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" Emeli Sand\u00E9 has revealed that she plans to take a six-month break from performing. The &amp;#039;Clown&amp;#039; singer will &amp;quot;lay low&amp;quot; after closing tonight&amp;#039;s (February 20) Brit Awards ceremony at London&amp;#039;s O2 Arena, according to The Sun.  Sand\u00E9 said: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m happy to leave the limelight for a bit and lay low after. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m going to be in the studio working on my next album. I just want to make more music, as that&amp;#039;s my favourite thing.&amp;quot; Sand\u00E9 is nominated for &amp;#039;Best British Female&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;Best British Album&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Best Single&amp;#039; at tonight&amp;#039;s event.  The singer-songwriter previously performed at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics, as well as BBC&amp;#039;s Sports Personality of the Year. Muse will reportedly open the 2013 Brit Awards with &amp;#039;Supremacy&amp;#039;, along with a 75-piece orchestra, pyrotechnics and lasers. Robbie Williams, One Direction, Ben Howard, Mumford &amp;amp;amp; Sons, Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift will also perform during the evening. Sand\u00E9, Adele and Mumford &amp;amp;amp; Sons are among the bookmakers&amp;#039; favourites to win awards tonight. In pictures - Brit Awards 2013 behind-the-scenes: Watch Little Mix, Labrinth and Ed Sheeran chat to Digital Spy at the Brit Awards below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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