London Hip hop songstress Speech Debelle surpassed our favorites Bat For Lashes & Florence and the Machine last night to take home the Mercury Prize award for her album “Speech Therapy.” Here’s what she had to say about winning the prestigious award.
“I feel so good. It feels better than I imagined. My family’s here. My friends are here. I’m from south London I don’t get emotional — I’m emotional,” the 25-year-old said at the ceremony in London. “This proves if you believe in something and you think you can do it, you can achieve it.”
Congrats and check out this list of all the nominees she beat out!
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Lisa Hannigan was my dark horse pick. I think when it comes to awards people love to pick the person no one thought they would go with.