Every year we have high hopes for our favorite rising stars. Just a few years ago, someone like Justin Bieber or Selena Gomez would have made a list just like this. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t (Sorry Matt Barr, we miss you!), but we’d like to say we were pretty dead on last year. Case in point: Almost everyone on our list of Best Newcomers 2010 is super fame now (Bruno Mars, Lucy Hale, Nicki Minaj and Andrew Garfield…just to name a few).
Tell anyone over the age of 25 21 19 the names on this list for 2011 and they’ll probably shake their head and say I’m not really sure who that is. But we know that you know that we know this time next year even your mom will know the peeps right here. So without any further adieu, our 11 Best Newcomers of ’11!

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Jessie J: Forget about the price tag. We’d pay a million bucks to keep Jessie J’s fierce style and funky-pop-we-can’t-get-out-of-our-heads songs around for another year! You?
Zendaya Coleman: She’s been shakin’ it up with bestie Bella Thorne (who made last year’s list!) on the Disney Channel for a little over a year, but with the announcement of a huge new movie, Frenemies, plus plans for a music career, we just know 2012 will be Z’s year to shine!
Drew Van Acker: Holy abs. And underwear modeling. As if the guys of Rosewood weren’t hot enough, Jason DiLaurentis (AKA Alison’s brother) just had to return to town and scorch things up on Pretty Little Liars by constantly shoveling and playing basketball without his shirt on. And we don’t mind one bit.
Ariana Grande: Even though we’ve spelled her name Arianna (the wrong way!) 100 times, we’ve now heard and seen enough of this Victorious cast member to know that her star is going to shine bright next year. Espesh because she’s got a solo music career that’s just on the verge of breaking. Huge.


















zendaya and arianna are pritty dang cool
First time I saw Drew Van Acker, I was mesmerized!!!!
Drew Van Acker!
What about the three actresses I mentioned? Am I alone in thinking they should have been acknowledged as rising starlets?
There are a three names that ought to have been on this list: Holliday Grainger(‘The Borgias’, ‘Great Expectations’), Aisling Loftus(‘Death Of A Superhero’) and Jessica Barden(‘Tamara Drewe’, ‘In The Dark Half’).
Ari ❤
Zendaya!!!! i absouluty think she should win … i mean if you dont think so then you a Z-sawg hater #1 fan
Ariana deserves this sooo much…. She’s gonna be huge!
Felicity Jones, Nick Hoult and Ariana Grande are my favourites. Wish more people new about Felicity though! She’s amazing.
I love ariana grande she the best singer ever!!!!!
You’ve impesresd us all with that posting!
Ariana deserves this so much <3
YAY! Logan Lerman is on here! & he deserves it. You guys are all going to be seeing a lot of this kid next year. He is really talented. Ariana & Adele deserve this as well because they are both beautiful AND they have beautiful voices that are NATURAL and not fake. I love Logan, Ariana, and Adele, and it makes me really happy that they are on here! ♥
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Ariana and Adele :]]
Go Ariana! She’s gonna be a superstar! Her names gonna be known in every household by the end of next year! Guaranteed!
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Ariana Grande isthe best girl! she is soo awsome and she loves her fans so much!
OMG, Ariana is really Awesome, i can’t wait for hear Put Your Hearts UP
Grade A stuff. I\’m uqnuestiaonbly in your debt.
Drew Van Acker is so hot I think i’m in love with him since I have seen his face
love it on PLL so great
Aaaw! Ariana So Deserve This! WE LOVE YOU ARIANA! Cannot Wait For #PutYourHeartsUp .. Remember December 20th Guys! The Excitement Is Too Much!
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Ariana totally deserves this! Woohoo, love her!♥
Ariana has such a great voice. Amazing that’s she on here! We will hear alot of her next year, be prepared, world!
i love ariana grande and alexandra chando!
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