Jack Garratt Wins BBC Sound of 2016 Poll

Emerging singer, songwriter and producer,Jack Garratt, has today won the BBC Sound of 2016 poll, an annual BBC poll to find the most promising new music talent. Garratt was also of the winner of the 2016 BRIT Critics' Choice Award. The win of both the Sound poll and Critics' Choice Award puts Garratt in exclusive company with the likes ofSam Smith who also won both awards in 2014.

Known for his uncanny ability to simultaneously create and perform music, Jackwill be hitting the road this spring on his first ever headlining North American tour which begins February 26 thin Cambridge, MA and ends March 11 thin Los Angeles, CA.The tour is in support of his debut album,Phase,which hits stores and digital retailers February 19 th. The videos for "Breathe Life" and "Weathered", both featured onPhase, have eachgainedover amillion views on Youtube.

Full list of tour dates below:

2/26 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
2/27 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel
2/29 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
3/01 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
3/03 Toronto, ON The Garrison
3/06 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
3/07 Seattle, WA Barboza
3/08 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
3/10 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
3/11 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theater