Mercury Prize: David Bowie On Album Shortlist

David Bowie has become the joint oldest nominee of the Mercury Prize as his comeback album after a 10-year absence made this year's shortlist.

The 66-year-old music veteran's latest release, The Next Day, is among the favourites to take the award, as he competes against 11 other acts.

Seven of the nominees, including Bowie, have previously featured on the shortlist since the prize was launched in 1992.

Arctic Monkeys - who won it in 2006 - and singer-songwriter Laura Marling each make it on to the list for a third time.

Foals, James Blake and Villagers are among those who make their second appearance.

Arctic Monkeys at this year's Glastonbury Festival

Electronica act Jon Hopkins was previously nominated for his collaboration with King Creosote, called Diamond Mine, but this is his first time in his own right.

Bowie, who was previously up for the prize in 2002 for his album Heathen, is the same age as jazz pianist Stan Tracey was when he was shortlisted in 1993 for Portraits Plus.

Once a prolific pace-setter, Bowie had withdrawn almost entirely from the public eye in recent years and had released no albums for a decade.

But without warning earlier this year, he suddenly released a single, Where Are We Now?, and announced his comeback album which was warmly received by fans and critics, as were the accompanying videos.

Laura Mvula picked up her first Mercury nomination

There have been persistent rumours of ill-health for the New York-based British star, but these have been repeatedly denied by his representatives.

Five acts are making their debut on the Barclaycard Mercury Prize shortlist. They are 19-year-old Jake Bugg, Disclosure, Savages, Laura Mvula and Rudimental.

The nominees were drawn from 220 albums submitted to the judging panel.

The £20,000 prize is open to British and Irish acts and aims to reward the best album of the year. It will be awarded on October 30 in a ceremony at the Roundhouse venue in London.

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