Fresh-faced alt-pop singer Sombr has taken third place on BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2026 list, which showcases the biggest new music artists for the next 12 months.

Going viral on TikTok, selling out a headline tour, appearing on Jimmy Fallon with songs about your ex (then finding 15 missed calls from her), being enthusiastically endorsed by Taylor Swift, scoring hits in the US and UK... Every time Sombr gets a big break, a bigger one soon follows.

In a few weeks' time, the Grammy Awards, where he's shortlisted for best new artist, could be his next and biggest breakthrough yet.

It wouldn't be the 20-year-old's first award, even at this stage of his career.

In September, he won a Moonman trophy at the MTV Video Music Awards and gave a performance that was intended to introduce the public to his musical persona.