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The BRIT Awards announced that Myles Smith will be taking home the prestigious Rising Star Award this year on Thursday evening.
The British singer, 26, is the first winner to be revealed for The BRITs 2025, which will take place on March 1 at the O2 Arena in London.
Myles, who was pictured with the Award designed by Gabriel Moses, said winning the Award is ‘such a surreal moment’ for him.
He said: ‘Winning the BRIT award for Rising Star is such a surreal moment. Music has always been about connecting with people, and to see it resonate on this level is incredible.’
‘I’m so grateful to my team, my family, and especially the fans who’ve supported me every step of the way.’
‘Your belief in me means everything. This is just the beginning, and I’m so excited for what’s to come—thank you for being part of this journey.’
The BRIT Awards announced that Myles Smith will be taking home the prestigious Rising Star Award this year on Thursday evening
The British singer, 26, is the first winner to be revealed for T he BRITs 2025, which will take place on March 1 at the O2 Arena in London(pictured in October)
Myles received his first guitar, a gift from his mum, at the age of nine, and the rising star taught himself to play the instrument along with the piano.
The star’s confidence then grew as he began performing on the local open-mic circuit from the age of 12 at several pubs and Irish bars.
In 2020 Myles started uploading cover songs to TikTok and in 2022 he went viral with his version of the Neighbourhood’s Sweater Weather.
After releasing a handful of acclaimed original songs like Solo and My Home, he signed to Sony’s RCA label in 2023.
His smash hit Stargazing charted and went platinum globally earlier this year, and at the time of writing, was closing in on 550 million streams on Spotify.
Earlier this year, The Guardian also named the star as ‘one to watch’ after he released his occasionally-country-adjacent bops.
His singles since have been gathering acclaim and charting in their own right, culminating in an exclusive virtual concert on Fortnite Island, and he also released his second EP called A Minute…
Musical artist Elmiene, and band Good Neighbours were also shortlisted for the BRITs Rising Star award.
The rising star revealed winning the Award felt like ‘such a surreal moment’ for him as he expressed his passion for music and thanked his family and team for making it happen (pictured June)
Adele previously won the Rising Star Award in 2008
Ellie Goulding also received the award in 2010
Meanwhile, Tom Odell received the award in 2013 (pictured in 2017)
Since 2008, the Awards ceremony successfully predicted the future stars of music through an impressive roll call of nominees and winners.
Those who have been awarded The BRITs Rising Star award previously include Adele, Sam Smith, Sam Fender, Ellie Goulding, Florence + The Machine, Griff, FLO and 2024 winners The Last Dinner Party.
Artists nominated for the award previously include Dua Lipa, Anne-Marie, Lewis Capaldi, Cat Burns, Michael Kiwanuka, Mabel, and Years & Years.
This year the BRIT Award was designed by Gabriel Moses, an acclaimed British-Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist whose collaborators include Skepta, Little Simz, Burberry and more.
