Florence And The Machine to win BRIT Award
Florence And The Machine have been named as the Critics' Choice Award winners for the BRIT Awards 2009.
Florence and co pipped other nominees Little Boots and White Lies to the post to be named as the winner of the coveted award, which Adele picked up last year.
Florence And The Machine will perform at the BRIT Nominations Launch at Camden's Roundhouse on January 20 and are set to collect their award at the ceremony on February 18.
In a statement, Florence Welch said of the win: “Blimey, a BRIT Award. Thank you so much to the critics.
“I'm making my album at the moment, it's sort of sounding like a choir, a harp, some metal chains and a piano all put through a car crusher, then hit with wooden planks really hard. I will see you at the awards. I'll be the one trying to get off with Katy Perry and passed out next to Leona Lewis.”