The BRITs announce 2024 Rising Star winner
nme.comThe Last Dinner Party have been announced as the winners of the prestigious BRITs Rising Star award supported by BBC Radio 1.The band – comprised of Abigail Morris, Lizzie Mayland, Emily Roberts, Georgia Davies and Aurora Nishevci – were revealed as the winner of the award by Clara Amfo on her BBC Radio 1 Future Sounds show.The Rising Star prize recognises British artists who had not achieved a top 20 album, or more than one top 20 single by October 31 of this year.
It is voted by an industry-wide panel. Previous artists who have been crowned winners of the award include the likes of Adele and Sam Fender.A post shared by THE LAST DINNER PARTY (@thelastdinnerparty)Speaking about winning the award in a press release, The Last Dinner Party said: “We are so proud beyond measure to have won the BRITs Rising Star.
It’s an honour to achieve something so iconic so early on in our career and we can only hope to keep making music that connects with all the incredible people who have listened to and supported us so far.
Thank you!”Morris, the band’s frontwoman, described the honour as “a bit like having an out-of-body experience” to BBC Radio 1.
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