Pa Salieu by Rosie Matheson
Pa Salieu follows previous winners such as Adele, Ellie Goulding and Michael Kiwanuka.
Coventry rapper Pa Salieu has topped the list for the BBC’s Sound Of 2021.
It comes after a year of ‘taking life in’, Salieu’s told the BBC, while Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac has described him as having ‘a unique perspective on Britain’.
“His songs are exquisitely produced, with enough restraint for Pa’s voice to shine through and have the space to tell the stories of his life,” she continues.
“They are stories of friendship and family, of violence, exclusion and racism, and they act as timeless evidence of British street life at the turn of new decade.”
Salieu was named on the longlist last month along with the likes of The Lathums, Greentea Peng and Alfie Templeman.
