English singer-songwriter Sienna Spiro won the MTV VMA for Best New Artist on Sunday after her first performance at the ceremony. Her single “Great Expectation” recently became her first UK No. 1, and her debut album, Visitor, was released in July.
“Great Expectation” topped the Official U.K. Singles chart last month, making Spiro the youngest English female artist to reach No. 1 there in 12 years. She began posting singing covers on TikTok in 2021 and was later scouted by Capitol Records; she released her first singles in 2024 and a debut EP in 2025.
Spiro’s sound and style draw on 1960s music and fashion. She has cited Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin and Sarah Vaughan as influences and says she often writes from a melancholic mood, though she would like to make more upbeat songs.
