15 British Superstars Who Are #Owning It Internationally
From Jess Glynne's phenomenal chart success to Cara Delevingne's ever-growing dominance in Hollywood, find out all the ways UK talent is #owning it the world over this year.
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1. ZAYN did something that he could NEVER do in One Direction.
January 2016 saw ZAYN's debut solo single, 'PILLOWTALK', go straight to the top of the Billboard charts in America. His former bandmates only managed to get to number 2 with their debut offering. Well done Mr Malik!
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2. Jess Glynne is pretty much #OWNING it right now... just count dem number ones!
Jess scored her first solo number one on the Vodafone Big Top 40 this year with 'Hold My Hand', again later on with 'Don't Be So Hard On Yourself', and her Tinie Tempah team-up 'Not Letting Go' hit the top spot too. Throw in her huge Clean Bandit and Route 94 collaborations and that gives this lady SIX number ones! Not bad to say all that was BEFORE the release of her debut album 'I Cry When I Laugh'! Picture: Getty
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3. 2015 was the year we FINALLY got to hear new music from Adele!
She kept us on our toes for 11 painful months, but comeback single 'Hello' and eagerly anticipated album 3, '25', FINALLY dropped in November and broke pretty much EVERY record going.
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4. Years & Years... Need we say more?
They scored a HUGE breakthrough smash with 'King' earlier in 2015, and things went well and truly UP for this UK three-piece, with debut album 'Communion' providing hit after hit! The lads even made their debut at our Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola in December.
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5. The Vamps proved to be the most energetic boyband around.
Brit four-piece The Vamps had been steadily working on their second record for some time, and they finally dropped it in late 2015 with some killer new tunes. Oh, and they even interned for us in the Capital office AND rocked out at our Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola. Picture: Instagram
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6. A new solo star is born as Nathan Sykes arrives with his first single AND album...
The UK singer launched his FIRST solo single 'Kiss Me Quick' in July and he's sold out his first US show at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. With his debut album still to come... watch this space! Picture: PA
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7. Calvin Harris (& Taylor Swift) seems to be all ANYONE is talking about...
The Scottish superstar is BIG news in the tabloid world these days thanks to his romance with Ms. Swift, and it doesn't hurt that he's #owning it with every single he releases AND enjoying a residency in Las Vegas. Not too shabby! Picture: Rex
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8. Ed Sheeran's racking up award after award... and shows no signs of slowing down!
As well as picking up an award at the BRITs this year, Ed landed himself two gongs at the MuchMusic Video Awards, an AMA, an Ivor Novello, 2 EMAs, 2 People's Choice Awards, 3 Teen Choice Awards AND he's up for an impressive 4 GRAMMY Awards in 2016. Is there ANY stopping the red-haired phenomenon? Picture: PA
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9. Ellie Goulding took over the world with her incredible new music and live performances.
While Ellie had a quiet start to 2015, she WAS working on her third album which came late this year - and it's EPIC! The 'Love Me Like You Do' star still landed herself a Vodafone Big Top 40 number one from the Fifty Shades Of Grey soundtrack - earning her a legion of new fans the world over. Picture: Getty
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10. Sam Smith is still THE man everyone's talking about... and everyone wants to work with!
After his killer James Bond theme, 'Writing's On The Wall' this homegrown star is still hot stuff right now, and has just confirmed he's working on new music. Could a new album be even sooner than we thought? Picture: Instagram
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11. Cara Delevingne is ready to takeover Hollywood... one movie role at a time!
The supermodel is showing she's got SERIOUS skills away from the catwalk too - with a role in both Paper Towns AND the eventual Suicide Squad comic book adaptation. Picture: PA
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12. One Direction lead way with their 'On The Road Again' world tour
They broke our hearts with the announcement of their hiatus back in summer, but after 5 years of working non-stop, these lads definitely deserved a rest. They went out with a bang as their #OTRA world tour ended on Halloween, but not before rocking it at our Summertime Ball. Can't wait for the comeback tour, boys. ;) Picture: PA
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13. Rixton made some BIG waves out in the US, after joining up with Ariana Grande on tour
The 'We All Want The Same Thing' four-piece got to join Ari out on the road on her 'Honeymoon' tour this year and it went down a TREAT with fans stateside, showing America what the Rixton boys are capable of - and giving them a life-long friend in Ms. Grande. There's big things ahead for these chaps. Picture: WENN
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14. First they teamed up with Ed Sheeran on a HUGE hit... and Rudimental have a new record!
The boys dropped their new album 'We The Generation' in late summer, fresh off the back of the 2015 anthem that was 'Bloodstream' with their pal Ed Sheeran. Rudimental are SERIOUSLY representing the UK right now, so look out for some absolute tunes coming ASAP.
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15. Disclosure FINALLY came back... and they recreated their biggest collaboration.
The boys dropped their brand new album 'Caracal' in 2015 and, after 2013's 'Settle' proved a HUGE critical and commercial success, the boys managed to bag another collaboration with Sam Smith. 'Omen' was the chart-smash follow up to the massively popular 'Latch' which skyrocketed Sam to worldwide fame.
