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Mrluvaluva
08-09-2009, 09:28 PM
:shocked:
Harry!
08-09-2009, 09:29 PM
Who is she/he?
Mrluvaluva
08-09-2009, 09:53 PM
South London rapper Speech Debelle has won this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize.

The 25-year-old's debut album Speech Therapy beat off stiff competition from Florence and the Machine, La Roux and Kasabian to take home the prestigious prize.

She collected her £20,000 winner's cheque from host Jools Holland at a ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.

Earlier in the evening, Debelle performed 'The Key', a track from her winning album.

According to the Official Charts Company, Speech Therapy has sold fewer than 3,000 copies since its release in August. However, it is expected to experience a sales surge following its victory tonight.

Previous winners of the Mercury Prize, which is voted for by a panel of music industry executives and experts, include Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand and Pulp.


DS (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a176500/speech-debelle-beats-florence-to-mercury-prize.html)
Dolphin-and-Whale
08-09-2009, 11:40 PM
Klaxons won 2 years ago! Quality.
Why did Speech Debelles win? ? ?
Iceman
08-09-2009, 11:44 PM
Klaxons won 2 years ago! Quality.
Why did Speech Debelles win? ? ?

Arctic Monkeys 3 Years ago....seems like yesterday.....
King Gizzard
08-09-2009, 11:59 PM
Who the hell is speech debelle?
Iceman
09-09-2009, 12:00 AM
Who the hell is speech debelle?

E-****ing-Xactly
Mrluvaluva
09-09-2009, 12:30 AM
:yuk:

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NettoSuperstar!
10-09-2009, 03:11 PM
She deserves it, shes very talented
Deirdre
10-09-2009, 03:14 PM
I've heard of her before. Can't understand how she won. Her voice gives me a headache.
La Roux should have won.
NettoSuperstar!
10-09-2009, 03:17 PM
Its a music prize for the most musically talented and innovative...I like the La Roux album but its not a patch
Deirdre
10-09-2009, 03:22 PM
I've never listened to the Speech Debelle album so I'm biased towards La Roux. I dunno, maybe it's very good but from what I've heard I don't like her at all.
MrGaryy
10-09-2009, 03:38 PM
Florence was robbed.
Visage
10-09-2009, 06:03 PM
I thought this was going to be about a speech given at the awards:blush: