Emeli Sande To Receive 2012 BRITs Critics Choice Award

Robbie Daw | December 15, 2011 10:09 am

Twenty-four-year-old UK singer-songwriter Emeli Sande, who we profiled in our most recent Popping Up feature, will follow in the footsteps of Jessie J, Ellie Goulding, Florence + The Machine and Adele — not bad company to be in! — by receiving the Critics Choice Award at next year’s BRIT Awards ceremony, which will take place on February 21. “To win a BRIT Award so early in my career is beyond a dream come true,” Sande said, as quoted by the BBC. “I am overwhelmed to be the recipient of such a prestigious award.” To see what everyone’s raving about ahead of her arrival on US shores, check out the video for Emeli’s outstanding summer jam “Heaven”.