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The stars of Â鶹Éç Radio 1's Future Festival: Where are they now?

This week, the will showcase some of the biggest new bands set for big things in 2017 and judging by the line-up, we're in for a pretty exciting year.

, , , , , , and make up this year's line-up. Some of these may be relatively unknown now, but then so were , and when they first performed as part of the Future Festival in previous years.

Here's what happened next for some of the previous performers at the Â鶹Éç Future Festival. They've done alright for themselves.

Sam Smith (2014)

Where do you start with a star like ? We could talk about the 6.5 million copies of his debut album, the multi-platinum singles Stay With Me and I'm Not The Only One, his James Bond theme, or the BRITs, Grammys and Billboard awards he has won.

But lets instead think about how much lay ahead him when this superstar performed his hit Money On My Mind at the 2014 Future Festival for a handful of lucky fans.

"I'd like to say a massive thank you to Radio 1 for being such a huge support, through the beginning of what will hopefully be an incredible career," he said during his performance - and he wasn't wrong.

Stormzy (2015)

One of the hottest names on the UK grime scene, brought his beats to the 2015 Future Festival - having previously made some serious waves on the underground scene.

He was seriously busy in 2016, guesting on tunes from , , , and and making his way to the top of the game.

NAO (2016)

Oh hey there 2017 BRIT Award nominee. is up against the likes of and at this year's BRITs, just a year after placing third in the Â鶹Éç's Sound of 2016 and performing at the Future Festival.

This London-born singer has made waves with her seriously slinky soul sounds and hit the Top 20 with her debut album For All We Know in July 2017.

Disclosure (2013)

The Lawrence brothers are one of the biggest dance acts in the UK, but ahead of the 2013 release of their debut album Settle, they joined the fresh-faced performers at the year's Future Festival. They performed with Sam Smith, a year before he made his own appearance at the event the following year.

Since their appearance, they have released a string of huge dance hits and two massive albums. After working with fellow emerging talent on their debut Settle, their star power had grown so much they were teaming up with the likes of , and for album number two, Caracal.

Royal Blood (2014)

Remember when people used to say 'rock is dead'? Well, that was never true. reminded the world that was a place for no-comprise, no-nonsense music that found fans with rockers and mainstream listeners alike.

In 2014, their debut, self-titled album hit No.1 in the UK, went Top 20 in the UK and led to awards nominations and wins at both rock and pop events. It's amazing how much noise two lads from Brighton can make.

Years & Years (2015)

The world is a brighter place with in it, so we wonder how we actually coped before Olly Alexander and co arrived on the pop scene. 2015 was the year this London trio took the charts by storm and it all kicked off with a performance at the Â鶹Éç Future Festival.

They performed their tune King at the show, which went on to become one of the biggest pop singles of the year. We're currently sat patiently waiting for news of their second album.

The 1975 (2013)

first formed in 2002, so by 2013 they already knew a thing or two about performing live, but The 1975's performance at the Future Festival came at the start of the year that changed everything for this Manchester band.

Before 2013, Matty Healy and co had released a string of EPs and grown a fanbase, but 2013 was the year they released their debut album and brought hits such as The City, Sex and Chocolate to the mainstream. They are now one of the biggest new bands in the UK, and .

Mura Masa (2016)

is one of the best-connected new stars in pop, having already worked with NAO, and and having remixed tunes for , , and .

His tune Love$ick has been a Radio 1 favourite this winter, despite it's summer sounds. His debut album To Fall Out Of Love To is due in 2017.

George Ezra (2014)

One of the most unmistakable new voices in British music, made a huge impact in 2014 with his debut album, Wanted On Voyage and singles such as Budapest, which became a hit in the UK, US and across the world.

George started 2014 being tipped by the Â鶹Éç, MTV, iTunes and more for success and performing at the Future Festival. By the end of the year, Wanted On Voyage was the third biggest-selling record of the year.

James Bay (2015)

The man with the hat and all the hits, soundtracked 2015 with hits such as Let It Go, Hold Back The River and Best Fake Smile. He scored a No.1 album in the UK and cracked the US Top 20, won the BRIT Awards critics choice AND made his debut on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage.

In 2016, he also won a BRIT Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist. Not a bad way to start a career at all.

MistaJam and Huw Stephens present Radio 1's Future Festival from 19:00 on Tuesday 17 January 2017