This year's Brits will see the comeback kids taking on the new kids as old stagers Take That go up against fresh-faced duo Mika and Leona Lewis.

All three acts have received four nominations in the distinctively Brit-pop flavoured list.

Take That will be hoping for a replicate of last year's success. After winning Best British Single with Patience in 2007, the lads are bidding for a repeat with Shine.

X Factor winner Leona will do battle for the Best British Female crown with Kate Nash, KT Tunstall, PJ Harvey and Bat For Lashes. She is also in competition with Mika for Best British Breakthrough.

Her nominations come after a remarkable year which saw her score the fastest-selling British debut album of all time with Spirit, which shifted 375,000 copies in its first week.

Lebanese singer Mika is a contender for Best British male alongside Jamie T, Mark Ronson, Newton Faulkner and Richard Hawley.

Faulkner is the dark horse of the category - the dreadlocked singer-songwriter became a word-of-mouth success last year and his debut album, Hand Built By Robots, has just notched up 500,000 sales.

Mark Ronson, Kaiser Chiefs, Kate Nash and Arctic Monkeys - who are up against Take That for Best British Group and Best Live Act - each have three nods.

Amy Winehouse has one nomination - her cover of the Zutons' Valerie with producer Mark Ronson is in the running for Best British Single.

Although Back To Black was the biggest-selling album of 2007, it does not qualify for Brits voting because it was released in 2006.

Kylie Minogue - who will sing at the ceremony on February 20 - is hoping to win in the Best International Female and Best International Album categories.

Sir Paul McCartney, recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award, will also perform, as will Leona Lewis, Kaiser Chiefs, Mark Ronson, Mika and Rihanna.

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will host the event from London's Earls Court.

While the shortlist features a number of new acts - including Kate Nash, Bat For Lashes and Klaxons - there is also room for a few golden oldies.

The Eagles are nominated for Best International Group and Best International Album with Long Road Out Of Eden, their first studio album since 1979.

Bruce Springsteen will face the likes of Kanye West and Timbaland for Best International Male.

The nominations were announced by Kelly Osbourne at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London.

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