The new sounds of 2010

Ellie Goulding, Marina and the Diamonds and Delphic topped the BBC Sound of 2010 list
A brand new year is beginning and with it promising British artists that might become the favourite and the most played around the country.
As it has happened in the past years, the BBC released by the end of last year a list of the 15 brand new artists of 2010 they consider the most talented and that might be the talk of the town.
This final list is a result of a very cautious selection and filters that 165 taste makers, broadcasters and music experts in the UK after listening and choosing from an extensive list of new acts.
This year Ellie Goulding, a female singer-songwriter from Hereford, topped the list with her magnificent and acclaimed style named "foltronika" which combines traditional acoustic music with a catchy electronic sound.
Goulding previously participated in different talent contests and started her career in her hometown Kington, Herefordshire. She also received the Brit Awards' Critics' Choice prize.
The second and third place were for the pop singer Marina and the Diamonds followed by Manchester based indie-electro band Delphic.
Other promising acts included in the list were Daisy Dares You, The Drums, Giggs and Two door cinema club.

Accuracy and success
This BBC selection always seems to be quite accurate as most of the acts named in past years have usually became the most popular and favourite for the people.
Just to name few examples, in 2009 Florence and the Machine, Little Boots and La Roux topped the list and undoubtedly they were amongst the favourites in Britain last year and also reached the top 10 of the UK charts.
Singles from these acts like Raise it up, New in town and In for the kill, were massive in the UK last year.
In previous years, Duffy, The Ting tings, Adele, Mika and Corinne Bailey Rae were the most outstanding in these lists and therefore the most successful.

Still the expectations are high for this year and the lights will surely be on these 15 artists but whether they become famous or not at the end, there is one thing they have in common: talent.

FULL SOUND OF 2010 LONGLIST
Daisy Dares You
Delphic
Devlin
The Drums
Everything Everything
Giggs
Gold Panda
Ellie Goulding
Hurts
Joy Orbison
Marina and the Diamonds
Owl City
Rox
Stornoway
Two Door Cinema Club
Source: BBC Online