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Lily set to be Brits star
By This is London 14.02.07
Lily Allen is nominated in three categories
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The Brits, the biggest awards ceremony in Britain's music calendar, take place tonight with Lily Allen expected to be the star of the show.
Allen, 21, unknown to all but her Myspace friends this time last year, is nominated in three categories, including best British Female.
She is also in the running for British Breakthrough Act and British Album for Alright Still.
The feisty star is up against jazz singer Amy Winehouse and soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae in the British Female category.
The other contenders are Jamelia and the relatively unknown Nerina Pallot.
Bailey Rae is also up for British Breakthrough Act at the awards, to be broadcast live this year.
Winehouse has a British Album nomination for Back to Black, along with the Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Snow Patrol and Allen.
Best British Male is a five-way race between James Morrison, Jarvis Cocker, Lemar, Paolo Nutini and Thom Yorke.
Cocker will forever be associated with the Brits after invading the stage in 1996 in protest at a Michael Jackson performance.
Best British Group will go to either the Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Muse, Razorlight or Snow Patrol.
Take That cap their comeback with a British Single nomination for Patience. The Brits, hosted by Russell Brand, take place at Earl's Court tonight.
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"Best British Male is a five-way race between James Morrison, Jarvis Cocker, Lemar, Paolo Nutini and Thom Yorke."
Apart from Thom Yorke what an uninspiring bunch of medicore artists. Is this really the best we can come up with in this country?
On the other hand the women are a reasonable bunch, hopefully Amy Winehouse will triumph.
- Lee Wilson, London
