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Page last updated at 07:24 GMT, Friday, 5 December 2008
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BBC Sound of 2009: White Lies

Fifteen of the best rising music stars have been announced as the longlist for the BBC's Sound of 2009.

The Big Pink
Empire of the Sun
Kid Cudi
Little Boots
Passion Pit
Dan Black
Florence and the Machine
La Roux
Master Shortie
The Temper Trap
VV Brown
Frankmusik
Lady GaGa
Mumford & Sons
White Lies

WHITE LIES

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White Lies perform their track To Lose My Life

These moody London rockers can expect to be compared to the likes of The Killers and Editors, with epic vocals and dark, swirling guitars, plus a synthesiser giving them a pop sheen.

That, along with the poetic quality of their lyrics - mostly about death and doomed romance - is likely to win them a devoted following after they were the subjects of intense record label interest.

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BBC SOUND OF 2009 LIST
Little Boots named brightest rising star
THE TOP FIVE - INTERVIEWS & VIDEOS
Little Boots 1. Little Boots
New synth-pop queen aims for the stars
White Lies 2. White Lies
London rockers with dark, deathly anthems
Florence and the Machine 3. Florence & the Machine
A striking, fearless and quirky new singer-songwriter
Empire of the Sun 4. Empire of the Sun
Australian fantasy pop heroes on a spiritual mission
La Roux singer Elly Jackson 5. La Roux
London synth duo aim to revive the sound of 1984
Watch and listen to the 15 longlist acts
EXPLORE SOUND OF 2009
Electric dreams for pop in 2009
Pop pundits big up their favourites
Have your say on the list
The best of the rest
How the Sound of 2009 list works
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