Little Boots has been crowned the winner of the BBC Sound of 2009 list.

The singer, real name Victoria Hesketh follows Adele who was the BBC’s leading tip for 2008.

Naturally the comparisons are flying around, with Hesketh being called the future of British pop (by Hot Chip) and the UK’s answer to Kylie or Robyn.

The rest of the top five is:

White Lies
Florence and the Machine
Empire of the Sun
La Rous