https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDfGvD1eqao 25 year-old singer/songwriter Isabell Schmidt was the runner-up on season two of The Voice of Germany in 2012, under the supervision of German pop star Nena. She released her debut album "Alles hat seine Zeit" last year to positive reception, but has remained quite silent (not gone) since then. As the only singer/songwriter featured in this list, there has got to be something special about Isabell Schmidt. Schmidt crafts perfect pop songs with a hint of punk rock influence, giving her a resemblance to the early days of Avril Lavigne. Beautiful melodies and pitch-perfect falsettos atop of rock guitars and pop keys make Isabell an artist whose name should be mentally written down and never forgotten. Being the youngest artist included on this list, Schmidt shows potential to become huge, and now you all will be able to say you have known her before she sold out stadiums. Recommended if you like: Jillette Johnson, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson
Shawn-Ray Dalinsky (27) is a communications graduate student at SUNY Brockport. He is 2012 graduate of SUNY Oneonta where he dual majored in Mass Communication and Music Industry. He has an unhealthy addiction to music.