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Critics' Choice Award Shortlist Announced! Winner To Be Announced Friday 7th December

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Critics' Choice Award Shortlist Announced! Winner To Be Announced Friday 7th December
New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The BRIT Awards 2019 with Mastercard are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2019 Critics' Choice award as Lewis Capaldi, Mahalia and Sam Fender. Hailing from West Lothian, the Midlands and North Shields respectively, and spanning a mix of musical genres including pop, rock, R&B and soul, the three hopeful artists are now in line for the prestigious award, which has successfully predicted the future stars of British music over the last decade.

Previous winners of the BRITs Critics' Choice award include Adele, Sam Smith, Florence + The Machine, Rag'n'Bone Man, and last year's recipient Jorja Smith, who have all gone on to achieve incredible chart success both in the UK and internationally. Collectively, the BRITs Critics' Choice winners have sold over 90 million albums worldwide.

Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has had an incredible year since his debut track 'Bruises' exploded online last year. To date, he has sold a staggering 50k headline show tickets, been added to the Radio 1 Brit List, amassed nearly 250m plays for his handful of tracks across streaming services, including his Radio 1 A-Listed single 'Grace', and four sold-out back to back headline tours, as well as opening for Sam Smith's UK & EU arena tour. Following his recent sell-out headline show at London's O2 Shepherds Bush & BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session, he is set to hit the road in UK and Europe with Bastille next February.

"Absolutely honoured to have been shortlisted for this year's BRITs Critics' Choice award alongside two unreal artists. Genuinely cannot believe I'm being included in something like this and do not think I've done enough to be deserving of it! That being said, from here on in I will insist that those around me, including my mother and father, refer to me only as 'BRITS Critics' Choice Award Nominee, Lewis Capaldi."

From Leicester, 20 year old R&B singer Mahalia has enjoyed a string of releases, picking up support from the likes of i-D, MTV, The Fader, The Guardian and the Independent along the way. Notable musical collaborations include Little Simz and Kojey Radical, and her breakthrough track 'Sober' achieved over 20m streams worldwide and 8.5m YouTube views. Mahalia has toured with likes of Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sande, and more recently, last year's Critics' Choice winner Jorja Smith.

"I can't believe it. I'm truly honoured to be nominated for the BRITs Critics' Choice Award. The last year has been surreal to say the least but this really is the cherry on top. Thank you so much to all those who voted for me."

Very little has stood in the way of Sam Fender and his rapid ascent over the past few months. Having toured the UK and Europe relentlessly, building himself a loyal army of fans, this young Newcastle based musician writes honestly and candidly about subjects of social and generational significance, drawn from his experiences growing up in the North East. Sam wraps his pertinent words in rousing, propulsive, arena-sized anthems. The recently released debut EP 'Dead Boys' is a mighty statement of intent, recorded in his warehouse studio just a stone's throw from the River Tyne.

"I've been watching the BRITs since I was a child, and my brother would let me stay up and watch them live; so to be nominated for the Critics' Choice award is crazy. What an honour! A big thank you to anyone who has put their faith in my music."

The Critics' Choice Award is chosen by an invited panel of music editors and critics of national press and online music editors, plus heads of music at major radio and music TV stations. The award is open to British artists who have not yet achieved a Top 40 album success (as of 31st October of this year).

The 2019 Critics' Choice Award winner will be announced on Friday 7th December, and will be the first recipient of the specially designed Sir David Adjaye award.

Past Critics' Choice winners:
2008 Adele
2009 Florence + The Machine
2010 Ellie Goulding
2011 Jessie J
2012 Emeli Sandé
2013 Tom Odell
2014 Sam Smith
2015 James Bay
2016 Jack Garratt
2017 Rag 'n' Bone Man
2018 Jorja Smith






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