The Audience Award One of the main awards has now been decided by you the audience. The winner will be announced at the Poll Winners concert in March. A huge thanks to all those who contributed. It was wonderful to see such a wide-ranging list of nominations (left) and the way so many of the musicians have touched your lives.
Here are the bands who were voted onto the final shortlist. Click on each name to read more about them and click on the 'listen' icon to hear a selected track from each band. A large selection of your comments can be found by clicking on the list to the left.
Dario Lamas, France:
'This Caribbean singer has a stunning voice and her latest album Si seulement (Creon Music) is a wonderful voyage from zouk love to jazz/biguine music. Over the last 18 years she has brought out six albums, and is one of those West Indian jewels that has proved to be one of the most endearing vocalists from the former French colonies.'
