LIVE AND UNSIGNED 2010 WINNERS THE LOTTERY WINNERS

Formed in October 2008, Indie band The Lottery Winners are certainly making big waves in the music industry. The fresh and funky four piece are well recognised for their original and quirky image and draw their inspiration from the Rock and Roll era of the 50's. They have cited Morrissey, The Smiths, the Beach Boys and Paul Simon as a few of their musical influences.

In the last two years they have built a strong fan base and supported well known artists including Get Cape and Kid British, but it was when the band won Live and Unsigned 2010 that their popularity soared! They beat over 10, 000 acts from across the UK to perform at the Grand Final at the 02 in London and took away the top spot!

Since then the band have been busy! They've been heavily featured in National and Regional media including Zoo magazine, The Fly, Kerrang, Q and Mojo. They've just signed an exclusive sponsorship deal with Extreme Clothing, have been working on material and they are now getting set for their UK tour next year. They will also be performing in Italy later this year, as they take to the main stage of one of Europe's most recognised festivals for new music, Tour Music Fest.

You can check out The Lottery Winners here www.myspace.com/thelotterywinnersmusic

UNDERLINE THE SKY

Currently in the unique position of being the winners of both the Road To V and Live and Unsigned, Underline The Sky are a funky female fronted pop-rock band from the South East of England. Since forming in January 2008 they have gone on to share the stage with some of the best names in music including Mr Hudson, The Ting Tings, Dizzee Rascal and Pendulum.

The band have played over 250 shows in the past two years and released their well received self titled debut EP in 2009. Since then they have enjoyed huge success! In 2009 their popularity sky rocketed when they took home the title of Road To V winners. Most recently they beat over 10, 000 acts to become the Rock winners of Live and Unsigned 2010 and were crowned on the main stage of the 02 in London. The band are now endorsed by Rockstar Energy Drink UK and share a place on their prestigious roster alongside popular bands All Time Low and Hit The Lights.

The future looks set to get even brighter for the energetic five-piece. Not only are they embarking on their first UK tour, they are also due to represent the UK in India when they perform at the 25th anniversary of Independence Rock, the biggest rock festival in Asia! There they will compete in a global face off and play their music in front of thousands. Watch this space!

You can check Underline The Sky out at; www.myspace.com/underlinethesky

PREVIOUS WINNERS

LIVE AND UNSIGNED 2009 WINNERS THE DETOURS

Glaswegian five piece band The Detours formed in 2006. Throughout their career they have built a strong and dedicated following all over the country but it was in June 2009 when their fan base exploded, after they won Live and Unsigned. They have since been thrust into the industry spotlight and have been noticed by high profile industry insiders. Radio 1's Annie Nightingale said of their presence at the Live and Unsigned Final, "It was an exuberant performance. The Un part will soon be a thing of the past."

Citing Metallica, Iron Maiden and Bullet for my Valentine as their influences, The Detours songs are packed with personality, energy and musical creativity. Since winning L&U they have signed an exclusive sponsorship deal with Extreme Clothing and have been working on new material with top producer Romesh Dodangoda at Long Wave studio - who has worked with Funeral For A Friend and Twin Atlantic.

Unfortunately, months after winning Live and Unsigned lead singer Danny Shah decided to leave the group in order to pursue a solo career.

You can check The Detours out at www.myspace.com/thedetoursinfo

LIVE AND UNSIGNED 2008 WINNERS KIDDO 360

Kiddo's style is confidently distinct; the music is quite simply alive with energy. The band generates an energetic fusion of Funky-Electro, Soul, Rock, Hip Hop and Techno - something they like to call 'Hip Rock Funk Hop'. Kiddo 360 has supported many established artists including The Wombats, The Bloodhound Gang and The Scratch Perverts.

After winning Live and Unsigned, Kiddo360 also went on to pick up the Best Unsigned Music Award at the prestigious Vodafone awards, collecting the award live on Channel 4 from Steve Jones and Juliette Lewis. Held at the Carling Academy in Brixton, London they won an award alongside Kate Nash (best female), The Ting Tings (Best live Breakthrough act) and Mark Ronson (best male).

As a result of winning the competition, the band have been featured in NME, Channel 4 and XFM. They have also recorded with award winning producers Animal Farm who have recently finished work on the new Muse album.

You can check Kiddo 360 out at www.myspace.com/kiddo360

LIVE AND UNSIGNED 2007 WINNERS B-KAY & KAZZ

B-Kay and Kazz are Malawian/Zimbabwean born brothers, who are singers/songwriters, originating from Southern Africa and now currently located in Milton Keynes.

Their UK debut single "You know its right" released by Future Music went to Indiestore number 1 from March to May 2008 and Top 5 in the DMC World Hip hop chart in June. Their video achieved playlist on Soundnet, Flava, Channel Fizz, Music Choice, Channel U, Sky News showbiz, Sky news active and Bubble Hits which all helped their debut single released on 21st July 2008 enter the UK Top 40 National charts peaking at number 30.

Following on from their success with their debut single and a UK wide tour in 2008 the brothers have been establishing themselves within the UK urban scene by supporting top entertainers such as Ne-yo, Day 26, Omarion, Jay Sean, Nathan, Sean Kingston & Lemar.

You can check B-Kay and Kazz out at www.myspace.com/BkayKazz