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Monday, 23 December, 2002, 00:47 GMT
Survey reveals stars of 2003
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Some of the most influential music critics, broadcasters and opinion-formers in the UK took part in a BBC News Online poll to find the new artists most likely to make it in 2003. Their responses were compiled into a top 10. ![]()
Eminem and Dr Dre have been producing his album, and two tracks appear on the soundtrack to Eminem's film, 8 Mile. But 50 Cent could become even more controversial than his mentor - his press release says he was born into a "drug dynasty", he survived being shot nine times in 2000 and has had public spats with a string of rival rappers.
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Part of the buzz is due to the fact that it features The White Stripes' Jack White on vocals - although the band do their best to deny this.
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Fronted by the charismatic Karen O, who does cartwheels and pours beer over herself on stage in the name of "getting the crowd to have a party", their scratchy, infectious tunes could appeal to pop kids as well as rock fans. Their latest single, Machine, went into the UK top 40 without a video or major promotion, and they are now reportedly on the verge of signing a major record deal.
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Their debut single Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far) was such a luscious slab of open-road rock that Morrissey asked them to support him at the Royal Albert Hall and Bono went backstage in Dublin to tell them that if they made a great album, he would carry their suitcases.
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The crew have remixed The Streets' single Let's Push Things Forward and Dizzee's recent track I Love You has put him on the musical map.
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Two members are from the UK and two from the US, but they have become absorbed into the New York scene. The album is edgy, intense and often gloomy, with snatches of brilliance bubbling to the surface.
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Described as "punk house", they combine deep, grimy beats with cocky lyrics that conjure up the spirit of The Prodigy. Their new single, We Don't Care, started being supported by radio stations weeks before its January release.
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Going for the pop jugular with single Braid My Hair, he is about to tour with another young prodigy, Bow Wow. And other collaborators warn that he should be taken seriously. Alicia Keys plays on his album and said: "He has one of the most original beautiful voices I've ever heard from such a young man."
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It is all done with tongue in cheek, hair hurled about and an electric live show that thrills fans. Their debut UK single, In Love, went to number 25 in October.
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He hit the headlines when a man was shot dead on the set of one of his video shoots - but the singer had nothing to do with the incident, saying "we must overcome violence and hatred".
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