Chart-topping Adele favored for victory at UK’s Brit Awards

Pop superstar Adele is up for four awards at the annual Brit Awards, including in the best solo female artist category, in which soul singer Amy Winehouse is also nominated.

This year, Adele will be hoping to avoid a repeat of the Grammys debacle when she veered out of tune after a microphone fell on the strings of the piano that accompanied her.

The band, who have just returned with their album A Head Full Of Dreams, won British group in 2012, 2003 and 2001, as well as British album in 2006, 2003 and 2001.

Little Mix chatted EXCLUSIVELY with Capital ahead of the big awards show, where they’re up for both British Artist Video Of The Year AND Best British Single With Capital for “Black Magic”, and reveal they know fans have their back going into the event.

They will be up against Adele’s record-breaking 25 in the album category, as well as albums by Florence + The Machine, Jamie xx and James.

The pair are returning to the host the awards bash for a third time – their second in two years – and while they are unwilling to give their predictions for who will win on the night, Dec was sure one artist in particular will feature quite a lot.

The “Hello” singer is herself nominated for a peachy four awards including Best Female Solo Artist and British Single.

USA band Eagles Of Death Metal, whose concert was targeted in the Paris attacks, is up against U2 in the global group category.

Ant McPartlin explained that their other commitments meant that they wouldn’t be returning to the host the 2017 ceremony.

The awards ceremony will be held at London’s O2 Arena and will be shown live on ITV at 8 p.m.