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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Jamie Greer

Brit Award winner's Merseyside link after helping beat Arctic Monkeys

A Formby singer managed to see off competition from the Arctic Monkeys during Saturday night's Brit Awards.

Rhian Teasdale, the lead singer of indie band Wet Leg, recreated a famous speech from the Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner after her band swept home with two BRIT awards. Wet Leg beat the Arctic Monkeys to Group of the Year.

Lead vocalist Rhian, who moved from Merseyside to the Isle of Wight when she was eight years old, is a founder member of the band which won Best New Artist and Group of the Year, at the 2023 awards. They also performed their breakout single Chaise Longue live at the ceremony.

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