Emblem3 – Artist to Watch in 2013

Emblem3, a surfer-cool, boy band trio from the sunny shores of Cali, didn't win their season of 'X Factor,' but neither did One Direction, and look at where they ended up! So the fact that Emblem3 -- who deliver solid, bouncy boy band pop -- placed fourth means absolutely nothing.

If 1D's massive international success is any indication of what's in store, then Emblem3 are going to be huge in 2013.

Why should E3 be on your radar, pop music fans? Well, first of all, they're all adorbs and stylish, which is key in attracting the hordes of teenage girls that will be their fans to their lair.

But even more importantly, they offer up a flashy, catchy, vocal ensemble style of buyoant pop. Think One Direction harvested in a petri dish with Hot Chelle Rae. Also, the E3 boys --that's Drew C., Wes S. and Keaton S. -- are impossible not to like, thanks to their warm and winning personalities, frothy songs and the stars in their eyes. They give off a "Whoa! We just wanna sing" vibe.

Simon Cowell steadfastly and wholeheartedly believes in them, signing them to SYCO, the record company he co-owns with Sony Music.

Watch Emblem3 Perform a Temptations + Katy Perry Mashup on 'X Factor'