Last week, British musician James Blake won the prestigious award 'Mercury Music Prize' for the best British album of the year for his excellent record work 'Overgrown'. Blake prevailed over the British Laura Mvula, this year's favorite, and the legendary David Bowie for his latest album, 'The Next Day'. In addition to the prestigious award, Blake took home a check for £ 20.000 (€ 23.000).
This award can be considered the revenge of James Blake, given that the London musician had already been nominated for the 'Mercury Prize' in 2011 for his debut album 'James Blake', which also obtained several nominations for the 'Brit Awards' that year. At the beginning of the ceremony, the 25-year-old musician and producer performed his song 'Retrograde', a moment that sparked one of the night's anecdotes when he was mistakenly presented as James Blunt. The award ceremony was held on October 30 at the 'Roundhouse' concert hall in London (United Kingdom).
The Mercury Award recognizes the best British album of the year during the year, and is selected by a select panel of music critics and prominent leaders of the British record industry. The selection committee announces the nominees for album of the year each September. This year this selection contained a total of twelve albums, among which were also the latest works by Arctic Monkeys, Disclosure, Foals, Jake Bugg, Jon Hopkins, Laura Marling, Rudimental, Savages and Villagers.
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