Chappell Roan as the Sound of 2025? The BBC has shown itself to be completely irrelevant - The artist is wonderful, but she’s not exactly up-and-coming anymore. Give the award to somebody that needs it!

Last year’s BBC Radio 1 Sound of poll was won by baroque-pop band The Last Dinner Party, with runners-up including Olivia Dean, Peggy Gou and Tyla. Notable previous winners include Adele (2008), Florence + The Machine (2009), Sam Smith (2013) and Sam Fender (2019).

Chappell Roan has been announced as the winner of BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2025 poll. The US pop singer, 26, was chosen by a panel of more than 180 industry experts and artists including Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa.

Pop star Chappell Roan has won BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2025 – the station's annual poll to identify music's biggest rising stars. Her win caps a wild 12 months in which she rocketed from relative obscurity to the top of the charts,

Chappell Roan rose to prominence in 2024 following the release of her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, in September 2023. The album, featuring standout singles such as "Red Wine Supernova," "Casual," "Pink Pony Club," and "Hot to Go," soared to the top of the UK charts and secured the number two spot in the US.

Chappell Roan has been announced as the winner of Radio 1’s Sound of 2025 poll.

Chappell Roan has been crowned the winner of BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2025. The US pop icon was chosen by a panel of over 180 industry experts and artist, including Elton John, Dua Lipa and Sam Smith. 2024 saw Roan catapulted to meteoric levels of fame thanks largely to her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.