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| Elbow elated at Mercury Prize win | Elbow elated at Mercury Prize win |
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| Rock group Elbow have scooped the Nationwide Mercury Prize for the best British album of the past year. | Rock group Elbow have scooped the Nationwide Mercury Prize for the best British album of the past year. |
| The award, for the band's fourth studio album The Seldom Seen Kid, comes 18 years after they formed and seven years after their first nomination. | The award, for the band's fourth studio album The Seldom Seen Kid, comes 18 years after they formed and seven years after their first nomination. |
| The Manchester fivesome beat 11 other contenders, including Radiohead, Adele and Burial, to the £20,000 prize. | The Manchester fivesome beat 11 other contenders, including Radiohead, Adele and Burial, to the £20,000 prize. |
| "This is quite literally the best thing that's ever happened to us," singer Guy Garvey told the ceremony in London. | "This is quite literally the best thing that's ever happened to us," singer Guy Garvey told the ceremony in London. |
| The band formed in 1990 but it took a decade for them to release their acclaimed debut album Asleep In The Back. | The band formed in 1990 but it took a decade for them to release their acclaimed debut album Asleep In The Back. |
| It's beautiful, it's romantic, it's dark, it's gorgeous, it's just a really, really wonderful record Jude RogersMercury judge In pictures: Mercury Prize 2008 | |
| That was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2001, and the group have remained critical favourites ever since. | That was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2001, and the group have remained critical favourites ever since. |
| The Seldom Seen Kid reached number five in the UK album chart when it came out in March, their most successful release to date. | The Seldom Seen Kid reached number five in the UK album chart when it came out in March, their most successful release to date. |
| The Mercury victory is likely to catapult it back up the chart and could see the band finally translate critical acclaim into commercial success. | The Mercury victory is likely to catapult it back up the chart and could see the band finally translate critical acclaim into commercial success. |
| Musician Jools Hollands presented the group with their prize at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. | Musician Jools Hollands presented the group with their prize at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. |
| "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. |
| Garvey dedicated the award to the band's friend Bryan Glancy, who died in 2006. | Garvey dedicated the award to the band's friend Bryan Glancy, who died in 2006. |
| The singer called him "one of the greatest men who ever lived". | The singer called him "one of the greatest men who ever lived". |
| NME magazine editor Conor McNicholas, one of the judges, said the album was "something that you fall in love with, and it feels like falling in love". | NME magazine editor Conor McNicholas, one of the judges, said the album was "something that you fall in love with, and it feels like falling in love". |
| "It's incredibly emotional, but it's not self indulgent at all," he said. | "It's incredibly emotional, but it's not self indulgent at all," he said. |
| "The album's that good that you will go back to it in years to come and there's some albums on the list that you couldn't say that about. | "The album's that good that you will go back to it in years to come and there's some albums on the list that you couldn't say that about. |
| "And Guy Garvey's a hero. He's the drunken poet at the end of the bar, who just has this aura of cool, and they've had it for years." | "And Guy Garvey's a hero. He's the drunken poet at the end of the bar, who just has this aura of cool, and they've had it for years." |
| Neon Neon arrived wearing medallions made of Lego | Neon Neon arrived wearing medallions made of Lego |
| Rock critic Jude Rogers, another judge, added: "It's such a passionate record, it's from the heart, it's from the gut. | Rock critic 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 dubstep musician Burial, who only recently revealed his true identity, had been the bookmakers' favourite with his record Untrue. | Mysterious dubstep musician Burial, who only recently revealed his true identity, had been the bookmakers' favourite with his record Untrue. |
| The artist - real name Will Bevan - did not attend the event. | The artist - real name Will Bevan - did not attend the event. |
| Chart favourites Adele and Estelle was also nominated, along with guitar group British Sea Power. | Chart favourites Adele and Estelle was also nominated, along with guitar group 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. | 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, nominated for their record Stainless Style, brightened up the show by wearing 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 The Portico Quartet were also nominated. | Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, Laura Marling and The Portico Quartet were also nominated. |
| The shortlist of 12 albums of the year was chosen by a panel of musicians, producers, presenters and music journalists. | The shortlist of 12 albums of the year was chosen by a panel of musicians, producers, presenters and music journalists. |
| The decision is based solely on the musical merit rather than sales success, organisers said. | The decision is based solely on the musical merit rather than sales success, organisers said. |
| Albums made by British or Irish artists and released between July 2007 and July 2008 were eligible for this year's prize. | Albums made by British or Irish artists and released between July 2007 and July 2008 were eligible for this year's prize. |
| Previous winners include Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys, Antony and the Johnsons and Dizzee Rascal. | Previous winners include Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys, Antony and the Johnsons and Dizzee Rascal. |