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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 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. |
| 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. | |
| She will compete for the best album award - billed as the most prestigious - with Plan B, Alt-J, Paloma Faith and Mumford & Sons. | |
| Alt-J and Mumford & Sons are also up for best British group, a shortlist that also takes in stadium rock with Muse, teen pop with One Direction and atmospheric indie with The xx. | |
| Calvin Harris, Richard Hawley, Ben Howard, Olly Murs will compete with Plan B for the best British male title. | |
| And in the best British female category, Winehouse and Sande are listed alongside Paloma Faith, Bat For Lashes and Jessie Ware. | |
| The award for best live act has been reintroduced this year, and sees The Rolling Stones gain a nomination, 35 years after they were shortlisted for the first ever Brit Awards. | |
| 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. | 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 | Brit Awards nominations |