Popjustice prize nominees announced

The nominees for the eighth annual Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize have been announced.

Three Mini Viva songs are among the 12 "f**king amazing" tracks chosen.

Alexandra Burke's 'Bad Boys' is joined by fellow X Factor alumni Diana Vickers's debut single 'Once'.

Also among the competitors are Example with 'Kickstarts' and Sophie Ellis-Bextor with 'Bittersweet'.

The tongue-in-cheek award nominations come as the Barclaycard Mercury Prize contenders were confirmed.

Girls Aloud won the prize for the fifth time last year for their number one single 'The Promise'.

Nicola Roberts collected the £20 note prize, joking that she felt "liberated".

The latest list marks the first time Girls Aloud have not been eligible for the prize, having not released a new single in the last year.

However Cheryl Cole failed to win a nomination for any of her three solo singles.

The winner, decided by a group of specially chosen Popjustice readers, will be announced on

The 12 songs nominated are:

• Alexandra Burke - 'Bad Boys'


• Mini Viva - 'One Touch'


• Mini Viva - 'Left My Heart In Tokyo'


• Mini Viva - 'I Wish'


• Sophie Ellis-Bextor - 'Bittersweet'


• Groove Armada - 'I Won't Kneel'


• Example - 'Kickstarts'


• Hurts - 'Wonderful Life'


• Nerina Pallot - 'Real Late Starter'


• Diana Vickers - 'Once'


• Marina & The Diamonds - 'I Am Not A Robot'