Portishead was nominated for Best British Newcomer at the 1996 Brit Awards .
Biography ] Allmusic , Retrieved on 28 December 2007 Dummy spawned three singles : `` Numb '' , `` Sour Times '' , `` Glory Box '' , and won the Mercury Music Prize in 1995.Mercury Music Prize Winners BBC Online , Retrieved on 28 December 2007 The success of the album saw the band nominated for Best British Newcomer at the 1996 Brit Awards .
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