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Adele, Tinie Tempah and Elbow will perform at this year's Mercury Prize ceremony, it has been announced.

All of the nominees including; Everything Everything, Anna Calvi, Ghostpoet, Gwilym Simcock, Katy B, James Blake, Metronomy, PJ Harvey and King Creosote & Jon Hopkins will all perform.

The performances will mark a first for Mercury Prize ceremony since its launch in 1992.

In order to be eligible to receive a nomination, the album must have been released over the past 12 months.

Last year's Mercury Prize was won by The xx, with their hailed self-titled debut album.

The 2011 winner will be unveiled at a ceremony in London on September 6, which will be broadcast live on the BBC.

The 2011 Mercury Prize nominees are:

Anna Calvi – 'Anna Calvi'
Elbow – 'Build A Rocket Boys!'
James Blake – 'James Blake'
Katy B – 'On A Mission'
Metronomy – 'The English Riviera'
PJ Harvey – 'Let England Shake'
Tinie Tempah – 'Disc-Overy'
Everything Everything – 'Man Alive '
King Cresote & John Hopkins - 'Diamond Mine'
Adele – '21'
Ghost Poet - 'Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam'
Gwilym Simcock - 'Good Days at Schloss Elmau'

Mercury Prize Nominees 2011

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