | Dermot Kennedy, Ella Mai, FLOHIO, Mahalia, Sea Girls |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Other nominees |
| 2020 | Celeste | easy life | YUNGBLUD | Joy Crookes | Inhaler | Arlo Parks, beabadoobee, Georgia, Joesef, Squid |
| 2021 | Pa Salieu | Holly Humberstone | BERWYN | Greentea Peng | Griff | Alfie Templeman, Bree Runway, Dutchavelli, girl in red, The Lathums |
| 2022 | PinkPantheress | Wet Leg | Mimi Webb | Lola Young | Central Cee | Baby Queen, ENNY, Priya Ragu, Tems, Yard Act |
| 2023 | FLO | Fred again.. | Nia Archives | Cat Burns | Gabriels | Asake, Biig Piig, DYLAN, piri & tommy, Rachel Chinouriri |
| 2024 | The Last Dinner Party | Olivia Dean | Peggy Gou | Tyla | Elmiene | Ayra Starr, Caity Baser, CMAT, Kenya Grace, Sekou |
| 2025 | Chappell Roan | Ezra Collective | Barry Can't Swim | Myles Smith | English Teacher | Confidence Man, Doechii, Good Neighbours, KNEECAP, Mk.gee, Pozer |