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| Elbow win the Mercury Music Prize | Elbow win the Mercury Music Prize |
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| Alternative rock band Elbow have won the Nationwide Mercury Prize for the best album of the past year, seven years after first being nominated. | |
| The group, who beat Dubstep producer Burial and Radiohead, scooped the £20,000 prize for The Seldom Seen Kid, which is their fourth studio album. | The group, who beat Dubstep producer Burial and Radiohead, scooped the £20,000 prize for The Seldom Seen Kid, which is their fourth studio album. |
| "This is quite literally the best thing that's ever happened to us," said lead singer Guy Garvey. | "This is quite literally the best thing that's ever happened to us," said lead singer Guy Garvey. |
| In 2001 the band were shortlisted for their debut album Asleep in the Back. | In 2001 the band were shortlisted for their debut album Asleep in the Back. |
| Musician Jools Hollands presented them with the prize at the ceremony in London's Grosvenor House Hotel. | |
| 'Passionate record' | |
| "I know I'm supposed to be cool and say something coy, but it's literally the best thing that's ever happened to us," Garvey said. | "I know I'm supposed to be cool and say something coy, but it's literally the best thing that's ever happened to us," Garvey said. |
| Before leaving the stage he dedicated the award to the band's friend Brian Clancy, who died a few years ago. | |
| Garvey called him "one of the greatest men who ever lived". | |
| It's beautiful, it's romantic, it's dark, it's gorgeous, it's just a really, really wonderful record Jude Rogers, judge | |
| One of the judges, Charles Hazelwood, said: "We were just so passionate about them from the start actually. We just couldn't talk enough about what they'd done." | |
| Jude Rogers, another judge, added: It's such a passionate record, it's from the heart, it's from the gut. | Jude Rogers, another judge, added: It's such a passionate record, it's from the heart, it's from the gut. |
| "It's beautiful, it's romantic, it's dark, it's gorgeous, it's just a really, really wonderful record." | "It's beautiful, it's romantic, it's dark, it's gorgeous, it's just a really, really wonderful record." |
| Mysterious musician, Burial, who only recently announced his true identity, had been the bookmakers's favourite with his record Untrue. | |
| The artist - real name Will Bevan - did not attend the event. | |
| Commercial sales success | |
| Chart favourites Adele and Estelle had also been nominated, along with British Sea Power. | |
| The Last Shadow Puppets, the side project of Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner and Miles Kane of The Rascals, opened the ceremony with a performance. | |
| Neon Neon wore medallions made of Lego | |
| Neon Neon, nominated for their record Stainless Style, brightened up the show by wearing medallions made of Lego. | |
| Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, Laura Marling and Portico Quartet had also been shortlisted for the gong. | |
| The shortlist of 12 albums of the year is chosen by a panel of musicians, producers, presenters and music journalists. | |
| The decision is based solely on the music on the albums rather than on commercial sales success, organisers said. | |
| Albums released between July 2007 and July 2008 are eligible for this year's prize. | |
| Previous winners include Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys, Antony and the Johnsons, and Dizzee Rascal. |