Sampha Has Won The 2017 Mercury Prize
He beat Stormzy, J Hus, and The xx to take home the annual U.K. award for album of the year.
Sampha has won the 2017 Mercury Prize for his debut album Process. "This is incredible," he said onstage at the ceremony, in a speech he said he hadn't prepared for. "I'd like to dedicate this award to my parents...they just wanted to give us the best upbringing possible." He also performed "Nobody Knows Me Like The Piano (In My Mother's Home)." Watch the ceremony back on BBC iPlayer.
Revisit all the looks from this year’s Mercury Prize red carpet here, watch Stormzy's stunning performance here, and see the full list of nominees below.
Read Sampha's FADER cover story here.
Mercury Prize 2017 nominees:
Alt-J, Relaxer
Blossoms, Blossoms
Dinosaur, Together, As One
Ed Sheeran, Divide
Glass Animals, How To Be A Human Being
J Hus, Common Sense
Kate Tempest, Let Them Eat Chaos
Loyle Carner, Yesterday’s Gone
Sampha, Process
Stormzy, Gang Signs & Prayer
The Big Moon, Love In The Fourth Dimension
The xx, I See You