Singer-songwriter Benjamin Clementine wins 2015 Mercury PrizeNovember 21, 2015 - 14:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Acclaimed singer-songwriter Benjamin Clementine has been announced as winner of the 2015 Mercury Prize with his stunning debut album, At Least For Now, Gigwise reports. At Least For Now, featuring the chilling and heavenily piano-led soul of 'Condolence', 'Cornerstone' and 'Nemesis', beat fellow nominees Wolf Alice, Gaz Coombes, Aphex Twin and Florence + The Machine among others to take home the gold. "Thank you. Thank you very much, I don't know what to say," said Clementine accepting his award. "I'd like to thank music, my great friend and manager Peter Hall, Gilbert Johnson, everbody... Sam Wright. I can't believe I've actually won this, I really can't. He continued: "I would like to say that if there's anyone watching, any child or student - the world is your oyster. Just go out there and get whatever you want to get." Before he became overwhelmed with emotion and asking his fellow nominees to join him on stage, Clementine added: "I dedicate it what happened about four or five days ago in Paris." Related links: Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |