We can now officially announce which of our five international acts has been crowned The Next Big Thing 2007...
Five acts flew into London last weekend to meet at the BBC's Maida Vale studios.
In the house on Sunday were none other than Nile Rodgers, Talvin Singh, Tahita Bulmer and William Orbit who had to make the difficult decision of who would be crowned The Next Big Thing 2007
We are very proud to announce that the winner of The Next Big Thing for 2007 is the group YUNASI from Kenya!!!!!!!
YUNASI (Kenya)
You can watch the video for Yunasi's winning song USILEWE below:
Also performing their tracks to our jury at Maida Vale Studios were the following artists, all of whom blew away the jury and the audience alike with their music. It really was a meeting of styles and cultures and a special moment to have such acts from all over the world together in one place.
HRAUN (Iceland)
JEREMIE JOHNSON (UAE)
MAYA MCCALLUM (France)
VRELO (Serbia)
Tell us who you think the winner should have been...
Click the image below to cast YOUR votes...
You can enjoy listening to the 5 finalist's music and the rest of the top 20 by streaming the audio directly from our website
Simply click on the pic of the headphones below to link through to our "top twenty" page...
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The Next Big Thing team discovers the sounds of Turkey! Enjoy...TNBT in Dar Es Salaam - see what happened in TANZANIA...The Next Big Thing in Jamaica!!! Meet the artists...The Next Big Thing meets the Mumbai music scene… The Next Big Thing 2007 Video Trailer
OUR TOP 20 ACTS…
AXIS (Lithuania)
BEATRICE MOSES (Tanzania)
HA HA ORCHESTRA (UK)
INSTIGA (Brazil)
J CEE (Jamaica)
PSY’AVIAH (Belgium)
SHERIETA LEWIS (Jamaica)
SHORTCUT THERAPY (Spain)
TSHILA (Uganda)
KING TUT (USA)
FUNGU (Turkey)
PENNY BROADHURST (UK)
What went down in 2006…
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MERCI MERCI MERCI, for this great adventure at the BBC, All the band Maya McCallum et la toy factory had a fantastic time in London, Hope to see you soon in new circunstances ! All the best,
Hello new friends thanks for the add hoe you like my song sweet dreams & my other sounds... i must achieve them, any advice??!! keep looking for new groups! sometimes i've met some awesome artists on the net ( for example in China...)
Hey Next Big Thing! Thanks for the exposure you gave us while in Jamaica. We're truly grateful. We finally got our page finished. Come check it out. The song we entered "Hey Girl" is also up.
Big up to the top 5 finalists flying to London this weekend. You betta RIP IT! Also big up to the top 20, and our two semi-finalists from Jamaica! One vibe...one music...one love.
waouh!! me and my band are really looking forward coming to London for the final! Congratulations to the four others bands! Very differnt musics, but all of it is great! see you this week end in London!
REally good music on top 20,it's really a pleasure to listen to finalists again and again(not listening ourselves of course:))Hope everything works well for everyone.Like Madonna said,music makes the people come together,yeah!:)It's really exciting to be among the top 20.Thanks BBC:)
Thanks for the add and be welcome in my circle of friends. Your support is highly appreciated! Much respect for your efforts here! If Boldness Brilliance And a female Artist making a siginificant difference for Humanity TSHILA is top choice! All the best of wisdom in decisions ;) Peace / Jane Maluka www.janemaluka.com matters of the heart 4 peace human rights healing
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YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!! I MADE IT TO TOP TWENTY!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH BBC NEXT BIG THING! BIG UP FROM JAMAICA, FROM KINGSTON, From Hope Road, From home...
You can watch the video for Yunasi's winning song USILEWE below:
Also performing their tracks to our jury at Maida Vale Studios were the following artists, all of whom blew away the jury and the audience alike with their music. It really was a meeting of styles and cultures and a special moment to have such acts from all over the world together in one place.
HRAUN (Iceland)
JEREMIE JOHNSON (UAE)
MAYA MCCALLUM (France)
VRELO (Serbia)
Tell us who you think the winner should have been...
Click the image below to cast YOUR votes...
BEATRICE MOSES (Tanzania)
HA HA ORCHESTRA (UK)
INSTIGA (Brazil)
J CEE (Jamaica)
PSY’AVIAH (Belgium)
SHERIETA LEWIS (Jamaica)
SHORTCUT THERAPY (Spain)
TSHILA (Uganda)
KING TUT (USA)
FUNGU (Turkey)
PENNY BROADHURST (UK)
What went down in 2006…
