Brit Awards 2023 rising star: Cat Burns, FLO and Nia Archives all up for prize previously won by Adele, Sam Smith and Celeste

The Brit Awards rising star nominees for 2023 have been revealed.

Previously called the critics' choice award, artists including Adele, Ellie Goulding, Florence & The Machine, Sam Smith, Celeste and Sam Fender all won in previous years before going on to become household names.

The award aims to identify future stars of the UK music scene and is open to British artists who, as of 31 October 2022, had not achieved an album chart top 20 placing or more than one top 20 single.

Cat Burns, FLO and Nia Archives are the three artists up for the award at next year's Brit Awards ceremony, which takes place on a Saturday evening for the first time. Find out more about them below.

Cat Burns: 'A major thing on my bucket list'

The 22-year-old from Streatham, in south London, is a Brit School alumnus and already a platinum-selling singer-songwriter, whose debut EP Adolescent, released in 2016, climbed to number 11 on the singer-songwriter charts in just 24 hours.

Debut single Sober was released in 2018, and in 2021 her hit track Go went viral on TikTok and peaked at number two on the UK singles chart.

In May 2022, Burns released the six-track EP emotionally unavailable and went on to supported Ed Sheeran on the European leg of his Mathematics tour.

She has already picked up several awards and accolades, including Attitude's music award and the Gay Times Honours' rising star in music gong. She was also named as a Spotify Global RADAR artist earlier in 2022.

Next on the list is a support slot for Sam Smith on their UK and Ireland headline tour, Gloria, in 2023.

On her Brits rising star nomination, Burns said: "A Brits Rising Star nomination was a major thing on my bucket list for me this year, so to have achieved that honestly means the world to me.

"I'm super grateful for the year I've had and am so honoured to have been chosen!"

FLO: 'Girl groups are back'

R'n'B girl group FLO - featuring Renee, Jorja and Stella, all in their early 20s - released debut single Cardboard Box earlier in 2022. The single won them some high-profile fans, including Missy Elliott, Kelly Rowland and Sugababes, and led to performances on Jimmy Kimmel's talk show in the US, as well as Later... with Jools Holland in the UK.

They have also performed at the Glamour Women Of The Year Awards and The BET Soul Train Awards, and are up for the best newcomer award at the MOBOs.

Debut EP The Lead was released in the summer to critical acclaim, and has since amassed more than 70 million global streams.

Critics from i-D, Dazed, NME, Complex and Pitchfork have all tipped the group for success.

On their Brits rising star nomination, they said: "It's a dream come true to receive a Brit nomination less than a year after dropping our first single. We all grew up watching the Brits with our mums, and have been inspired by the girl groups and powerful female artists who have performed on that stage.

"We're grateful to everyone who has bel