Sandi Thom

Singer/songwriter Sandi Thom generated public controversy when she landed a major-label record contract on the strength of a three-week live webcast series beamed from her basement, across the Internet. A Glasgow gig brought Thom to the attention of the fledgling indie label Viking Legacy, and she issued her debut single, "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)," in 2005. RCA re-released the single that May, and in June of 2006, it topped the U.K. pop charts. Thom's debut LP, Smile...It Confuses People, arrived at retail a day after "Punk Rocker" went number one, and quickly assumed the top spot on the British albums charts as well. ~ Jason Ankeny