Sam Smith has been named the 2014 Critics Choice winner for next year’s BRIT Awards.

Smith, who was announced as a nominee last week along with Chloe Howl and Ella Eyre has had an immensely strong year, particularly over the summer when his Naughty Boy-duet La La La topped the charts.

Sam Smith wins BRIT CriticsChoice

Check out Sam Smith’s interview as a BRIT Award nominee, along with an acoustic performance of Nirvana, below. Smith is the first recipient of the newly-designed Philip Treacy award. The full 2014 BRIT Award ceremony takes place on 19th February.