Young Fathers album 'Dead' has won the 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Award.
The 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Awards Show took place tonight - Wednesday, 29 October. The event was held at the Roundhouse in London and hosted by broadcaster Nick Grimshaw.
Simon Frith, Chair of Judges said, “Young Fathers have a unique take on urban British music, brimming with ideas – forceful, unexpected and moving.”
On collecting the winner’s trophy and cheque for £20,000, Young Fathers said, “Thank you, thank you. We love you all!”
The Awards Show, which will be broadcast in full on Channel 4 at 11.40pm this coming Friday, 31 October, saw each of the twelve shortlisted artists perform a track from their ‘Albums of the Year’:
The 2014 Shortlisted Albums of the Year were:
Anna Calvi - One Breath @annacalvi
Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow @BombayBicycle
Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots @Damonalbarn
East India Youth - Total Strife Forever @eastindiayouth
FKA twigs - LP1 @FKAtwigs
GoGo Penguin - v2.0 @GoGo_Penguin
Jungle - Jungle @Jungletrain
Kate Tempest - Everybody Down @katetempest
Nick Mulvey - First Mind @nickmulveymusic
Polar Bear - In Each And Every One @polarbear_uk
Royal Blood - Royal Blood @royalblooduk
Young Fathers - Dead @youngfathers
