The annual long-list of emerging musical talent for the BBC Sound of 2010 poll was recently announced. The list, compiled by 165 people within the UK industry and other tastemakers and experts in new music, is designed to highlight who will be exciting and successful in music over the next 12 months. They each name three artists and the 15 with the most votes make the long-list.
The 2010 list is as follows:
Daisy Dares You
Delphic
Devlin
The Drums
Everything Everything
Giggs
Gold Panda
Ellie Goulding
Hurts
Joy Orbison
Marina & the Diamonds (pictured above).
Owl City
Rox
Stornoway
Two Door Cinema Club
A top five and overall winner will be announced in January next year. The winner of the Sound of 2009 was Little Boots. To listen to all of the artists on the list head over to the BBC website.
In related news, hotly tipped new singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has won the Brit Awards Critics' Choice prize this week.
The prize, selected by an industry panel of newspaper, magazine and website editors and record label bosses aims to identify an act most likely to break through to mainstream commercial success next year. Runners-up in the shortlist reportedly included Delphic and Marina and the Diamonds as well.
Have your say! What do you think of the long-list and Brit Awards critics choice? Are there any big surprises up there? Who would you have put forward as your top three musical tips for next year?
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