9 New Acts Tipped For Chart Success In 2014

Sam Smith BRITs Critics' Choice Award 2014

1. 1. Sam Smith

He's already won the BRITs Critics Choice award for 2014 and he hasn't even released his debut single yet! Sam Smith shot to fame as a guest vocalist on Disclosure's hit single 'Latch'', and on Naughty Boy's 'La a La'. Smith's first single as an artist will be titled 'Money on My Mind' and is due for release in February. This guy s definitely one to watch in 2014!

2. 2. Neon Jungle

Neon Jungle are a British four-piece girl group, consisting of Shereen Cutkelvin, Amira McCarthy, Jess Plummer, and Asami Zdrenka. The girls reeled their debut single 'Trouble' at the end of 2013 and are back with another amazing track 'Braveheart' which is available to download from January 19th 2014. These girls have a BIG 2014 ahead of them!

3. 3. Elyar Fox

18-year-old pop sensation Elyar Fox has already built up a very loyal fan group through Twitter and YouTube and even made a surprise appearance at the Capital Jingle Bell Ball in December 2013. Elyar's debut single 'Do It All Over Again' is available to download on January 12th 2014.

Rudimental and Ella Eyre live Jingle Bell Ball 2013

4. 4. Ella Eyre

You may recognise the amazing vocals of this young lady from Rudimental's chart smash 'Waiting All Night'. Ella's debut single is set to be released in March 2014. Picture: Richard Johnson

5. 5. Martin Garrix

Dutch DJ Martin Garrix scored his first Vodafone Big Top 40 No. 1 at the end of 2013 with his debut single 'Animals'. Garrix is signed to Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun and is tipped for HUGE success in 2014. The DJ's second single will is confirmed to be titled 'Wizard'.

6. 6. The Vamps

Tristan, Connor, James and Bradley better known as The Vamps have already had an incredible start to their career. Since the release of debut single 'Can We Dance' this pop quartet have performed at some of the biggest gigs including the Capital Jingle Bell Ball. The Vamps are sure to dominate the charts in 2014 as their second single 'Wild Heart' is released on January 19th.

7. 7. MNEK

19-year-old Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike better known as MNEK is already a Grammy nominated act and has written with a number of capital artists already including , Duke Dumont, Rudimental and Little Mix. Get ready for big things from this guy when he unveils his debut album in 2014!

8. 8. Little Nikki

Little Nikki launched onto the music scene in 2013 with the release of his single 'Little Nikki Says'. The singer has also been busy writing music for other artists including Little Mix, and even found time to perform a pre-show set at the #CapitalJBB. Capital says "watch out for this one in 2014!"

9. 9. Joel Compass

London-based Joel Compass is only 20 years old and has already written music with Rita Ora and even produced a track for John Legend! Compass unveiled his own track 'Run' at the end of 2013 and is tipped for huge chart success in 2014.