Victory for the Comic Muse is a 2006 studio album by Neil Hannon, under band name The Divine Comedy. It is the second album since the departure of the rest of the band, after 2004's Absent Friends, and the ninth album released under that banner. The title is a reference to the group's 1990 debut Fanfare for the Comic Muse.
On the 28 February 2007, Victory for the Comic Muse won the Choice Music Prize at a ceremony that took place in Dublin's Vica...
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Victory for the Comic Muse is a 2006 studio album by Neil Hannon, under band name The Divine Comedy. It is the second album since the departure of the rest of the band, after 2004's Absent Friends, and the ninth album released under that banner. The title is a reference to the group's 1990 debut Fanfare for the Comic Muse.
On the 28 February 2007, Victory for the Comic Muse won the Choice Music Prize at a ceremony that took place in Dublin's Vicar St. venue. The Choice Music Prize is Ireland's equivalent to the Mercury Music Prize. The judging panel was made up of 12 representatives from the Irish music industry. The prize consisted of a trophy as well as a cheque for €10,000. The Divine Comedy's victory was unexpected as the album had received some lukewarm reviews and there was strong competition from the likes of The Immediate, Duke Special and Snow Patrol.
The album is unique in the Divine Comedy catalogue - and in the catalogue of most recent popular music - in that Hannon's...
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