Beview's faces of 2013 was very entertaining to compile. I love spotting talent before it becomes globally, household-name-ish mainstream and all that, and these talented folk are extremely talented indeed. I knew of Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheerans' music before they tore up the charts, and have been confident since Day One that Jeremy Irvine will establish himself as one of Britain's leading actors, so I reckon that gives my psychic abilities a teensy bit of credibility ;) 

Here are my "Ones to Watch" for 2013:

Alice Englert, actress

She's the daughter of an Oscar-nomiated director but Alice, who has already had a leading role in "Ginger & Rosa" opposite Elle Fanning, is set to make her mark in the upcoming film "Beautiful Creatures". It features stuff of the supernatural, a feisty protagonist and teenage romance. She's already impressed me in the red carpet stakes, and as a leading lady only at the start of her film career, she will definitely have earnt her place in the Young Hollywood ranks by the end of 2013.

Intensi-T, beatboxer
Tom Povey, better known as Intensi-T, is quite simply one of the best beatboxers around. He's performed at T4 on the Beach, supported Boyz II Men, and has beatboxed alongside the likes of Ed Sheeran, Nicola Roberts and Rizzle Kicks. His new single "Little Friend" (featuring another up-and-comer Ollie Green) is out now (tis a tune!) and even has his own headline show this month. (You can get tickets here). Having met him several times, I'd call him a friend as well as one of the nicest and most talented people I have ever known. He will be featuring in the first Beview interview this year too! 

Josh Kumra, singer songwriter
It's no secret that I am a little bit in love with Josh Kumra's voice. I've written about him before and seen him perform live (he is lovely), and he's had success with the Wretch 32 collaboration "Don't Go". With a tour and debut album out this year, Josh is going from strength to strength and I don't doubt at all that more and more people will fall in love with his soulful voice. One of my favourite songs of all time is "The Answer", and his new tune "Waiting for You" is out on 6th January.

Samantha Barks, actress, singer and performer 
The upcoming Les Miserables film has made a big fuss about it's big name cast including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried but it is Samantha Barks who will steal the spotlight as Eponine. Having beat out competition including rumoured Taylor Swift, she's the unsung star of the show. I was lucky enough to watch the West End version whilst Sam was still playing the role and I cannot think of anyone better suited. You may remember her from BBC's "I'd Do Anything" as one of the Nancy finalists.

Nina Nesbitt, singer songwriter
Regular readers of this blog may have noticed the name "Nina Nesbitt" crop up quite a bit, and it's because I am so convinced she will become one of the faces of British music.  When her music first came to my attention she had little over 2000 Twitter followers, which has since rocketed to nearly 50,000 and rising. Armed with a guitar, a softly spoken voice and some very catchy tunes, the debut album she's been working on will be released this year. Of her existing hits, my favourites are "Boy", "The Apple Tree" and "Noserings and Shoestrings". It was her haunting cover of David Gray's "Babylon", however, which told me she'd definitely make a big entrance onto the music scene. And she's only 18!

Saoirse Ronan, actress
Saoirse's been on the scene for quite a few years now (remember Atonement?), playing a tremendous range of characters - from vampires to teenage asassins and even the dead. Her movie CV has a lot of film adaptations of books, including The Lovely Bones (one of my favourite books ever), upcoming How I Live Now, and The Host - more commonly known as "the other book written by the Twilight author". It's released in March and although it doesn't share the whole "global phenomenon" element, I reckon it'll be a hit and reaffirm her status as one of the best actresses of her age.

Sophie Sumner, model
Sophie was a runner-up in Britain's Next Top Model several years ago and more recently won the America's Next Top Model: British Invasion series. Since then, she's been featured in Vogue Italia and fronted numerous magazines and campaigns all over the world. They say that the winners of TV competitions fade out of the picture after a short while, but this will most definitely not be the case. Look out for the catwalks!

HAIM, band
Pronounced "Hime", integrating aspects of pop, nu-folk and electrobeats, this is no typical girlband. These three Californian sisters (with the surname "Haim" would you believe it?) have recently been announced as BBC's Sound of 2013. Considering previous winners include Jessie J, Ellie Goulding and Adele, it's safe to say that the poll-topping artists can have very bright futures. 


Bev x
 (myself and Josh ->)