Grime artist Skepta has been awarded the 25th Mercury Prize, beating off competition from favourite David Bowie.
The north London-born singer collected the award and the £25,000 prize for his fourth studio album Konnichiwa at the ceremony at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London.
The album was released on Skepta’s Boy Better Know record label which he set up with his brother JME in 2005.
Skepta made the final six alongside the late Bowie, twice-nominated Laura Mvula, five-times-nominated Radiohead, The 1975 and Michael Kiwanuka.
They were whittled down from a list of 12 acts which included Bat For Lashes, Kano, The Comet Is Coming, Savages, Anohni and Jamie Woon.
