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Antony & The Johnsons take Mercury prize
disnews by DiS News September 7th, 2005

The New York-based Antony and the Johnsons have claimed the 2005 Mercury Music prize.

The baby of lead singer Antony Hegarty, the prize was won for his debut LP 'I Am A Bird Now'.

Stealing a quote from elsewhere, we can report that Hegarty said in true-flummoxed-by-his-own-greatness style:

_ "I think they must have made a mistake. I am completely overwhelmed. I think that's insane. It's kind of like a crazy contest between an orange and a spaceship and a potted plant and a spoon - which one do you like better?"_.

Beating off strong competition from the likes of Kaiser Chiefs and MIA, he now gets to walk off with a £20,000 cheque and some probably much-deserved publicity.

The full list of nominees were:

Bloc Party – 'Silent Alarm'

Hard-Fi –'Stars Of CCTV'

Kaiser Chiefs – 'Employment'

MIA – 'Arular'

The Magic Numbers – 'The Magic Numbers'

Coldplay – 'X&Y'

The Go! Team – 'Thunder, Lightning Strike'

Antony And The Johnsons – 'I Am A Bird Now'

KT Tunstall – 'Eye To The Telescope'

Maximo Park – 'A Certain Trigger'

Seth Lakeman – 'Kitty Jay'

Polar Bear – 'Held On The Tips Of Fingers'

Well done, Ant.

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