Benjamin Clementine wins the 2015 Mercury Prize
20 November 2015, 23:42
| Written by
Laurence Day
Pianist/singer/songwriter Benjamin Clementine has won this year's Mercury Prize for his debut LP At Least For Now.
In the days preceding the ceremony, Clementine became a bookies favourite, seeing off stiff competition from Jamie xx.
Judges for this year's gong included Corinne Bailey Rae, Nick Mulvey, Anna Calvi, and MistaJam. Albums released between 9 September 2014 and 25 September 2015, from British and Irish artists, are eligible to be nominated for the prize, which also comes with a £20,000 cash injection.
View the full shortlisted acts and albums here.
Young Fathers were the recipients of the 2014 Mercury Prize.
Watch Clementine's video for "London" below.
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