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The BRIT Awards announced that Myles Smith will take home this year’s prestigious Rising Star award on Thursday night.
The British singer, 26, is the first revealed winner of The BRITs 2025, which will take place on March 1 at London’s O2 Arena.
Myles, who was photographed 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 a very surreal moment. “Music has always been about connecting with people and to see it resonate on this level is incredible.”
“I am very grateful to my team, my family and especially the fans who have supported me every step of the way.”
‘Your faith in me means everything. This is just the beginning and I am very excited for what is to come. Thank you for being part of this journey.’
The BRIT Awards announced that Myles Smith will take home this year’s prestigious Rising Star award on Thursday night.
The British singer, 26, is the first revealed winner of The BRITs 2025, which takes place on March 1 at London’s O2 Arena (pictured in October).
Myles received his first guitar, a gift from his mother, at the age of nine, and the rising star taught himself to play the instrument along with the piano.
The star’s confidence grew when he began performing on the local open mic circuit from the age of 12 in various Irish pubs and bars.
In 2020, Myles began uploading covers to TikTok and in 2022 he went viral with his cover of Neighborhood’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 breakout hit Stargazing charted and went platinum globally earlier this year and, at the time of writing, was approaching 550 million streams on Spotify.
At the beginning of this year, the guardian also named the star “one to watch” after he released his occasionally country-adjacent bops.
Since then, her singles have been garnering praise and charting in their own right, culminating in an exclusive virtual concert on Fortnite Island, and she also released her second EP called A Minute…
Musical artist Elmiene and band Good Neighbors were also shortlisted for the BRIT Rising Star award.
The rising star revealed that winning the award was “a surreal moment” for him as he expressed his passion for music and thanked his family and team for making it possible (pictured in 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 has successfully predicted future music stars through an impressive list of nominees and winners.
Those who have previously been awarded The BRITs Rising Star award include Adele, Sam Smith, Sam Fender, Ellie Goulding, Florence + The Machine, Griff, FLO and 2024 winners The Last Dinner Party.
Previously nominated artists for the award 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 multidisciplinary artist whose collaborators include Skepta, Little Simz, Burberry and more.