Watch exclusive performances from Mercury prize contenders

Eight of the 12 nominees for Tuesday night's Mercury prize have visited the Guardian studios to play – watch them hereIn the two years since we started our How I wrote… live music sessions, we've looked at the Mercury prize shortlist and thought: "Hey, quite a few of these people have come in and played songs for us." A combination of foresight, careful planning and good luck meant that this year eight of the nominees had visited the Guardian studios to perform live. We're quite proud of tha...

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