Sound of... (BBC poll)

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Sound of... is an annual poll of music critics and industry figures to find the most promising new music talent. It is conducted by the BBC News website, which publishes a top 10 list each January.

Almost 150 critics, editors and broadcasters took part in the most recent survey, Sound of 2008. It was won by London-based soul singer Adele.

1 Past polls
- 1.1 Past winners
- 1.2 Other acts
2 Criticism
3 External links

[edit] Past polls

[edit] Past winners

[edit] Other acts

The first survey, in 2003, tipped Electric Six, The Thrills, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Dizzee Rascal. 2004's poll saw Franz Ferdinand, Razorlight and Joss Stone in the top five. Bloc Party and Kaiser Chiefs were in the top five in 2005, while the following year saw The Feeling in third. Klaxons were third in 2007, Duffy was second in 2008.

[edit] Criticism

Some feel the Sound of.. survey, together with other polls, creates a self-fulfilling prophecy. Guardian critic Kitty Empire wrote in December 2007: "Many of us are editors commissioning, and journalists writing, our own ones-to-watch forecasts. In order not to look like idiots, we tend to tip acts with records coming out rather than some lad with a tin whistle we found on MySpace."