Go, Rachel! Come what may, I'm sure they'll have a good laugh at the awards ceremony.
The Mercury can be a bit of a poisoned chalice, in any case. A few years back, a really promising drum & bass act (Roni Size) won, and promptly sank without trace. (Yes, boys and girls, I don't just listen to folk ;-) ).
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