‘UK’s Justin Bieber’ hits No 1 with debut

Conor Maynard has rocketed to the top of the charts with his debut album Contrast.

The 19-year-old shunted Plan B’s album Ill Manors, the soundtrack to the film of the same name, off the top spot.

Maynard, who has been dubbed the UK’s Justin Bieber, also notched up a second week in the top 10 singles chart with Vegas Girl at number nine.

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Top spot in the singles chart went to East London grime star Wiley, the Official UK Charts Company said.

His track Heatwave, narrowly pipped to the post Calvin Harris featuring Example’s new entry We’ll Be Coming Back.

The two new entries forced last week’s number one, Spectrum, by Florence and the Machine into third.

Teenager Maynard rose to fame after his YouTube covers gained thousand of views and he was crowned MTV’s Brand New for 2012 over Lana del Rey. His debut album, co-produced by Frank Ocean, boasts collaborations with Ne-Yo, Pharrell and Rita Ora.

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Describing the album in a recent interview with Metro the Brighton-born singer said: “The name, Contrast, explains it – it’s got a mature urban sound to it.

“It’s a contrast to what’s out there. It’s got big everything, from dance songs to slow, stripped-back ballads.”

Emeli Sande, whose performance during the Olympics opening ceremony was watched by billions around the world, rose to third spot in the album charts.

Her album, Our Version of Events, one of the biggest-selling albums of the year so far, jumped up five places from number eight.

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Londoner Delilah, real name Paloma Stoecker, entered the album charts at number five with her new album From The Roots, while Mike Oldfield, who also appeared at the Olympics opening, debuted at number six with his best-of compilation Two Sides.

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