Garage star Ms Dynamite has won this year's Mercury Music Prize for the best British album of the past year.The 21-year-old singer beat 11 other acts, including the bookies' favourite The Streets aka Mike Skinner, with her album A Little Deeper.
Among the other acts in contention were rock legend David Bowie and Doves.
Ms Dynamite picks up £20,000 as well as the coveted award.
'I'm speechless'
The star, whose real name is Naomi McLean-Daley, has been acclaimed for her thoughtful lyricism and her powerful melodic voice and she has already scored chart hits with singles Dy-na-mi-tee and It Takes More.
Picking up her prize from saxophonist and prize judge Courtney Pine, the R 'n B performer struggled to speak.
She eventually blurted out: "I really don't know what to say. I've never been speechless. Oh my goodness."
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