Sound of... facts for kids
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 | |
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Sound of 2003 |
50 Cent | Electric Six | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | The Thrills | Dizzee Rascal | Interpol | Audio Bullys | Mario | The Datsuns | Sean Paul | |
Sound of 2004 |
Keane | Franz Ferdinand | Wiley | Razorlight | Joss Stone | McFly | Scissor Sisters | The Ordinary Boys | Tali | Gemma Fox | |
Sound of 2005 |
The Bravery |
Bloc Party | Kano | The Game | Kaiser Chiefs | KT Tunstall | The Dead 60s | The Dears | Tom Vek | The Magic Numbers | |
Sound of 2006 |
Corinne Bailey Rae |
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | The Feeling | Plan B | Guillemots | Sway | Chris Brown | Marcos Hernandez | Kubb | The Automatic | |
Sound of 2007 |
Mika | The Twang | Klaxons | Sadie Ama | Enter Shikari | Air Traffic | Cold War Kids | Just Jack | Ghosts | The Rumble Strips | |
Sound of 2008 |
Adele | Duffy | The Ting Tings | Glasvegas | Foals | Vampire Weekend | Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong | Black Kids | MGMT | Santigold | |
Sound of 2009 |
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 of 2010 |
Ellie Goulding |
Marina and the Diamonds | Delphic | Hurts | The Drums | Two Door Cinema Club | Not announced | ||||
Sound of 2011 |
Jessie J | James Blake | The Vaccines | Jamie Woon | Clare Maguire | Not announced | |||||
Sound of 2012 |
Michael Kiwanuka | Frank Ocean | Azealia Banks | Skrillex | Niki & The Dove | Not announced |
- Sound of... at bbc.co.uk
See also
In Spanish: Sound of… para niños
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