Haim announced as BBC Sound of 2013 American band Haim join the likes of Jessie J, Adele, Mika, Ellie Goulding and Keane as winners of the BBC Sound of 2013 list. The group were longlisted among other emerging names such as Tom Odell, Savages, Laura Mvula and Palma Violets. The list was chosen by a range of DJs, newspaper editors and critics, radio and TV producers and bloggers. The sisters grew up playing music at home and all play drums, guitar and sing and in the past have brought their parents up onstage with them. London R&B duo AlunaGeorge came second place, while New York rapper Angel Haze came third. The top five acts were all either female or fronted women. Este Haim said: "It's the craziest thing to think we're on a list with so many amazing artists. This year the five bands that were in the list were all female fronted, right? We love the UK - the last time we were there, we were there for almost a month and a half. The UK is like a second home. After winning the BBC Sound of 2012, Michael Kiwanuka sold 500,000 copies of his debut album and was nominated for a Mercury award.