Elbow take the Mercury album gong; AWARDS.Byline: By SARAH Sarah or Sarai: see Sara. Sarah (flourished early 2nd millennium BC) In the Hebrew scriptures, the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. She was childless until age 90. TETTEH ELBOW are the winners of this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize. Their album, The Seldom Seen Seldom Seen was a horse that competed at the highest levels of dressage with his rider, Lendon Gray.
The prize, open to UK music of all genres, attracted 240 entries this year, more than ever before. Frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. Guy Garvey said, as the band collected the gong for their fourth album: "I know we're supposed to be cool but this is quite literally the best thing that has ever happened to us." Radiohead, Estelle, Last Shadow Puppets, Adele, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, British Sea Power, Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, Laura Marling, Portico Quartet, Burial and Neon Neon were shortlisted. Chairman of judges Simon Frith has said: "It's been a strong year for UK music." The decision, made by industry experts, is not based on commercial success. CAPTION(S): ROCKED The band |
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