Emeli Sande scoops three Mobo awards

Emeli Sande. Credit: PA

Emeli Sande stormed tonight's Mobo Awards, scooping three separate titles.

The 25-year-old singer-songwriter won Best Female, Best Album for her number one-selling Our Version of Events and Best R&B/Soul at the event at Liverpool's Echo Arena.

Emeli, who first featured at the Mobo Awards in 2010, got the night off to a memorable start with a specially-created version of My Kind of Love.

Guest of honour Dionne Warwick was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award to celebrate half a century in the business.

London hip-hop artist Plan B snapped up Best Male Act and Best Hip Hop/Grime, which he collected from rising international star, Rita Ora.

TLC's Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas collected this year's Mobo Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

Members of the Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes's family jetted in especially to celebrate the honour on her behalf. The singer died in a car accident 10 years ago.

Rita Ora jetted in especially from the US leg of her tour to pick up Best Newcomer in association with HTC.

Labrinth, who was a major hit with fans lining the red carpet, was awarded Best Song in association with PRS for Music for Earthquake and treated the room to a mash up of his biggest hits.

He has spent the past year storming the charts with his own take on urban pop.

Labrinth arriving at the 2012 MOBO Awards Credit: Matt Crossick/EMPICS Entertainment

Chart toppers JLS arrived on a specially-chartered easyJet flight to collect the gong for Best Video for Do You Feel What I Feel and got the crowd on their feet with a performance of their newest single, Hottest Girl in the World.

Misha B presented Rachel Kerr with Best Gospel and D'Banj was awarded Best African Act.

Best Jazz went to Zoe Rahman, who collected the accolade from Delilah and previous double Mobo Award winner, YolanDa Brown.

And Nicki Minaj beat off stiff competition for Best International Act. Sean Paul was awarded Best Reggae.

The event - now in its 17th year - included performances from special guests including rapper Wiley, who shared the stage with Skepta and Ms D to perform his new release Can You Hear Me and number one single, Heatwave.

Rising star Misha B treated crowds to a version of her debut single Home Run, and Angel wowed the crowd with his single, Wonderful.

Stooshe performed their cover of TLC's Waterfalls on stage, as introduced by T-Boz and Chilli.

Alex Buggs, Tionne "Tboz" Watkins, Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas, Karis Anderson and Courtney Rumbold arriving for the MOBO Awards 2012. Credit: Peter Byrne/PA Wire/Press Association Images

Mobo founder Kanya King MBE said this year's event had been particularly special.

The full list of Mobo Award winners

  • Best Female Act - Emeli Sande

  • Best Male Act - Plan B

  • Best Newcomer - Rita Ora

  • Best R&B/Soul Act - Emeli Sande

  • Best Hip-Hop/Grime Act - Plan B

  • Best Video - JLS - Do You Feel What I Feel

  • Best Song - Labrinth Ft Tinie Tempah - Earthquake

  • Best Album - Emeli Sande - Our Version Of Events

  • Best International Act - Nicki Minaj

  • Best Reggae Act - Sean Paul

  • Best Jazz Act - Zoe Rahman

  • Best African Act - D'Banj

  • Best Gospel Act - Rachel Kerr

  • Outstanding Contribution to Music - TLC

  • Lifetime Achievement Award - Dionne Warwick