Elyar Fox

Born Elyar Afshari in 1995 in Ealing, West London to an English mother and an Azerbaijani father, this pop-focused artist -- whose R&B-tinged solo studio material drew comparisons to both Justin Bieber and Conor Maynard -- had achieved a U.K. Top Five single before he'd reached the age of 19. He was initially part of the pop-punk trio Just Me Again, who took a similar sonic approach to that taken by acts such as McFly and Busted, and this band swiftly moved from a local gig at north London's The Garage to a national tour supporting You Me at Six in 2010. By the end of 2012, Ju...