The Longlist
Meet the 16 longlisted acts for BBC Music Sound of 2018...
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1st Sigrid
Norwegian pop star in waiting
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2nd Rex Orange County
Vibrant, vulnerable pop writer
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3rd IAMDDB
Inventive vocals and jazz-tinged soul
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4th Khalid
Rising R&B star and teenage diarist
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5th Pale Waves
Inseparable Manchester indie quartet
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Alma
Pop with a punk attitude
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Billie Eilish
Devilishly dark pop from LA
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Jade Bird
A British spin on Americana
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Lewis Capaldi
Raw and compelling piano balladeer
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Nilüfer Yanya
Guitar-driven psychedelic soul
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Not3s
Playful MC with bashment beats
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Sam Fender
Hard-hitting indie rock
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Superorganism
Multicultural pop experimentalists
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Tom Walker
Gravel-voiced singer-songwriter
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Yaeji
Korean-American house music innovator
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Yxng Bane
Drake-certified UK rapper
