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Kaisers favourites for Mercury Prize
Published Tuesday, Sep 6 2005, 11:17 BST | By Daniel Saney
The Kaiser Chiefs are the bookies' favourites to take the Mercury Music Prize for album of the year tonight.
The 'I Predict A Riot' band, who bet £2 on their victory, currently stand at odds of 9/4 to win with Ladbrokes. Meanwhile, Bloc Party are second favourites to win with 4/1 for their album 'Silent Alarm'.
The nominees in full:
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'
Anthony 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'
The 'I Predict A Riot' band, who bet £2 on their victory, currently stand at odds of 9/4 to win with Ladbrokes. Meanwhile, Bloc Party are second favourites to win with 4/1 for their album 'Silent Alarm'.
The nominees in full:
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