Shazam Fast Forward 2025
These are Shazam's Predictions for breakthrough artists in 2025.Featuring emerging artists who, based on Shazam data and reviewed by our editors, are poised to have a breakthrough year. It's a remarkably global and diverse selection, hailing from 26 countries and spanning sounds from Indie-Rock to UK Drill.
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Felix Dautzenberg spent his childhood in Hamburg studying music theory and playing in the school band, then released his first single “Echo” just after finishing high school in 2022. His self-produced demo tape, recorded in his parents’ basement, was meant to be his application to a Mannheim music conservatory; instead, he found himself fielding offers from record labels. As Berq, he released his debut EP, ROTE FLAGGEN, in 2023, but the poetic title track (which translates as “red flags”) continues to be a Shazam fixture in Germany and beyond.
MoreBerqPop - Germany
The Buenos Aires native spent a few years as the lead singer for the cumbia band Acantilados, then embarked on a solo career in 2019. But it wasn’t until 2024’s “en la cara” that the singer saw her big break. The minimalist pop song, inspired by a fresh break-up, stood out against the reggaetón and cumbia that typically dominates the Argentine charts; still, it’s become a Shazam fixture in her home country and in Mexico, along with its grittier remix featuring the rapper Rusherking.
MoreOlivia WaldPop in Spanish - Argentina
The singer was 2024’s winner of the reality TV competition Star Academy (France’s long-running American Idol equivalent) but Pierre Garnier’s reach extends much further than French prime-time TV. His debut single “Ceux qu’on était” (which translates as “who we were”) went viral upon its release in February, spending nearly half the year among the top songs recognised on Shazam in his home country. The raspy-voiced singer released his ballad-heavy first album, Chaque seconde, in November, and he’ll start the new year off with his first-ever tour.
MorePierre GarnierFrench Pop - France
The new K-pop group on the block debuted in February 2024 with a pair of singles (“YoYo”, “UhUh”) that drew from the slick sounds of early 2000s R&B. The five-piece girl group—that’s Woni, Liv, Minami, May and Zena—spent 2024 establishing their own sound within the hyper-saturated K-pop market. After releasing their debut EP, SCENEDROME, in August, tracks like “Pinball” and “LOVE ATTACK,” with their airy melodies and understated bounce, spent the autumn steadily climbing the South Korean and US Shazam charts.
MoreRESCENEK-Pop - South Korea
The London singer blew up on TikTok singing covers, from Childish Gambino’s “Redbone” to Etta James’ “At Last”, in a rich, velvety voice well beyond her years. Spiro’s timeless vocals (and 600,000-plus followers on TikTok) caught the attention of modern R&B greats like SZA and Kali Uchis following the release of her jazzy debut single “NEED ME” in May 2024. But it’s her second single “MAYBE.”—a heartfelt piano ballad that shows off her powerful range—that continues to grow on Shazam in the US and UK.
MoreSIENNA SPIROPop - United Kingdom
Hailing from the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, Suzete’s fusion of Afrobeats, reggaetón and pop has been making waves worldwide since she released her single “KOMBOLEWA” in January 2024. (The love song’s Swahili title translates roughly as “redeemed”.) But it was the song’s remix—on which Suzete croons in Spanish alongside the Madrid-based singer Lola Índigo—that broke through on the Shazam charts upon its release in late July, entering the Top 100 Shazam charts in Spain that September.
MoreSuzetePop in Spanish - São Tomé and Príncipe
The Nigerian singer (aka Daniella Ibinabo Daniel) briefly attended medical school to appease her parents’ dreams before realising that her real passion was music. In 2020 she began posting covers to TikTok, though it wasn’t until 2023 when her acoustic rendition of Fireboy DML and Asake’s “Bandana” went viral, catching the attention of the Nigerian-American singer Davido. Her work with the Afrobeats star, including their duet on her 2023 debut EP, RAVI, brought Morravey to the Nigerian Shazam charts, but it’s her breezy infatuation anthem “Ifineme” that made waves on the global charts in the autumn of 2024.
MoreMorraveyAfrobeats - Nigeria
The Malaysia-born, UK-based singer got her start posting cover songs to YouTube, where she caught the ears of industry pros and began sharpening her songwriting chops. In sessions with Rob Milton (the producer best known for his work with Brit Award winner Holly Humberstone), she landed on the sound of her self-titled debut EP, released in November 2024—nostalgic synth-pop drawing from Talking Heads by way of LCD Soundsystem. Her top song on Shazam, “I Lied, I’m Sorry”, is all messy feelings, biting one-liners and crying-on-the-dance-floor energy.
MoreChloe QishaIndie-Pop - Malaysia
At nine years old, British singer Bea Wheeler assured her sisters she’d grow up to be a pop star. Maybe manifestation works: “Born To Be Alive”, her first-ever single as Bea and her Business, went mega-viral upon its release in 2023. With two EPs of candid, writerly pop ballads under her belt (think Gen Z’s answer to Lily Allen or MARINA), the artist is making waves both on TikTok and IRL: She played her debut live show in Oslo to a crowd of 70,000 and spent the autumn of 2024 headlining her first world tour.
MoreBea and her BusinessPop - United Kingdom
The Filipino-Cuban singer and Florida native has spent the past few years honing her soft, sublime style of pop en español, first entering Shazam’s radar in August 2023 with the release of her debut EP, Miracle. But it was 2024’s “ella brilla”—a hypnotic duet with Mexican singer HUMBE, inspired by a love as vast as the sea—that led to significant spikes in Riza’s Shazam volume in the summer in Mexico, Spain, Colombia and the US.
MoreRizaPop in Spanish - Philippines
Felix Dautzenberg spent his childhood in Hamburg studying music theory and playing in the school band, then released his first single “Echo” just after finishing high school in 2022. His self-produced demo tape, recorded in his parents’ basement, was meant to be his application to a Mannheim music conservatory; instead, he found himself fielding offers from record labels. As Berq, he released his debut EP, ROTE FLAGGEN, in 2023, but the poetic title track (which translates as “red flags”) continues to be a Shazam fixture in Germany and beyond.
MoreBerqPop - Germany
Hailing from the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, Suzete’s fusion of Afrobeats, reggaetón and pop has been making waves worldwide since she released her single “KOMBOLEWA” in January 2024. (The love song’s Swahili title translates roughly as “redeemed”.) But it was the song’s remix—on which Suzete croons in Spanish alongside the Madrid-based singer Lola Índigo—that broke through on the Shazam charts upon its release in late July, entering the Top 100 Shazam charts in Spain that September.
MoreSuzetePop in Spanish - São Tomé and Príncipe
The Buenos Aires native spent a few years as the lead singer for the cumbia band Acantilados, then embarked on a solo career in 2019. But it wasn’t until 2024’s “en la cara” that the singer saw her big break. The minimalist pop song, inspired by a fresh break-up, stood out against the reggaetón and cumbia that typically dominates the Argentine charts; still, it’s become a Shazam fixture in her home country and in Mexico, along with its grittier remix featuring the rapper Rusherking.
MoreOlivia WaldPop in Spanish - Argentina
The Nigerian singer (aka Daniella Ibinabo Daniel) briefly attended medical school to appease her parents’ dreams before realising that her real passion was music. In 2020 she began posting covers to TikTok, though it wasn’t until 2023 when her acoustic rendition of Fireboy DML and Asake’s “Bandana” went viral, catching the attention of the Nigerian-American singer Davido. Her work with the Afrobeats star, including their duet on her 2023 debut EP, RAVI, brought Morravey to the Nigerian Shazam charts, but it’s her breezy infatuation anthem “Ifineme” that made waves on the global charts in the autumn of 2024.
MoreMorraveyAfrobeats - Nigeria
The singer was 2024’s winner of the reality TV competition Star Academy (France’s long-running American Idol equivalent) but Pierre Garnier’s reach extends much further than French prime-time TV. His debut single “Ceux qu’on était” (which translates as “who we were”) went viral upon its release in February, spending nearly half the year among the top songs recognised on Shazam in his home country. The raspy-voiced singer released his ballad-heavy first album, Chaque seconde, in November, and he’ll start the new year off with his first-ever tour.
MorePierre GarnierFrench Pop - France
The Malaysia-born, UK-based singer got her start posting cover songs to YouTube, where she caught the ears of industry pros and began sharpening her songwriting chops. In sessions with Rob Milton (the producer best known for his work with Brit Award winner Holly Humberstone), she landed on the sound of her self-titled debut EP, released in November 2024—nostalgic synth-pop drawing from Talking Heads by way of LCD Soundsystem. Her top song on Shazam, “I Lied, I’m Sorry”, is all messy feelings, biting one-liners and crying-on-the-dance-floor energy.
MoreChloe QishaIndie-Pop - Malaysia
The new K-pop group on the block debuted in February 2024 with a pair of singles (“YoYo”, “UhUh”) that drew from the slick sounds of early 2000s R&B. The five-piece girl group—that’s Woni, Liv, Minami, May and Zena—spent 2024 establishing their own sound within the hyper-saturated K-pop market. After releasing their debut EP, SCENEDROME, in August, tracks like “Pinball” and “LOVE ATTACK,” with their airy melodies and understated bounce, spent the autumn steadily climbing the South Korean and US Shazam charts.
MoreRESCENEK-Pop - South Korea
At nine years old, British singer Bea Wheeler assured her sisters she’d grow up to be a pop star. Maybe manifestation works: “Born To Be Alive”, her first-ever single as Bea and her Business, went mega-viral upon its release in 2023. With two EPs of candid, writerly pop ballads under her belt (think Gen Z’s answer to Lily Allen or MARINA), the artist is making waves both on TikTok and IRL: She played her debut live show in Oslo to a crowd of 70,000 and spent the autumn of 2024 headlining her first world tour.
MoreBea and her BusinessPop - United Kingdom
The London singer blew up on TikTok singing covers, from Childish Gambino’s “Redbone” to Etta James’ “At Last”, in a rich, velvety voice well beyond her years. Spiro’s timeless vocals (and 600,000-plus followers on TikTok) caught the attention of modern R&B greats like SZA and Kali Uchis following the release of her jazzy debut single “NEED ME” in May 2024. But it’s her second single “MAYBE.”—a heartfelt piano ballad that shows off her powerful range—that continues to grow on Shazam in the US and UK.
MoreSIENNA SPIROPop - United Kingdom
The Filipino-Cuban singer and Florida native has spent the past few years honing her soft, sublime style of pop en español, first entering Shazam’s radar in August 2023 with the release of her debut EP, Miracle. But it was 2024’s “ella brilla”—a hypnotic duet with Mexican singer HUMBE, inspired by a love as vast as the sea—that led to significant spikes in Riza’s Shazam volume in the summer in Mexico, Spain, Colombia and the US.
MoreRizaPop in Spanish - Philippines
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