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By Andy Malt | Printed on Monday 5 December 2022
This 12 months’s BBC Sound Of longlist has been printed, revealing the ten artists most tipped to achieve success in 2023 by a panel of specialists. Amongst them are Cat Burns, Nia Archives and Flo, all of whom final week additionally made the BRITs Rising Star shortlist.
“This 12 months’s Sound Of longlist is without doubt one of the strongest and most various we’ve ever printed”, says BBC Radio 1’s Head Of Music Chris Value.
“Probably the most hanging factor about it’s the breadth of genres represented”, he provides. ”Each single artist on the listing has been incubated on Radio 1’s playlist and specialist output; whoever wins, we are able to ensure that 2023 will likely be a classic 12 months for brand spanking new pop, dance, R&B, soul, drum n bass, Afrobeats and indie”.
The highest three will likely be introduced on Radio 1 within the new 12 months, with the general winner unveiled on 5 Jan.
Right here’s the longlist in full:
Asake
Biig Piig
Cat Burns
Dylan
Flo
Fred Once more…
Gabriels
Nia Archives
Piri & Tommy
Rachel Chinouriri
