As 2012 draws to a close, it's time to look at the enormous selection of brand new acts who are shaping up for big things next year.
Last year's Digital Spy ones to watch list included the likes of Emeli Sandé, Lana Del Rey, Stooshe, Conor Maynard and Azealia Banks; all of which have gone on to have a hugely successful 12 months.
We've listed our ten favourite up 'n' comers that we predict will find success in 2013 below:
Sound: Folk-pop singer-songwriter
About: 20-year-old Gabrielle was eventually signed to Parlophone after self-releasing three EPs to considerable fanfare for an unsigned act. She's currently fronting the John Lewis Christmas advert with her cover of 'The Power of Love', which topped the charts earlier this month. Her debut albumEnglish Rain is out early next year, headed up by lead single 'Please Don't Say You Love Me'. In short, she's the female Ed Sheeran.
She told us: "It's been an insane year, but everything's been growing nice and steadily. For people who have discovered me through the advert, I'm excited for them to hear more."
Tracks to download: 'Home', 'The Power of Love', 'Please Don't Say You Love Me'
Listen to 'Please Don't Say You Love Me' below:
Sound: Rap, hip-hop
About: The Native American has been billed as a rival to Azealia Banks, although their music is in fact very different. She appeared seemingly out of nowhere in mid 2011, but her slick rhymes over minimal production caught the attention of critics on her 'Reservation' EP in July this year.
She told us: "The support I've had so far has been really humbling. I try not to pay too much attention to it, it's what I've worked for so it's nice to reap the benefits. The album should be out in May. I like to write about what I know, which right now is nowhere near anything sexual."
Tracks to download: 'New York', 'Werkin' Girls', 'Love of my Life'
Listen to 'Love of my Life' below:
Sound: Cinematic folk-pop
About: The Dublin-based quartet have seen their star rise faster than they expected over the last few months, after their online buzz track 'All I Want' was picked up by Radio 1 and used during a trailer for Grey's Anatomy. Fortunately, the song's big, folky sound and catchy chorus isn't just a one off, which fans will discover when they release their 'High Hopes EP' and debut album next year.
They told us: "We're Irish, we're not allowed to turn free drinks down."
Tracks to download: 'All I Want', 'All My Friends'
Listen to 'All I Want' below:
Sound: Electropop
About: 18-year-old Sierra Leone-born A*M*E signed to Gary Barlow's Future Records label late last year. Since then, she's put out buzz tracks 'Ride Or Die' and 'Find A Boy' as well as proper single 'Play The Game Boy', all of which fall somewhere within the space of urban-electro-dance-pop. She's also a huge fan of K-pop and '90s dance and calls Barlow 'Uncle G'.
She told us: "I think [the album is] about 90% there, but like every artist I'm going to keep writing until it's done. We've got enough good tracks to make the album but I want them all to be incredible tracks, so I'm going to keep working with producers as much as possible."
Tracks to download: 'Find A Boy', 'Play The Game Boy'
Listen to 'Play The Game Boy' below:
Sound: Rap, grime
About: Kevin 'K Koke' Georgiou has made little secret of the fact that he was wrongly imprisoned for seven months last year. After releasing a series of mixtapes he was signed to Roc Nation by Jay-Z himself. His current single, the stadium hip-hop blasting 'Turn Back', features Maverick Sabre and his upcoming album includes guest spots from Rita Ora and Emeli Sandé.
He told us: "There's a lot of talk, but I'm more or less ready, so we'll just have to let the music do the talking!"
Tracks to download: 'Turn Back', 'Roc The Life'
Listen to 'Turn Back' below:
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