Follow her musical journey from the Introducing Uploader to the 2016 Â鶹ԼÅÄ Music Awards...
On Friday 2nd December 2016, Nick Grimshaw announced Izzy Bizu as our newly crowned Â鶹ԼÅÄ Music Introducing Artist of the Year on the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 1 Breakfast Show.
Izzy performed at the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Music Awards on December 12th. Here's an insight into her journey to the title previously held by Catfish and the Bottlemen and Jack Garratt.
2013 - the all important upload
She first uploaded her music to the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Music Introducing Uploader in 2013, which led to plays on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Introducing in London, a session on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio London and plays on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 1Xtra.
Izzy Bizu on Â鶹ԼÅÄ London
2014 - Izzy made a sensational debut on the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Introducing stage at Glastonbury and became Introducing artist of the week on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 1
Introducing... Izzy Bizu
2015 - we invited her to perform a session at the legendary Maida Vale studios and she landed a slot on Later... with Jools Holland
2016 - Izzy performed at Radio 1's Big Weekend, wowed us in the Radio 1 Live Lounge and made it onto Sound Of 2016 and 1Xtra's Hot For longlists
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Don't Mind (Radio 1 Live Lounge, 27 Sep 2016)
And did we mention Izzy's quick trip to the USA with Huw Stephens and Â鶹ԼÅÄ Music Presents?
Then there was the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Music Awards!!
What a wonderful journey so far, we can't wait to hear more from Izzy Bizu in 2017.
