Are Kate Nash and Nicky Wire your indie Valentines?

'Tis the season to be romantic - so in keeping with the Valentine’s Day spirit NME.COM has asked its readers that if they had the choice, and chance, who would they most like to spend the most loved up day of the year with?

The votes are in and topping the girl’s chart is Kate Nash - with Rilo Kiley’s singer Jenny Lewis following closely behind, while Rihanna takes third place.

In the boy’s corner Manic Street Preachers guitarist Nicky Wire tops the chart, with Carl Barat from Dirty Pretty Things in second place and Babyshambles’ bassist Drew McConnell sneaking in at Number Three.

The full Top 20 most wanted female music Valentines and most wanted male music Valentines are online now.

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