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Arctic Monkeys win Mercury prize Arctic Monkeys win Mercury prize
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The Arctic Monkeys have won this year's Mercury Prize for their album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.The Arctic Monkeys have won this year's Mercury Prize for their album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
The Sheffield-based band, whose album became the fastest-selling debut in the UK in February, were run-away favourites to take the award.The Sheffield-based band, whose album became the fastest-selling debut in the UK in February, were run-away favourites to take the award.
They were up against nominees including Muse, Editors, Thom Yorke, Richard Hawley, The Guillemots, Scritti Politti and Hot Chip. Accepting the award, lead singer, Alex Turner, said their success was down to "good tunes" and "no tricks."
The £20,000 prize is for the best album of the year by a British or Irish act. They were up against nominees including Muse, Editors, Thom Yorke, Richard Hawley, The Guillemots and Hot Chip.
The other contenders for the £20,000 prize were Lou Rhodes, jazz pianist Zoe Rahman, Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan, rapper Sway and Scritti Politti - who last experienced major success in the mid-1980s.
More than 200 albums were considered for the 2006 prize, which is awarded for the best album of the year by a British or Irish act.
Arctic Monkeys said they were "surprised, honoured but very pleased" to win the award.
Speaking after Jools Holland revealed the winner, Turner said: "Someone call 999 - Richard Hawley has been robbed.
He added: "Normally [this award] does not go to a band who have sold as many records as we have."
The win caps a remarkable 12 months for the Arctic Monkeys, nearly a year since their single, I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor, reached number one in the UK.
Their album became the fastest-selling debut in chart history, shifting more than 360,000 copies in its first week.