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" For those still not familiar with the drill, every year the Brit Awards announce three nominees for their Critics&amp;#039; Choice prize, which is announced at the end of the year to drum up excitement ahead of the event in February.  This year&amp;#039;s three potential winners have been named this morning, and they are (in no particular order): AlunaGeorge, Laura Mvula and Tom Odell. Ahead of the winner announcement on December 20, we&amp;#039;ve taken a closer look at each nominee below:   AlunaGeorge Who are they? They&amp;#039;re a duo from London, made up of Aluna Francis on vocals and George Reid, who does everything else.  What do they sound like? There&amp;#039;s quite a lot going on in their music, so the best we can describe it is a fusion of R&amp;amp;B, pop, dubstep, house beats and Aluna&amp;#039;s high-pitched, early &amp;#039;00s-inspired garage vocal. Truth be told, they&amp;#039;re a bit of a left-field choice for the Brits.  What have they done so far? They&amp;#039;ve put out a handful of tracks over the last year, which has quickly gained them support from all the right places, including Radio 1/1Xtra/6 Music, The Guardian and Pitchfork. What should I listen to first? Their first proper single &amp;#039;Your Drums, Your Love&amp;#039;, which was released a couple of months ago.        Tom Odell  Who is he? A 21-year-old piano-playing singer-songwriter from Chichester. What does he sound like? From what we&amp;#039;ve heard so far, it&amp;#039;s mostly gloomy, piano-led (he&amp;#039;s classically trained) midtempo-to-ballad numbers. One journalist labeled him as &amp;quot;James Blake without dubstep&amp;quot;, though musically we&amp;#039;re more inclined to place him somewhere between Ed Sheeran and Adele.  What has he achieved so far? He released a reasonably good EP called &amp;#039;Songs From Another Love&amp;#039; in October, as well as a well-received spot on Jools Holland. What should I listen to first? &amp;#039;Another Love&amp;#039;       Laura Mvula  Who is she? A 26-year-old singer-songwriter from Birmingham. What does she sound like? Minimal R&amp;amp;B-soul but with a rich &amp;quot;post-Winehouse&amp;quot; vocal that - unlike many - she&amp;#039;s learnt how to keep under control. She recently described herself as &amp;quot;the geeky kid of R&amp;amp;B&amp;quot;.  What has she achieved so far? She&amp;#039;s entering an extremely crowded market, but her debut EP &amp;#039;She&amp;#039; and recent support slot at an iTunes Festival gig (which is also available to download) have nonetheless struck a chord with critics.  What should I listen to first? Current single &amp;#039;She&amp;#039;.       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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