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| Arctic Monkeys win Mercury prize | Arctic Monkeys win Mercury prize |
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| Arctic Monkeys have won this year's Mercury Prize for their album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. | 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 strong favourites to take the award. | The Sheffield-based band, whose album became the fastest-selling debut in the UK in February, were strong favourites to take the award. |
| Accepting the award, lead singer, Alex Turner, said their success was down to "good tunes" and "no tricks." | Accepting the award, lead singer, Alex Turner, said their success was down to "good tunes" and "no tricks." |
| The band added that they were "surprised, honoured but very pleased" to win the £20,000 award. | The band added that they were "surprised, honoured but very pleased" to win the £20,000 award. |
| Click here for the full list of nominees | Click here for the full list of nominees |
| The win caps a remarkable 12 months for Arctic Monkeys, nearly a year since their single, I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor, reached number one in the UK. | The win caps a remarkable 12 months for 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. | Their album became the fastest-selling debut in chart history, shifting more than 360,000 copies in its first week. |
| Collecting the award from host Jools Holland, Turner joked: "Someone call 999 - Richard Hawley has been robbed. | Collecting the award from host Jools Holland, Turner joked: "Someone call 999 - Richard Hawley has been robbed. |
| Scritti Politti's Green Gartside said it was good to be back on stage | Scritti Politti's Green Gartside said it was good to be back on stage |
| He added: "Thanks everyone, thanks so much everyone that helped us. We are a bit surprised because normally it doesn't go to a band that has sold as many records as we have. | He added: "Thanks everyone, thanks so much everyone that helped us. We are a bit surprised because normally it doesn't go to a band that has sold as many records as we have. |
| "We're very, very pleased because it's just good tunes, that's what we try to do. There are no tricks. Too many people try to do too many tricks." | "We're very, very pleased because it's just good tunes, that's what we try to do. There are no tricks. Too many people try to do too many tricks." |
| The Mercury Music Prize was voted for by a panel of industry experts, journalists and artists, and is said to reward originality and creativity rather than sales success. | The Mercury Music Prize was voted for by a panel of industry experts, journalists and artists, and is said to reward originality and creativity rather than sales success. |
| The judges described the Arctic Monkey's album as "great songs, astonishingly performed. Essential". | The judges described the Arctic Monkey's album as "great songs, astonishingly performed. Essential". |
| 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. | 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 were up against nominees including Muse, Editors, Thom Yorke, Richard Hawley, The Guillemots and Hot Chip. | Arctic Monkeys were up against nominees including Muse, Editors, Thom Yorke, Richard Hawley, The Guillemots and Hot Chip. |
| Zoe Rahman was among those who performed at the ceremony | Zoe Rahman was among those who performed at the ceremony |
| The other contenders for the 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. | The other contenders for the 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. |
| Arriving at London's Grosvenor House Hotel for the ceremony, Scritti Politti's lead singer, Green Gartside, told the BBC he was looking forward to performing with the band for the first time in years. | Arriving at London's Grosvenor House Hotel for the ceremony, Scritti Politti's lead singer, Green Gartside, told the BBC he was looking forward to performing with the band for the first time in years. |
| "Twenty-six years between gigs, which is probably long enough and it's just fantastic. | "Twenty-six years between gigs, which is probably long enough and it's just fantastic. |
| "It's a real, it's a real thrill to find out that I can get back up on a stage and that I can sing, after a fashion, and I can enjoy it - most of all that's what's really cool." | "It's a real, it's a real thrill to find out that I can get back up on a stage and that I can sing, after a fashion, and I can enjoy it - most of all that's what's really cool." |
| Other performers at the ceremony included Thom Yorke, Hot Chip and the Guillemots. | Other performers at the ceremony included Thom Yorke, Hot Chip and the Guillemots. |
| The Mercury Prize was first awarded in 1992 and past winners have included Primal Scream, Suede, Pulp, Franz Ferdinand and Antony And The Johnsons. | The Mercury Prize was first awarded in 1992 and past winners have included Primal Scream, Suede, Pulp, Franz Ferdinand and Antony And The Johnsons. |
| Mercury Prize shortlist: | Mercury Prize shortlist: |
| Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotMuse - Black Holes and RevelationsIsobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - Ballad of the Broken SeasZoe Rahman - Melting PotEditors - The Back RoomLou Rhodes - Beloved OneThe Guillemots - Through the WindowpaneScritti Politti - White Bread, Black BeerRichard Hawley - Coles CornerSway - This Is My DemoHot Chip - The WarningThom Yorke - The Eraser | Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotMuse - Black Holes and RevelationsIsobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - Ballad of the Broken SeasZoe Rahman - Melting PotEditors - The Back RoomLou Rhodes - Beloved OneThe Guillemots - Through the WindowpaneScritti Politti - White Bread, Black BeerRichard Hawley - Coles CornerSway - This Is My DemoHot Chip - The WarningThom Yorke - The Eraser |
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