Clementine Dedicates Mercury Prize To Paris

Benjamin Clementine has been announced as the winner of the Mercury Prize, the UK's most prestigious music award.

The 25-year-old's debut album At Least For Now beat competition from the likes of Florence + The Machine, Wolf Alice and Supergrass star Gaz Coombes.
As he accepted the £20,000 prize at a ceremony in London, the singer and pianist broke into tears and dedicated the win to those killed in last week's Paris terror attacks.

Benjamin Clementine with his accolade

"Before I finish, I just want to say that I dedicate this - I know this is about music - but I dedicate it to what happened about four or five days ago in Paris."
He said the attacks left him feeling "very sad" and "heartbroken".
"I went there on Saturday. I went there and sent my condolences by going to the Bataclan (concert hall) and mourned for a little bit, then I felt free - like a weight had been pulled off my shoulders."
Clementine was raised in north London but moved to Paris in his 20s, busking on the Metro before earning a music contract.