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| Brit Awards: Emeli Sande gets four nominations | Brit Awards: Emeli Sande gets four nominations |
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| Singer Emeli Sande has capped a stellar rise over the past 12 months with four nominations for the 2013 Brit Awards. | Singer Emeli Sande has capped a stellar rise over the past 12 months with four nominations for the 2013 Brit Awards. |
| The star, who had the best-selling album in the UK in 2012, is up for best female, best album and has two tracks in the best single category. | The star, who had the best-selling album in the UK in 2012, is up for best female, best album and has two tracks in the best single category. |
| There were three nominations each for Mumford and Sons and Mercury Prize winners Alt-J. | |
| Amy Winehouse has received a nomination for best British female after posthumous material was released. | |
| Singer Rita Ora also has three nominations, including two in the best single list, while Muse, Paloma Faith, Plan B and Jessie Ware are up for two prizes each. | |
| And Adele, who swept the board at last year's ceremony, is in the running for best single for her James Bond theme Skyfall - meaning she has received Oscar and Brit nominations on the same day. | |
| Sande's two hits in the running for best single are Next To Me, which reached number two last February, and Beneath Your Beautiful, her chart-topping collaboration with producer Labrinth. | Sande's two hits in the running for best single are Next To Me, which reached number two last February, and Beneath Your Beautiful, her chart-topping collaboration with producer Labrinth. |
| The star's appearance on the shortlist comes 12 months after she was tipped as a rising star with the Brit Awards' Critics' Choice prize. | The star's appearance on the shortlist comes 12 months after she was tipped as a rising star with the Brit Awards' Critics' Choice prize. |
| Her debut album Our Version of Events went on to sell 1.4 million copies in the UK last year and she performed at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games. | Her debut album Our Version of Events went on to sell 1.4 million copies in the UK last year and she performed at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games. |
| "It's a really good feeling," she said of the Brits nominations. "It feels great, a bit scary, because you never know, you might not win anything. | "It's a really good feeling," she said of the Brits nominations. "It feels great, a bit scary, because you never know, you might not win anything. |
| "It feels great to have this acknowledgement and recognition. And to come back here after winning the Critics' Choice and to be nominated is really, really cool." | "It feels great to have this acknowledgement and recognition. And to come back here after winning the Critics' Choice and to be nominated is really, really cool." |
| Rita Ora, the Kosovo-born, London-based singer who was another of pop's biggest new stars in 2012, also has two songs in the best single category - RIP and Hot Right Now. | Rita Ora, the Kosovo-born, London-based singer who was another of pop's biggest new stars in 2012, also has two songs in the best single category - RIP and Hot Right Now. |
| She is also up for best breakthrough, as are Jessie Ware | |
| At the nominations launch in London on Thursday, Sande handed over this year's Critics' Choice prize to Sussex-born pianist and songwriter Tom Odell. | |
| Artist Damien Hirst has designed this year's statuette, adorning it with his trademark spot design. The awards will be handed out at London's O2 arena on 20 February. | Artist Damien Hirst has designed this year's statuette, adorning it with his trademark spot design. The awards will be handed out at London's O2 arena on 20 February. |
Brit Awards nominations so far
| Brit Awards nominations so far
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