Emeli Sandé is University of Glasgow’s Young Alumnus of the Year

Chart topping singer/songwriter Emeli Sandé has been chosen as the University of Glasgow's Young Alumnus of the Year for 2011. Emeli, who attended the University of Glasgow between 2006 and 2009 and received an intercalcated degree in neuroscience, has had major success with her single, Heaven which reached number two in the UK charts. Her second single, Daddy, is released on 20th November and is taken from Emeli's debut album, Our Version of Events . She is currently number one with Professor Green on Read all about it . In addition to her solo career, Emeli has performed with artists including Chipmunk and Wiley, and has written material for Susan Boyle and Cheryl Cole. When told that she had been chosen as this year's Glasgow University Young Alumnus, Emeli said "This is an amazing honour for me. When I received the email to say that I had been nominated, I was absolutely thrilled.