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BBC Sound of 2010: Marina and the Diamonds

Fifteen of the best rising music stars have been announced as the longlist for the BBC's Sound of 2010.

Daisy Dares You
Delphic
Devlin
The Drums
Everything Everything
Giggs
Gold Panda
Ellie Goulding
Hurts
Joy Orbison
Marina & the Diamonds
Owl City
Rox
Stornoway
Two Door Cinema Club

MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS

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The quirky and flamboyant Marina Diamandis is gaining a following for her inventive songwriting, theatrical stage shows and dazzling style. If a young Liza Minnelli was starring in a Broadway musical telling Tori Amos's life story, it might sound like this.

The half-Welsh, half-Greek singer uses her deep, dramatic voice to create overblown pop. She gets inspiration by studying DVDs of Britney Spears and covers Gwen Stefani on stage.

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BBC SOUND OF 2010 LIST
THE TOP FIVE: INTERVIEWS & VIDEOS
Ellie Goulding 1. Ellie Goulding
Sound of 2010 winner talks about her "future folk" formula
News story: Ellie Goulding is top tip
Marina and the Diamonds 2. Marina and the Diamonds
Greek-Welsh pop diva on creating a new breed of star
Delphic 3. Delphic
Delphic say they are an antidote to stagnant indie
Hurts 4. Hurts
Enigmatic electro duo teeter on the brink of joy and despair
The Drums 5. The Drums
New York band on their selfish quest to make beautiful music
FULL INFO ON SOUND OF 2010
Sound of 2010 artists Discover all 15 acts on the longlist
How the Sound of 2010 list works
Video: Predicting the stars of the future
The sounds and styles in store for 2010
Editor's blog: The growth of Sound of...
The full list of tastemakers
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The best albums you never heard in 09
The established stars returning in 2010
LOOKING BACK AT SOUND OF 2009
Sound of 2009 finalists Little Boots, Empire Of The Sun and Florence and the Machine One year on
In pictures: How have last year's top 10 fared?
Little Boots reflects on 'mad' year
MORE NEW MUSIC ON THE BBC
BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat
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