BBC Sound of 2013

The infamous list of your to-be-famous-artists is back; and it's bigger and more brilliant than ever.

It's the end of another fantastic year in music; and just like every year, music critics compile a long-list of bands and solo-artists that they believe are really going to be somebody next year. For the past ten years, the BBC Sound of long-list has produced the names of some of the biggest stars on the planet. White Lies, Ellie Goulding, Skrillex, Lady Gaga and Bloc Party to name a few.

The 2013 Long-list:

AlunaGeorge
A*M*E
Angel Haze
Arlissa
Chvrches
Haim
King Krule
Kodaline
Laura Mvula
Little Green Cars
Palma Violets
Peace
Savages
The Weeknd
Tom Odell

Music critics, music journalists, editors and music gurus have put forth these fifteen names as the ones to watch in 2013. Fizzy, exciting and most of all: new.

The winner of the 2013 sound of award will be announced on the Radio 1 breakfast show with DJ Huw Stephens; a lover of all things new and under the radar. The recipient will be announced on the 4th of January.