FKA twigs favourite to take Mercury award

Hotly-tipped Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominees FKA twigs and Kate Tempest are among the acts which have enjoyed the biggest percentage sales boosts since being shortlisted for tonight’s award.

Twigs – whose real name is Tahliah Barnett – saw her total sales increase by 83% after being added to the 12-strong list, while poet and rapper Tempest enjoyed a 124% rise, although the two acts have had fewer than 10,000 extra album sales between them.