Sound of...

Sound of... is a yearly BBC poll of music critics and industry figures.  The people polled say who they think is the most promising new music talent. It was first done by the BBC News website in 2003.  It is now widely covered by the corporation's online, radio and TV outlets, as well as other media. A longlist of 15 artists is published each December. A ranked shortlist and the yearly winner is announced the following January.

Winners

 Poll Year Winner Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Sound of2003 50 Cent Electric Six Yeah Yeah Yeahs The Thrills Dizzee Rascal Interpol Audio Bullys Mario The Datsuns Sean Paul Sound of2004 Keane Franz Ferdinand Wiley Razorlight Joss Stone McFly Scissor Sisters The Ordinary Boys Tali Gemma Fox Sound of2005 TheBravery Bloc Party Kano The Game Kaiser Chiefs KT Tunstall The Dead 60s The Dears Tom Vek The Magic Numbers Sound of2006 CorinneBaileyRae Clap Your Hands Say Yeah The Feeling Plan B Guillemots Sway Chris Brown Marcos Hernandez Kubb The Automatic Sound of2007 Mika The Twang Klaxons Sadie Ama Enter Shikari Air Traffic Cold War Kids Just Jack Ghosts The Rumble Strips Sound of2008 Adele Duffy The Ting Tings Glasvegas Foals Vampire Weekend Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong Black Kids MGMT Santigold Sound of2009 Little Boots White Lies Florence and the Machine Empire of the Sun La Roux Lady Gaga VV Brown Kid Cudi Passion Pit Dan Black Sound of2010 EllieGoulding Marina and the Diamonds Delphic Hurts The Drums Two Door Cinema ClubNot announced Sound of2011 Jessie J James Blake The Vaccines Jamie Woon Clare MaguireNot announced Sound of2012 Michael Kiwanuka Frank Ocean Azealia Banks  Skrillex Niki & The DoveNot announced

References

Other websites

Category:BBC
Category:Music critics