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Mercury Prize 2011: The Short List
The overall winner of the 2011 Prize will be announced on 6th September.
The speculation can now be brought to a close: the Barclaycard Mercury Prize shortlist has now been announced.
Heading up the list we’ve got the predicted favourites Adele and PJ Harvey, alongside the likes of previous winners Elbow and less expected entries Ghostpoet and King Creosote & Jon Hopkins.
Here’s the full list:
Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi
Elbow - Build A Rocket, Boys
James Blake - James Blake
Katy B - On A Mission
Metronomy - The English Riviera
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
Tinie Tempah - Discovery
Gwilym Simcock - The Impossible Gentleman
Everything Everything - Man Alive
Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
Adele - 21
The overall winner of the 2011 Prize will be decided and announced at the Barclaycard Mercury Prize Awards Show, which will be broadcast live on BBC Two on 6th September 2011. Lauren Laverne will present.
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