Words: Ellie Ward
Pale Waves, Norwegian singer Sigrid, rising R&B star Khalid, ALMA, 15-year-old US pop singer Billie Eilish, and Lewis Capaldi are among the 16 artists revealed on the BBC Sound of 2018 longlist.
The full list, chosen by a panel of music experts and former nominees including Stormzy, is:
Alma
Billie Eilish
IAMDDB - 3rd
Jade Bird
Khalid - 4th
Lewis Capaldi
Not3s
Nilufer Yanya
Pale Waves - 5th
Rex Orange County - 2nd
Sigrid - 1st
Sam Fender
Superorganism
Tom Walker
Yaeji
Yxng Bane
The Top 5 will be revealed on BBC Radio 1 from Monday January 8 2018, with the overall winner being named on Friday January 12 during Clara Amfo’s mid morning show on Radio 1.
We will update this post with each day's reveal (see below for updates).
Describing the list, BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac said: “Some acts will be brand new to UK audiences and many have already started to make an impact. I can’t wait to be a part of their journey and see what the year ahead has in store for them all.”
Listen to all 16 artists here.
Updated
January 12 2018
The BBC Sound of 2018 winner is Sigrid. Norwegian singer-songwriter Sigrid Solbakk Raabe has been tipped as the new Lorde. Signed to Island Records, she released her single 'Don't Kill My Vibe' early last year and has been streamed on Spotify over 13 million times to date.
Revealed in second place, the BBC Sound of 2018 runner-up is 19-year-old Alex O’Connor, aka Rex Orange County, from Haslemere, Surrey, whose style encompasses contemporary jazz, r&b and electronic.
Taking third place, Manchester sensual soul artist, IAMDDB.
In fourth place, 19-year-old US R&B sensation Khalid.
Announced earlier today (January 8), Manchester's goth-pop outfit Pale Waves have taken fifth place on the Sound of 2018 list.
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