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Jack Garratt has topped the BBC's Sound of 2016 list.
The singer is "unbelievably, overwhelmingly grateful" after being awarded the prize, which highlights music's most exciting new artists.
He said: "Winning the BBC Music Sound of 2016 poll has left me feeling pretty stunned at the end of one of the most emotionally and physically intense years of my life.
"I cannot thank the BBC enough for their continued support, and everyone who voted for me. Every other name on the list is unbelievably talented, and I hope this year will be a great one for all of us."
Jack, 24, beat off strong competition from runners-up Alessia Cara, Nao, Blossoms, and Wstrn.
Previous winners include Years and Years, Adele, Sam Smith and Ellie Goulding.
Jack - who also won the 2016 BRITs 2016 Critics' Choice Award and the BBC Introducing Artist of the Year Award in 2015 - has quipped that he will store his growing number of awards in his bathroom so that his friends can have fun making up their own acceptance speeches in front of the mirror.
Asked where he'll keep the gongs, the solo artist previously told BANG Showbiz: "I'm going to keep all of them in my bathroom at home in Chicago just because I want people to go in the bathroom and see all the awards and they can have an acceptance speech on their own in the bathroom."

Meghan Trainor has revealed her second studio album will be called 'Thank You'.
The 22-year-old singer - whose debut LP 'Title' has sold over one million copies worldwide - is busy putting the finishing touches to her forthcoming record that includes a song also named 'Thank You', which she's dedicated to her fans and is dying to share.
She told E! News: "We're doing the final mixes this week."
"[It's] amazing to finally wrap it up, It kills you to hold these songs from the world, it really does. Especially, one of my songs, it's called 'Thank You', which the album is called, 'Thank You', and it's a song to my fans. I want them to hear it now but I have to wait."
Meanwhile, the 'Lips Are Moving' hitmaker - who took home the Favourite Album prize for 'Title' at the 2016 People's Choice Awards - says she's constantly being told her voice has "gotten better", since undergoing vocal cord surgery after suffering a vocal cord hemorrhage last summer.
And as she lays down the final mixes for 'Thank You', Meghan's debut ['Title'] has gone platinum in less than a year - reaching the one million milestone.

Meghan Trainor has revealed her second studio album will be called 'Thank You'.
The 22-year-old singer - whose debut LP 'Title' has sold over one million copies worldwide - is busy putting the finishing touches to her forthcoming record that includes a song also named 'Thank You', which she's dedicated to her fans and is dying to share.
She told E! News: "We're doing the final mixes this week."
"[It's] amazing to finally wrap it up, It kills you to hold these songs from the world, it really does. Especially, one of my songs, it's called 'Thank You', which the album is called, 'Thank You', and it's a song to my fans. I want them to hear it now but I have to wait."
Meanwhile, the 'Lips Are Moving' hitmaker - who took home the Favourite Album prize for 'Title' at the 2016 People's Choice Awards - says she's constantly being told her voice has "gotten better" since undergoing vocal chord surgery after suffering a vocal chord hemorrhage last summer.
And as she lays down the final mixes for 'Thank You', Meghan's debut record has gone platinum, reaching the one million milestone before it's first birthday.

Kim Kardashian West has teased that Kanye West will release new music every Friday via Twitter.
The 'All Day' rapper previously dropped new material from his 2010 LP 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' this way and titled the series 'G.O.O.D. Fridays' and now it looks set to return for his eagerly-anticipated record 'Swish'.
Yeezy's 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' wife, announced on Twitter: "Friiiiiiday!!!! New music!!!! #EveryFriday#Swish#RealFriends (sic)"
The news of a possible 'G.O.O.D Fridays' revival comes as Kanye told his fans not to ask him about the progress of his seventh studio album, which follows 2013's 'Yeezus' and his collaborations with Rihanna on 'FourFiveSeconds' and Sia's latest single 'Reaper', which he co-wrote.
He previously wrote: "I'm finishing my album and my next collection...no offense to anyone... I'm asking everyone DON'T ASK ME FOR ANYTHING TILL AFTER I'M FINISHED WITH MY ALBUM (sic)."
Meanwhile, Kanye has taken to social media to address the speculation around his track 'Facts', which features lyrics about NBA basketball champion LeBron James.
The 38-year-old musician, who raps the line "Nike, Nike, treat employees just like slaves/ Gave LeBron a billi' not to run away (sic)" has denied insulting his close pal Lebron, as he considers him family.
Taking to Twitter on Friday (08.01.16), he wrote: "The media tried to make it seem like I was downplaying LeBron on my song FACTS which I would never do, Lebron is fam bottom line (sic)".
However, the 31-year-old sportsmen says he's not offended anyway.
Talking about his inclusion in the track, he said: "Phil Knight's greatest saying is 'always listen to the heart of the athlete listen to the words of the athlete', and that's all it's about, nothing else."

Zayn Malik has revealed three song titles from his eagerly-anticipated solo album 'BeFour'.
The former One Direction star's songwriter, Chris Martins, has revealed the titles, 'It's You', 'Wrong' and 'She' and teased the style and direction he's taken for his solo debut.
He shared: "[Zayn's] poised to impress the dominant music geeks of the day, who care less about guitar-slingers than artful practitioners of beats and atmosphere, like Drake and The Weeknd. Finely wrought details stand out: the sour synth of 'BeFour', a sweep of strings in 'It's You' the whip-crack snare of 'Wrong'."
Elsewhere, the 22-year-old singer has admitted that he never really fitted in with his former bandmates - Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson - because they liked indie music, and he doesn't think that type of music is "cool".
He told Billboard magazine: "I genuinely enjoyed [the band] and did whatever I could to be myself within that, but it's just not where I sit as a musician. The other boys' taste was generally indie rock. It's good music, but I don't f*** with it. That was never cool where I was from."
Zayn - who is dating glamour model Gigi Hadid - is planning on releasing his record in spring via RCA Records.
Asked when it will be released he said his fans are always pestering him about it.
He said: "My fans are giving me s**t every day. Like, 'Where the f-- is your music? You've been at it for months. Give us something.'"

Justin Timberlake's label is being sued by R&B trio Sly, Slick and Wicked over his hit 'Suit & Tie'. According to TMZ, the group claim there's an instrumental sample on Justin's track - which also features Jay Z - from their 1973 hit 'Sho' Nuf...

Iggy Azalea wants to have a safety harness for her shows so she doesn't repeat falling off stage.
The 'Trouble' singer narrowly escaped injury at her concert in Hollywood in 2014, when she took an embarrassing tumble and now she wants to make sure it doesn't happen again by wearing the safety device and so that she could "fly" above the crowd instead.
She tweeted: "I think my new show is gonna have no stairs and im gonna wear a harness so if i fall off stage again ill just fly (sic)"
The blonde beauty missed her step when she was performing at the MTV VMAs two-years-ago and took a plunge into the crowd after stepping backwards.
Luckily, the Australian rapper saw the funny side and posted a video of the mishap on her Instagram account and emphasised the fact she still soldiered on and finish the show.
She previously captioned the clip: "Sorry but it would be a crime not to share this with you all, I know I laughed. #StillFinishedtheSongTho #KeptOnRapping #TheShowMustGoOn (sic)"
Elsewhere, the 'Fancy' hitmaker has revealed she's busy working on her second studio album and is finding the best possible way to work.
She wrote on Twitter: "I'm ready with my music but I am also trying to restructure some things to work smoother and better for me ... So we are all kind of still just figuring out how things should work and I'd guess that's going to take a few weeks. (sic)"

David Bowie is both "humorous and serious" in the studio, says producer Tony Visconti.
The 68-year-old rocker is known for being dark and mysterious and often intimidating, but Tony Visconti - Bowie's on-and-off producer since 1967 - disagrees and claims he's "charming" - even when he's being "serious".
Asked if Bowie's changed over the years, Tony said: '"He fluctuates between being really humorous and really serious. So he creates this atmosphere. Maybe he's aware that people can be intimidated by him.
"Even after all these years I get goose bumps when I work with him. He's so different and you know something great and unusual is going to come out of it
"That can make me a little nervous and edgy so consequently he makes everyone feel calm and he's not heavy, he's not scowling. He is quite funny and pleasant. I would even say charming. Then when a point needs to be made, he can get extremely serious and be adamant that something must be done a certain way. Even that is done in a courteous manner, nobody feels intimidated. "
And Bowie - who released his 25th studio album 'Blackstar' recently - is a "much happier man now", according to Tony.
He told The Sun newspaper: "He's obviously a much happier man now and he's really much more solid as a human being."
Tony - who produced his latest record at the iconic Magic Shop studios in New York - thinks he's a better person because he's not overindulging like he did in the seventies.
He added: "He doesn't practice any of those indulgences that he did in the seventies, none of us do."

Beyoncé will perform at the 2016 Super Bowl Halftime Show.
The singer previously headlined the show in 2013, and her involvement in this year's lineup has been rumoured for months.
But now the show's sponsor Pepsi has confirmed the exciting news to the Associated Press.
Instead of headlining, however, Beyoncé will be joining Coldplay as their musical guest when they perform at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on February 7.
The 34-year-old singer recently teamed up with Coldplay on their new album 'A Head Full of Dreams'.
Bruno Mars will also be performing during the Halftime show.
Beyoncé wowed fans with her 2013 performance in New Orleans, where she had something of a Destiny's Child reunion when former bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams joined her on stage.
Last year saw Katy Perry delight fans during the break, and made history with the most-watched Halftime show in history with 118 million viewers tune in.
But she had said before the performance that she was nervous about living up to Beyoncé's now legendary 2013 performance.
She said at the time: "Nobody's going to live up to Beyonce, stop putting me on that altar. How dare you.
"I really am going to play on my strengths, which I believe for me is a combination of humour and sass and colour and incredible joy, and hopefully everybody will be singing along to all these songs because they will be quite familiar."