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Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell


Background information
Birth name Christopher John Boyle
Born July 20, 1964
Born place Seattle, Washington, United States
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Grunge
Hard Rock
Blues
Pop
R&B
Years active 1984—present
Label(s) Epic Records
Interscope Records
A&M Records
Sub Pop
SST Records
Mosley Music Group
Associated acts Slash
Timbaland
Audioslave
Soundgarden
Center for Disease Control Boys
Temple of the Dog
Alice Mudgarden
Alice in Chains
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Dizzee Rascal, Biffy Clyro, The xx Nominated For Mercury Prize 2010

July 20, 2010
Dizzee Rascal, Biffy Clyro, The xx Nominated For Mercury Prize 2010Dizzee Rascal, Biffy Clyro and The xx have been nominated for this year's Mercury Prize.

Foals, Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons and Wild Beasts have also been shortlisted for the award.

The remaining nominees are Kit Downes Trio, Corinne Bailey Rae, Paul Weller, Villagers and I Am Kloot.

The 12 nominated acts were announced by broadcaster Lauren Laverne in London this morning.

In order to be eligible to receive a nomination, the album must have been released over the past 12 months.

Last year's Mercury Prize was won by Speech Debelle for 'Speech Therapy', which sold just 13,000 copies following its triumph.

The 2010 winner will be unveiled at a ceremony in London on September 7.

The 2010 Mercury Prize nominees are:

(by Jason Gregory)



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