Mercury prize shortlist 2011: what Guardian and Observer critics said

Find out what this year's Mercury prize nominees told our writersAdele: 21Halfway through 2011, 21 is by far the world's bestselling album, with sales estimated at 8m – and Adele also leads the way in the singles market, with Rolling in the Deep having sold around 6m copies, including more than 4m in the US. The album, her second, deals with heartbreak, and interviewing the 23-year old singer for the Observer in March, Tom Lamont wrote:"For years Adele's been asked about who she's going out wi...

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