Adele "Happy" With Her Three BRIT Awards 2012 Nominations

12 January 2012, 19:22 | Updated: 12 January 2012, 19:34

The 'Someone Like You' singer has tweeted a message of thanks after being put up for several awards at next month's annual BRITs ceremony.

Adele says she is "happy" at receiving three nominations for the BRIT Awards 2012 and has thanked fans for their continued support.

The 'Rolling In The Deep' singer has been nominated for Mastercard British Album Of The Year for her second studio album '21', which was released back in January 2011.

Adele has also received nods in the award categories for Best Female as well as Best Single for her Vodafone Big Top Forty hit 'Someone Like You'.

"F**king happy," Adele tweeted after the BRIT Awards nominations launch earlier today (12th January). "Thank you for the nods xx."

Voting for all of the categories at this year's BRIT Awards has now opened, including the British Single award, which is voted for by listeners of Capital FM.

Each listener who casts a vote for British Single will be entered into a competition to win a pair of tickets to this year's ceremony.

Find out more details, including the latest news, photos and interviews, about this year's ceremony, as well as a round-up of all the nominees, in our BRIT Awards area.

The ceremony for this year's BRIT Awards will take place at London's O2 Arena on 21^st February.