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PJ Harvey wins the 2011 Mercury prize - in pictures

Mercury Prize 2011: Mercury Prize 2011
Metronomy, fronted by Joseph Mount, were nominated for their third album The English Riviera Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Mercury Prize 2011: Mercury Prize 2011
Tinie Tempah was nominated for his debut album Disc-Overy Photograph: Tim Whitby/Getty Images
Mercury Prize 2011: Mercury Prize 2011
PJ Harvey had won once before for Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea and had been nominated two more times, for Rid of Me and To Bring You My Love Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Mercury Prize 2011: Mercury Prize 2011
Anna Calvi was nominated for her eponymous debut, which featured a guest appearance from Brian Eno Photograph: Jon Furniss/WireImage
Mercury Prize 2011: Mercury Prize 2011
Adele picked up her second nomination in as many albums for 21, which has been a hit wordwide Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty Images
Mercury Prize 2011: Mercury Prize 2011
Elbow were nominated for their fifth album, Build a Rocket Boys! Photograph: Akira Suemori/AP
Mercury Prize 2011: Mercury Prize 2011
Katy B was nominated for her debut album, On a Mission Photograph: Akira Suemori/AP
Mercury Prize 2011: Mercury Prize 2011
After a series of critically acclaimed EPs, James Blake was an early favourite for his eponymous debut Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Mercury Prize 2011: Mercury Prize 2011
Lauren Laverne and Corinne Bailey Rae arrive at the Mercury awards Photograph: Jon Furniss/WireImage
Mercury Prize 2011: Mercury Prize 2011
Caroline Monk at the Mercury awards Photograph: Jon Furniss/WireImage
Mercury Prize 2011: Mercury Prize 2011
Lauren Laverne, cruelly overlooked by the awards when she was in Kenickie, hosted the event with Jools Holland Photograph: Ben Pruchnie/WireImage
Mercury Prize 2011: Mercury Prize 2011
PJ Harvey won her second Mercury prize for her eighth album, Let England Shake, which was recorded in a church in Dorset Photograph: Jon Furniss/WireImage
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