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Brits Critics' Choice tips three new acts for 2013 | Brits Critics' Choice tips three new acts for 2013 |
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Three new acts are being tipped for success in 2013 after being shortlisted for the Brits Critics' Choice Award. | Three new acts are being tipped for success in 2013 after being shortlisted for the Brits Critics' Choice Award. |
London boy-girl duo AlunaGeorge will compete with singer-songwriters Tom Odell and Laura Mvula for the prize, which will be announced on 20 December. | London boy-girl duo AlunaGeorge will compete with singer-songwriters Tom Odell and Laura Mvula for the prize, which will be announced on 20 December. |
Previous winners include Florence and the Machine, Jessie J and Adele, who took the first award in 2008. | Previous winners include Florence and the Machine, Jessie J and Adele, who took the first award in 2008. |
This year's winner Emeli Sande went on to sing in both the opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics. | This year's winner Emeli Sande went on to sing in both the opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics. |
Sande - who picked up three Mobo awards in November - also topped the UK album and single charts this year, following the release of her debut album Our Version Of Events. | Sande - who picked up three Mobo awards in November - also topped the UK album and single charts this year, following the release of her debut album Our Version Of Events. |
The shortlist for 2013's award, which will be handed out at the Brit Awards ceremony in February, includes classically trained singer Laura Mvula. | The shortlist for 2013's award, which will be handed out at the Brit Awards ceremony in February, includes classically trained singer Laura Mvula. |
Her soulful voice and orchestral arrangements have seen her described as a cross between Nina Simone and Bjork. | Her soulful voice and orchestral arrangements have seen her described as a cross between Nina Simone and Bjork. |
Mvula started writing songs on her laptop while working as a supply teacher in a Birmingham secondary school. | Mvula started writing songs on her laptop while working as a supply teacher in a Birmingham secondary school. |
"It's unbelievable and I'm in total shock. I don't think I've experienced this kind of shock before," she said. | "It's unbelievable and I'm in total shock. I don't think I've experienced this kind of shock before," she said. |
"It's such a huge honour to be included in this prestigious shortlist, I don't think that I can put it into words. Thank you." | "It's such a huge honour to be included in this prestigious shortlist, I don't think that I can put it into words. Thank you." |
Her competition includes 22-year-old singer-songwriter Tom Odell, who started writing songs as a teenager and studied at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. | |
Odell made his TV debut last month on BBC Two's Later... With Jools Holland. | Odell made his TV debut last month on BBC Two's Later... With Jools Holland. |
Completing the shortlisted trio of acts is AlunaGeorge, otherwise known as singer Aluna Francis and producer George Reid. | Completing the shortlisted trio of acts is AlunaGeorge, otherwise known as singer Aluna Francis and producer George Reid. |
The duo's R&B influenced electronica has been widely tipped for success in 2013. | The duo's R&B influenced electronica has been widely tipped for success in 2013. |
The Brits Critics' Choice Award is voted for by a panel of industry insiders. | The Brits Critics' Choice Award is voted for by a panel of industry insiders. |
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