Kaiser Chiefs Favorite To Win The Mercury Prize

Kaiser Chiefs are the favorites to win this year's National Mercury Prize, expected to outrival bands like Coldplay and The Magic Numbers, while The Leads band are 6/4 to take the top prize with their debut album "Employment".

"People say 'Oh, it's just great to be nominated, we don't mind whether or not we win.' They're lying to themselves. Everybody wants to win," Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson said after the nominations were announced in July.

The other artists shortlisted for the award are: Antony and the Johnsons, Bloc Party, Coldplay, The Go! Team, Hard-Fi, Seth Lakeman, The Magic Numbers, Maximo Park, MIA, Polar Bear and KT Tunstall.

And The Nominees Are:

Bloc Party - 'Silent Alarm'

Hard-Fi - 'Stars of CCTV'

Kaiser Chiefs - 'Employment'

MIA - 'Arular'

The Magic Numbers - 'The Magic Numbers'

Coldplay - 'X&Y'

The Go! Team - 'Thunder, Lightning Strike'

Anthony And The Johnsons - 'I Am A Bird Now'

KT Tunstall - 'Eye To The Telescope'

Maximo Park - 'A Certain Trigger'

Seth Lakeman - 'Kitty Jay'

Polar Bear - 'Held On The Tips Of Fingers'