Mercury Prize Winner 2010: xx

The winner of the 2010 Mercury Prize was announced as London's trio xx, who beat the other eleven hopefuls in scooping the prestigious Award. Mumford & Sons, Paul Weller and Corrine Bailey Rae were in the shortlist for this years Mercury Award but it was xx who won the judges vote. The band now join the hall of fame with previous winners such as Dizzee Rascal (2003), Arctic Monkeys (2006)and Suede (1993).

The band had expected to be runner up to Paul Weller and front man Oliver Sim was stunned by winning the award, saying: "I don't know what we were expecting but we weren't expecting this."

*Photo: PA

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Mercury Awards - Nominations 2010

The 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Prize shortlist has been announced and the nominations are below, the winner will be announced at a ceremony in London on September 7. Last year Speech Debelle won the award with her album 'Speech Therapy'.

Biffy Clyro – 'Only Revolutions'
Corinne Bailey Rae – 'The Sea'
Dizzee Rascal – 'Tongue N' Cheek'
Kit Downes Trio – 'Golden'
Foals – 'Total Life Forever'
I Am Kloot – 'Sky At Night'
Laura Marling – 'I Speak Because I Can'
Mumford And Sons – 'Sigh No More'
Paul Weller – 'Wake Up The Nation'
Villagers – 'Becoming A Jackal'
Wild Beasts – 'Two Dancers'
The XX – 'XX'
*PIC: Mumford and Sons from The Fly

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Mercury Prize 2009 - Nominations

Here is the full Mercury Prize nominations for 2009,with Kasabian and Florence and the Machine being the early favourites to win this years prize. Last year Elbow won the Mercury Award, beating the likes of Estelle and The Last Shadow Puppets. The Mercury Prize Awards will take place in London on Tues September 8..

Nominations for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2009 are:

Bat For Lashes – 'Two Suns'
Florence And The Machine – 'Lungs'
Friendly Fires – 'Friendly Fires'
Glasvegas – 'Glasvegas'
The Horrors – 'Primary Colours'
La Roux – 'La Roux'
Led Bib – 'Sensible Shoes'
The Invisible - 'The Invisible'
Lisa Hannigan – 'Sea Sew'
Kasabian – 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'
Speech Debelle – 'Speech Therapy'
Sweet Billy Pilgrim – 'Twice Born Men'


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Elbow Win Mercury Award 2008

Elbow have won this years Mercury Music Award in London with their album 'The Seldom Seen Kid', fighting off tough competition from Radiohead and The Last Shadow Puppets. The alternative rock band has enjoyed success in the UK charts with ten Top 50 singles but this is their first Mercury Award.

The band spoke to Radio 1 and said they just couldn't believe they had won, confirming they did not know they had won the prize until it was announced this evening.

The 2008 Albums of the Year shortlist:

1. Adele - 19
2. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
3. Burial - Untrue
4. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
5. Estelle - Shine
6. Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim
7. Neon Neon - Stainless Style
8. Portico Quartet - Knee-Deep In The North Sea
9. Rachel Unthank & The Winterset - The Bairns
10. Radiohead - In Rainbows
11. Robert Plant / Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
12. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement