1. Carla Bruni
Former model and singer-songwriter Carla Bruni has rocketed to the top of our poll to find the coolest music star of 2008, bagging almost a quarter (22%) of all votes. This year has seen her marry French president Nicolas Sarkozy, release her third album, perform alongside Metallica on Later With Jools Holland, have a nude photograph auctioned at Christie's for more than 20 times the expected price and stay with the Queen on a state visit to Britain.
