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BBC Sound Of 2011 Poll: Winner announced
BBC Sound Of 2011 Poll: Winner announced
Friday, 07 January 2011
Jessie J from Essex has won the BBC Sound Of 2011 Poll, voted by 160 artists, DJs and other tastemakers approved by the BBC. From its launch in 2003 when 50 Cent topped the poll, it has had a remarkable knack of predicting and being a catalyst for pop success.
Women have now topped the poll for five of the last six years – 
Jessie J (pictured, left) follows in the footsteps of Corinne Bailey Rae, Adele, Little Boots and Ellie Goulding (Mika won in 2007), leaving hotly tipped dubstep crossover act James Blake and goth-indie band Esben and the Witch, both tipped by theartsdesk in the dust. Critics have suggested, though, that the Poll is a little less on the money than it was a few years back as Little Boots and Ellie Goulding, the winners in the last two years, didn't quite set the charts alight as did previous winners. The top five artists on the BBC's Sound of 2011 were:
Jessie J (pictured, left) follows in the footsteps of Corinne Bailey Rae, Adele, Little Boots and Ellie Goulding (Mika won in 2007), leaving hotly tipped dubstep crossover act James Blake and goth-indie band Esben and the Witch, both tipped by theartsdesk in the dust. Critics have suggested, though, that the Poll is a little less on the money than it was a few years back as Little Boots and Ellie Goulding, the winners in the last two years, didn't quite set the charts alight as did previous winners. The top five artists on the BBC's Sound of 2011 were:1. Jessie J
2. James Blake
3. The Vaccines
4. Jamie Woon
5. Clare Maguire
Runners-up (unranked):
Anna Calvi, Daley, Esben & the Witch, Jai Paul, Mona,Nero, The Naked & Famous, Warpaint, Wretch 32, Yuck
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