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Klaxons win Mercury Prize
Tuesday 4 September 2007
The Klaxons, a three-piece who hail from south east London and have only been together for two years, beat stars like Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys to the £20,000 prize.
Their album was one of 12 nominated for the prestigious music award.
Earlier, Amy Winehouse ended her run of no-shows when she turned up at the prestigious Mercury Awards tonight.
She received a round of applause when she stepped up to the stage at the Mercury Awards to perform her new track Love Is A Losing Game.
The star wore her trademark beehive and a strapless pink and yellow short dress to perform the number.
The singer and her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, sat close together at their table waiting for the awards ceremony to begin.
The troubled singer was nominated for the prize for her second album Back to Black.
In recent weeks fans have been left disappointed by a string of gig cancellations.
Winehouse has sparked huge concern over her appearance, just as her career appeared to be stronger than ever.
The furore over her drug taking is said to have put her record contract on the line.
Organisers of tonight's event were left guessing whether the star would actually attend.
Meanwhile, Irish singer-songwriter Fionn Regan also competed for the 2007 Mercury Prize at the ceremony in London.
The troubadour, who was nominated for his debut album, 'The End of History', was up against eleven other hopefuls for the album of the year award.
Amy Winehouse's second album 'Back To Black' was third favourite to win the prize behind female soloist Bat For Lashes and 21-year-old Jamie T.
Regan came in at odds of 20/1, according to Ladbrokes.
Dizzee Rascal, who previously won the award in 2003, was shortlisted again for 'Maths and English' as were last year's winners, the Arctic Monkeys, with 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'.
Nominated albums:
Amy Winehouse - 'Back To Black'
Arctic Monkeys - 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'
Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford - 'Basquiat Strings'
Bat For Lashes - 'Fur And Gold'
Fionn Regan - 'The End Of History'
Jamie T - 'Panic Prevention'
Klaxons - 'Myths Of The Near Future'
Dizzee Rascal - 'Maths And English'
Maps - 'We Can Create'
New Young Pony Club - 'Fantastic Playroom'
The View - 'Hats Off To The Buskers'
The Young Knives - 'Voices Of Animals And Men'
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