:00:00. > :00:12.Hello and welcome to the BBC's iconic Broadcasting House, where we
:00:13. > :00:17.are tonight bringing you a music awards ceremony like no other, 12
:00:18. > :00:21.short listed albums by 12 phenomenal artists, and the odds are still
:00:22. > :00:57.changing on who is going to win. It's the Mercury Prize Live 2015.
:00:58. > :01:06.Hello, everybody, and welcome to the Mercury Prize Live 2015, with BBC
:01:07. > :01:07.Music. How are we all doing, are you all right?
:01:08. > :01:13.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE What a lively bunch. We are here in
:01:14. > :01:18.the BBC Radio 1 Theatre, and we are with many of the short listed
:01:19. > :01:21.artists, judges and some very special guests indeed. Now, some of
:01:22. > :01:25.the nominees have been performing live today at throughout the week,
:01:26. > :01:30.both on six music and on Radio One, we are also going to have four more
:01:31. > :01:34.performances throughout the night. In just under an hour we are going
:01:35. > :01:38.to be telling you who has won this year's price. It's incredibly
:01:39. > :01:40.exciting, very close to call, but let's start with a reminder of those
:01:41. > :01:55.12 short listed artists. # I'm sending my condolence
:01:56. > :02:11.# I'm sending my condolence #. # That's the way it is and that's
:02:12. > :03:52.the way it's going to stay #. #.
:03:53. > :04:01.# Hard to give up #. APPLAUSE
:04:02. > :04:06.Yes, there you have it. This year's delightful dozen. Now, we are going
:04:07. > :04:09.to be reflecting on all of those short listed albums throughout the
:04:10. > :04:13.show. We will be hearing from some of the BBC Music champions and
:04:14. > :04:16.chatting to the judges about the records that have made the short
:04:17. > :04:21.list, and why they've been nominated. First, we will start with
:04:22. > :04:24.a live performance from a duo who formed in Tunbridge Wells by
:04:25. > :04:28.guitarist Laurie Vincent and drama Isaac Holman, who incidentally only
:04:29. > :04:34.went and dislocated his shoulder a couple of nights ago -- drummer. I
:04:35. > :04:39.saw you on Tuesday morning, you are fine, now this! For the love of God,
:04:40. > :04:42.are you all right? Are you in pain? Here's powering through, God love
:04:43. > :04:49.you. That's dedication. For one night only they've become a trio,
:04:50. > :04:54.with Joel, from Wolf Alice, also short listed, stepping in. It's the
:04:55. > :04:58.spirit of the Mercury Prize right there, its creativity and
:04:59. > :05:01.collaboration, we love it. Their debut album Are You Satisfied? Is
:05:02. > :05:06.one of seven short listed this year and has been described by the judges
:05:07. > :05:11.as an invigorating lass got punk aggression and raw pop energy -- and
:05:12. > :05:26.integrating blast. Please welcome Slaves, with The Hunter.
:05:27. > :05:33.# What will happen when they're gone
:05:34. > :06:22.# His children were crying to be fed
:06:23. > :06:31.# But you're tired and you're aching
:06:32. > :08:21.fantastic stuff, thank you so much. Powering through the primal sound of
:08:22. > :08:25.Slaves, an incredible start to our show. Thank you very much, gents.
:08:26. > :08:32.Performing live, right here, in the radio Theatre. Each year, Slaves,
:08:33. > :08:38.well done! Good learning already. We will get there within the hour. So
:08:39. > :08:42.each year we have 12 very different musical styles on show, obviously 12
:08:43. > :08:46.very different fan bases chosen by the judges, and often the winner
:08:47. > :08:49.isn't the obvious candidate. We decided to take a look back at some
:08:50. > :08:57.of the most surprising and eclectic years in music -- Mercury Prize
:08:58. > :09:01.history. Over the Mercury years some of the biggest stars on the planet
:09:02. > :09:05.have regularly made the short list, but being big doesn't necessarily
:09:06. > :09:09.help. No matter how many stadiums you feel, how many records you flog,
:09:10. > :09:16.the smart money in Mercury land isn't always on the biggest guns. In
:09:17. > :09:20.the very beginning there was U2. Achtung baby salt almost 18 million
:09:21. > :09:26.copies worldwide but came away from the Mercurys with no points. There's
:09:27. > :09:31.no definitely maybe your morning glory about it, Oasis defined
:09:32. > :09:36.Britpop in the 90s. Their albums were number one with the public, but
:09:37. > :09:43.not the Mercury judges. Instead, David Toms Portishead walked away
:09:44. > :09:47.with the cheque -- new people Portishead. It doesn't get more
:09:48. > :09:52.memorable than 1997 the clash of the Titans, not one, not two, but three
:09:53. > :09:59.global giants dominated the short list. Radiohead are the favourites,
:10:00. > :10:03.with their Magnum Opus OK Computer, but the Prodigy smashed the charts
:10:04. > :10:11.with a party dance album, the fact of the land. And finally...
:10:12. > :10:14.# Tell me what you want, what you really really want #.
:10:15. > :10:20.The Spice Girls, do not adjust your set, short listed. Everything that
:10:21. > :10:26.is given out is from us, it means more than singing something from
:10:27. > :10:29.your heart, not anybody else's. The Spice Girls don't need that Mercury
:10:30. > :10:38.Music Prize to give them extra publicity. Does their album hold-up?
:10:39. > :10:41.It's a poor record. New Forms only reaches number eight in the UK
:10:42. > :10:45.charts but proves the seminal work in drum and bass history, the big
:10:46. > :10:53.hitters outmanoeuvred by a relative unknown. The tradition sets in.
:10:54. > :10:59.Hello, we are Coldplay. Coldplay, News, all in the Mercury Music
:11:00. > :11:04.Prize. The judges preferred tiles in thing. And in the naughties, the
:11:05. > :11:09.judges remained contrary, the finest pop divas of their generation failed
:11:10. > :11:15.to scoop the prize. Perhaps nomination is good enough. Thom
:11:16. > :11:19.Yorke is still smiling. What is clear is that in Mercury land it's
:11:20. > :11:24.all about the music, stupid. Whether it's torturing their instrument...
:11:25. > :11:29.Stretching our ears... Playing with our mind... Or simply standing on
:11:30. > :11:34.their heads... Year on year, the merger is keep the bookies in
:11:35. > :11:34.business. -- the Mercurys keep the buggies in business.
:11:35. > :11:47.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE There you go, Mercury Logic, let a
:11:48. > :11:51.little unpredictable but we enjoy it very much. BBC Music has been
:11:52. > :11:55.celebrating all 12 nominated acts through live sessions and champion
:11:56. > :12:02.films since the short list was announced. Let's take a look at the
:12:03. > :12:10.first three albums by Jamie xx, Wolf Alice and C Duncan, and we'll hear
:12:11. > :12:12.from their fans as well. It's a DJ record making the clubs, made with
:12:13. > :12:35.the background of the culture. MUSIC
:12:36. > :12:39.He's worked really hard at his art and that art has been translated
:12:40. > :12:52.into his album and this album is a brilliant DJ producer album.
:12:53. > :12:58.It's the most perfectly named album because he's an Architect of music,
:12:59. > :13:01.the way he encompasses all these wonderful John Royse of music. --
:13:02. > :13:20.these wonderful types of music. You have his voice, which just has
:13:21. > :13:22.this almost common quality to it, that kind of glides you through the
:13:23. > :13:37.album. The album is so warm over the place
:13:38. > :13:43.in the best possible way. It's completely, -- unpredictable, it has
:13:44. > :13:53.surprises, it has real juxtapositions within the song.
:13:54. > :13:59.# Did you really want to # Do you haters #.
:14:00. > :14:02.It really sums up them, the time of their lives and it's one of those
:14:03. > :14:14.beautiful albums where everything in it just comes together perfectly.
:14:15. > :14:21.# I will meet you where the grass is greener
:14:22. > :14:28.# Hats on the clock... #. There we have it, I have come to
:14:29. > :14:33.purge besides, not quite betwixt, I was going to say betwixt, besides,
:14:34. > :14:38.adjacent to, just flush by two of our judges this year, Kate Mossman
:14:39. > :14:42.and Anna Calvi, hello to you both. Just to see why those albums were
:14:43. > :14:47.worthy of selection this year. Kate, let's start with Jamie xx's In
:14:48. > :14:54.Colour, part of this terrific list. How did it earn its place here?
:14:55. > :15:01.This is like the Midas of producer DJs. It is amazing to think he is
:15:02. > :15:08.still in his 20s. It brings together the late 70s to the present day. It
:15:09. > :15:14.is a very warm, humane record. Very exciting. Anna, let's talk about C
:15:15. > :15:22.Duncan, a composer from Glasgow. He made this record in his flat. It
:15:23. > :15:26.doesn't sound like a DIY record, tell me how you reacted to this
:15:27. > :15:30.record? I think it is a beautiful construction of a real world that
:15:31. > :15:33.someone has created and it has a real vision which you can feel
:15:34. > :15:41.through every single song and there is a cohesiveness about it that is
:15:42. > :15:45.impressive. With also saw their Wolf Alice My Love Is Cool, and
:15:46. > :15:52.incredible debut. Why do you think that one made it? I think it is
:15:53. > :15:57.great that a band has taken influences from the 90s, grunge, and
:15:58. > :16:02.made it exciting and new. For guitar music, it is important that this
:16:03. > :16:08.Canon carries on three new artists. And Kate, tell me about what it is
:16:09. > :16:14.like in the judging room when all 12 of you are round the table. Is it
:16:15. > :16:18.heated, is it stressful? What is the experience like? It is pretty
:16:19. > :16:23.fraught. We eat dinner at the same time so we have a course and then
:16:24. > :16:30.argue and then another course. By Christmas? Like Christmas, but it is
:16:31. > :16:36.very unexpected. So we are in for is a prize tonight. But first, we are
:16:37. > :16:39.in for another live performance from our next short listed artist, whose
:16:40. > :16:45.artist At Least For Now has been described by the judges as dramatic,
:16:46. > :16:50.intimate and pulsate in the league original. We are ready to welcome
:16:51. > :16:53.him to the stage here. Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for
:16:54. > :21:22.Benjamin Clementine. The audience are on their feet.
:21:23. > :21:27.Benjamin Clementine performing Cornerstone from his astonishing
:21:28. > :21:32.debut album, At Least For Now here at the BBC Radio theatre. You are
:21:33. > :21:37.watching the Mercury Prize live in association with BBC Music. It is
:21:38. > :21:41.time to find out more about three more short listed albums. At next we
:21:42. > :21:51.will look at Florence and the Machine, Aphex Twin and SOAK.
:21:52. > :21:59.This album is a journey. No one feels a motion like Florence. She
:22:00. > :22:03.has been incredibly honest in this album. If you have ever had your
:22:04. > :22:07.heart broken, if you have ever been chucked by somebody, there will be
:22:08. > :22:32.lyrics here which will touch your soul and you will identify with it.
:22:33. > :22:39.Francis Bacon once said the job of the artist was too deepened the
:22:40. > :22:49.mystery and that is exactly what Aphex Twin does.
:22:50. > :22:53.He is just so wild, he is so free and I think it is that freedom which
:22:54. > :23:11.really resonates. Bridie, who writes such personal
:23:12. > :23:15.heartfelt songs, she pours herself into the songs on this album which
:23:16. > :23:29.is a connection of work, up until now, if you like.
:23:30. > :23:34.# You don't deserve this, # They tell you, they love you, they
:23:35. > :23:40.don't mean it # I don't think they know what they
:23:41. > :23:44.mean... Her voice is timeless. The
:23:45. > :23:52.production ship really stands out I think.
:23:53. > :24:00.APPLAUSE All right, well, wonderful. Some
:24:01. > :24:05.beautiful records. Now, in true Mercury Prize
:24:06. > :24:09.tradition, it is an extraordinary range of musicians that we see who
:24:10. > :24:13.have been selected for this year's prize. We had a reminder of the work
:24:14. > :24:19.by Florence and the Machine, Aphex Twin and SOAK. I'm here with two
:24:20. > :24:24.more of our lovely judges. Hello, Nick Mulvey and Mistajam. Look at
:24:25. > :24:29.this handsome corner. Nick, I will start with you because you have been
:24:30. > :24:34.nominated for this prize for you. How was it experiencing it behind
:24:35. > :24:40.closed doors and seeing the judging process? It has been fascinating. It
:24:41. > :24:44.has been a total is a prize. It has been demystifying to see this
:24:45. > :24:49.process but also quite flattering to think these are similar bunch of
:24:50. > :24:54.heads,, two albums I have been involved with, they would have
:24:55. > :25:00.chatted in this way about my work. We talk about the kind of diversity
:25:01. > :25:05.and the different types of genres that are on the list, is that built
:25:06. > :25:10.into the process? When you look at the list of judges, of course, it
:25:11. > :25:14.has to be completely diverse. It is all about musical tastes. When you
:25:15. > :25:18.look at the fact we had 290 albums to go through, it will represent a
:25:19. > :25:21.year in British music. There are so many genres out there at the
:25:22. > :25:26.moment. I think it really represents what is happening in British music
:25:27. > :25:35.right now. They give you an MP3 player now. In my day it was just
:25:36. > :25:37.CDs in your house and they took up the whole of the kitchen table. It
:25:38. > :25:41.is sleeker. Nick, were there any new records you discovered? Yes, the C
:25:42. > :25:46.Duncan Rocard, Benjamin Clementine as well. And lots which did not make
:25:47. > :25:51.it through to this final part which we can talk about at another time.
:25:52. > :25:57.Let's have a chat about the records we have seen. Starting with Florence
:25:58. > :26:03.and the Machine, how big how blew her beautiful, would you describe it
:26:04. > :26:09.as a concept album? It feels like the most honest Florence record
:26:10. > :26:13.today. She made it four stadiums. We saw footage of her leading the
:26:14. > :26:17.charge at Glastonbury. That is what the album is made for. It is made
:26:18. > :26:25.for the big crowds and people to sing right back at her. No one can
:26:26. > :26:29.do that like Florence. And Aphex Twin, he has never stopped working
:26:30. > :26:37.but this is his latest release in a long time. Was it good to hear that
:26:38. > :26:43.sound again? New to me. I found it stimulating. I was puzzled by it but
:26:44. > :26:48.definitely stimulated. And we saw the youngest member on the short
:26:49. > :26:54.list, the baby of the list, Bridie Monds-Watson, AKA SOAK. She's 19 now
:26:55. > :26:58.but she started writing it when she was 13 or 14. It is an incredible
:26:59. > :27:04.achievement to be on the list. What did you make of her record,
:27:05. > :27:14.Mistajam? She is an amazing talent and testament to the amount of
:27:15. > :27:16.talent we have in the UK. I think the music industry will look very
:27:17. > :27:18.different in five years' time when you have young people like SOAK
:27:19. > :27:22.lawmaking ground-breaking, world beating albums and flying the flag.
:27:23. > :27:25.I asked the other judges about being in the room and having the
:27:26. > :27:30.conversation, how was it from your perspective? Was it a positive
:27:31. > :27:35.experience that you would repeat or tricky? Definitely positive but
:27:36. > :27:42.quite intense at times. Quite surreal even. It starts quite
:27:43. > :27:49.jovially, we just chat about music, and then it narrows down and becomes
:27:50. > :27:54.quite intense. Mistajam, you are not doing. Intensity, is that the word?
:27:55. > :27:58.Yes, I think I need to lie down in a dark room after this. I think a few
:27:59. > :28:03.cups of tea will bring me round but I'm not sure of that will do it. It
:28:04. > :28:06.is supremely intense. If you are sitting in a room talking to a lot
:28:07. > :28:13.of people about great music, but hey, there are worse things to be
:28:14. > :28:19.doing. But the arguments are part of the fun! You can get involved.
:28:20. > :28:22.Tonight, were celebrating all 12 of the artists but at the end of the
:28:23. > :28:25.day there is only one winner. We thought we would chapter three
:28:26. > :28:35.winners from Mercury prizes from years gone by.
:28:36. > :28:43.In the past few minutes Ms Dynamite has won the 10th Mercury Music
:28:44. > :28:51.Prize. When I was writing my album in
:28:52. > :28:58.2001, 2002, I was living in a hostel. I wanted to be a teacher. I
:28:59. > :29:04.remember the night of the ceremony, being one of the most nerve wracking
:29:05. > :29:10.nights of my entire life. And the winner is... I wasn't nervous until
:29:11. > :29:17.I had actually won. I never believed I would win. I felt like the
:29:18. > :29:20.underdog. Ms Dynamite. Some of the nominees at the time were the
:29:21. > :29:26.Streets, David Bowie, I was looking and thinking, oh, my God! The fact
:29:27. > :29:33.that I won and David Bowie didn't, I just don't have the words. I still
:29:34. > :29:39.don't have the words. I was still in my seat. When my body
:29:40. > :29:43.had got up to talk on the microphone, really, I was still in
:29:44. > :29:49.my chair, thinking, what is actually going on here?
:29:50. > :29:53.I really don't know what to say! I have never been speechless! I have
:29:54. > :29:58.never been speechless. Oh, my goodness! Thank you!
:29:59. > :30:04.I am not going to live, I was looking around at people thinking,
:30:05. > :30:08.are you mad? I remember being terrified. All of
:30:09. > :30:15.us were really nervous because I don't think we had ever been to an
:30:16. > :30:19.awards ceremony before. This was the only one we really cared about. The
:30:20. > :30:26.xx! I am not very good at doing
:30:27. > :30:31.speeches. Thank you so much. It is one of the reasons why I left
:30:32. > :30:35.school, I did not want to have to speak in front of class, let alone a
:30:36. > :30:38.roomful of people that I didn't know. But everything was just a nice
:30:39. > :30:48.surprise. I liked the ceremony. I thought to
:30:49. > :30:53.myself we didn't stand a chance, because we didn't look like Blur, we
:30:54. > :30:57.didn't sound like Pulp, and we were different. People might have thought
:30:58. > :31:02.what story have they got to tell? They seem happy, just dancing along
:31:03. > :31:09.through life, but to make that decision to dance along in life,
:31:10. > :31:11.especially when you come from the environment I grew up in, that's not
:31:12. > :31:20.an easy choice. Wing diving and people. I grew up in a council
:31:21. > :31:24.estate, immigrant parents, being told this was my limitation and this
:31:25. > :31:33.was about celebrating, busting through those limitations. But
:31:34. > :31:36.afterwards, really and truly, it's about public opinion, whether they
:31:37. > :31:40.like what you do and whether they buy what you do and whether they
:31:41. > :31:44.come and see your shows, so whether I'm going to be popular with the
:31:45. > :31:50.critics are popular with the public, I'm going to choose the public every
:31:51. > :31:59.time. I think we do like that, why not? Ms Dynamite, Jamie xx and
:32:00. > :32:02.Heather Small, together at last, and sharing their experiences of winning
:32:03. > :32:06.the Mercury Music Prize. I think we should have another live
:32:07. > :32:09.performance, and our next artist who appears on the short list has done a
:32:10. > :32:15.fair few of those. She has previously sung with the likes of
:32:16. > :32:19.Lady Gaga, Jill Scott, Macy Gray and pink, but she is stepping out into
:32:20. > :32:22.the limelight herself now and has been nominated for her self titled
:32:23. > :32:27.debut album. The judges have described it as, passionate and
:32:28. > :32:34.emotionally gripping. Please welcome Esca.
:32:35. > :36:02.Just stunning, Eska, thank you so much. In my part of the world, that
:36:03. > :36:06.last chance, amazing. OK, we have three more albums to celebrate right
:36:07. > :36:09.now, and one more life performance to come, and of course the
:36:10. > :36:13.announcement it's self, that all-important name is going to
:36:14. > :36:18.appear in about 15 minutes time. At first, here's a little reminder of
:36:19. > :36:23.work by Gaz Coombes and Ghostpoet, and thoughts from their champions
:36:24. > :36:31.about why their records made the short list. This particular album is
:36:32. > :36:36.very atmospheric. It takes a while, just sort of feel your brain, and
:36:37. > :36:52.it's quite surreal, cerebrally socially conscious.
:36:53. > :37:01.He really does feel like a fresh and new artist, but in some ways he has
:37:02. > :37:19.been around for a little while, cementing a new type of sound.
:37:20. > :37:24.# The hardest fight is the one you fight... #.
:37:25. > :37:28.He plays all the instruments apart from the drums with no expectations
:37:29. > :37:39.that it will be a big hit, or a comeback, and as a result it's a
:37:40. > :37:44.very intimate record. # The happiest dreams #.
:37:45. > :37:47.It's a record he may be didn't think tens of thousands of people would
:37:48. > :37:49.here, now tens of thousands have people have heard it and they love
:37:50. > :38:08.it. Really lovely stuff there, and don't
:38:09. > :38:13.forget, if you want to see any of those performances in full, they are
:38:14. > :38:17.all up on the BBC Mercury Prize website, so you can watch them
:38:18. > :38:20.there. I've come down to sit with two more of our judges. I've got
:38:21. > :38:26.John Kennedy and Corinne Bailey Rae on with me, thank you very much for
:38:27. > :38:31.chatting to us. John, you are five years into this business, Knauss,
:38:32. > :38:37.six? What? Seven, they are countering by, the years. This year,
:38:38. > :38:41.again, just an incredibly diverse short list. We've seen Gaz Coombes'
:38:42. > :38:46.Matador and Ghostpoet's Shedding Skin, both selected, both from
:38:47. > :38:50.different genres. Tell me a little bit about selecting them and the
:38:51. > :38:56.actual process of putting the list together, and why they both made the
:38:57. > :39:00.cut? Interesting, it's an elongated process. It takes a lot of listening
:39:01. > :39:05.and to whittle it down takes a lot of discussion and a lot of knocked
:39:06. > :39:09.heads, and you kind of come to a few decisions of your suddenly the list
:39:10. > :39:12.emerges. This is one of the reasons I keep coming back because it kind
:39:13. > :39:16.of a mystery. You going, 12 different people come you have a
:39:17. > :39:20.chat, have a thought and suddenly you end up with a short list. It's
:39:21. > :39:23.as exciting for us involved when you get the short list as it is for
:39:24. > :39:29.anybody else reading about in the paper. Would you second that, it's
:39:30. > :39:38.your second year judging, right? It is my second year, it's hard every
:39:39. > :39:41.year. This is an incredible list. The short list is the most important
:39:42. > :39:43.thing about the Mercury Prize. All these artists and bands are
:39:44. > :39:46.incredible, they have put in great work and I would encourage everyone
:39:47. > :39:49.to get all the records, if you really want to get into this price,
:39:50. > :39:54.get all of the records because there's so much to discover and so
:39:55. > :39:56.much brilliant work. Talk to me about Hairless Toys, Roisin
:39:57. > :40:02.Murphy's excellent album. We talk about this kind of breadth of genre,
:40:03. > :40:06.that's got in terms of influences in one album. My two favourite tracks,
:40:07. > :40:10.one is a massive club banger, the other is a country and western song
:40:11. > :40:15.really, or influenced, but what did you make of that album? It was
:40:16. > :40:20.really diverse but held together as a body of work. She's an incredible
:40:21. > :40:23.singer and has a beautiful, strangeness to her songwriting in
:40:24. > :40:27.the way she produces music and I that it's kind of intimate and
:40:28. > :40:33.almost warm summer womblike sometimes and it explodes into these
:40:34. > :40:38.kind of synthesised bright stamps and it's very cinematic in that way,
:40:39. > :40:42.you think you are in one world and you spill out into something else.
:40:43. > :40:46.It's a real adventure ride, sort of Alice in Wonderland record.
:40:47. > :40:50.Absolutely wonderful record and we will experience the musical and
:40:51. > :40:53.visual side of it, because the lady herself I think is getting ready to
:40:54. > :40:58.perform for us. Please welcome to the stage, I know, exciting, this is
:40:59. > :41:00.the wonderful Roisin Murphy with House Of Glass.
:41:01. > :45:39.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Racine Murphy, Hairless Toys her
:45:40. > :45:44.album was described as cool, crisp and captivating. I couldn't agree
:45:45. > :45:50.more. So before I move out of my seat, I also want to talk about
:45:51. > :45:54.Ghostpoet's record. It is his second time on the short list. Tell me
:45:55. > :45:59.about Shedding Skin and why it needed to be on the short list this
:46:00. > :46:04.year? I think it is a great record and he is really deserving of being
:46:05. > :46:09.nominated again. He has this laconic languid look at the world which you
:46:10. > :46:13.don't get from anywhere else. You hear philosophy and politics and a
:46:14. > :46:18.lot of humour. He has a great sounding voice. It is we do good to
:46:19. > :46:21.hear him singing on this album as well as wrapping and speaking and
:46:22. > :46:26.observing. I like listening to it because it puts you in the position
:46:27. > :46:30.of being an observer and looking at these different lives. John, you
:46:31. > :46:36.were on the judging panel last year and he was as well and I think you
:46:37. > :46:40.got a lot out of that experience. Do you think that sometimes musicians
:46:41. > :46:45.might sometimes feel a little bit nervous about taking that on and
:46:46. > :46:53.judging other musicians? What would you say to them? I think people can
:46:54. > :46:55.get stuff out of it. I think the other judges appreciate the
:46:56. > :47:02.musicians being there because we learn a lot from their perspective
:47:03. > :47:08.and their reaction to the work which really informs how we think about
:47:09. > :47:13.the work. And different every year? The judging line-up has changed
:47:14. > :47:16.every year I have been involved. Whole load of new approaches come
:47:17. > :47:22.through and it is really exciting. Thank you. Crunch time is drawing
:47:23. > :47:28.near. We all like to think if we ever had our moment in the sun up on
:47:29. > :47:36.stage, we would rise gracefully from our seats with poise and elegance of
:47:37. > :47:41.a swan and accept our award with humility. But as Mercury Prize
:47:42. > :47:46.history has shown, it is not always how it turns out. Have a look at
:47:47. > :47:53.these winning moments. The winner of the Mercury Prize
:47:54. > :48:05.is... Dummy by Portishead. Let's hear it for Klaxons. Thank you very
:48:06. > :48:10.much. This really is too much. Hello, we have not written a speech
:48:11. > :48:16.or anything, we are truly gobsmacked. Some call 999, Richard
:48:17. > :48:23.Hawley has been robbed. I have not got much to say. While. I think it
:48:24. > :48:30.is very, very strange. I had just had a beer and I don't understand
:48:31. > :48:35.why we have won. It is a contest between an orange, a spaceship, a
:48:36. > :48:39.potted plant and a spoon. Which one do you like better? I think I speak
:48:40. > :48:44.for everyone when I say we are very pleased to have it. Is that right?
:48:45. > :48:51.We would like to thank our parents as well. Thank you for not making us
:48:52. > :48:58.get jobs. My Gran is over there. I would like to thank my cap as well.
:48:59. > :49:02.Is that the cheque? I know I'm is mostly cool and say something
:49:03. > :49:09.quite... But this is the best thing that has ever happened to us.
:49:10. > :49:13.So there we go, short listed artists, start practising, bearing
:49:14. > :49:21.in mind you might star in one of our little films. In just under five
:49:22. > :49:24.minutes I will be revealing this year's Mercury prizewinner. Let's
:49:25. > :49:39.remind ourselves one last time of our short listed artists.
:49:40. > :49:49.# I send my condolences... # I feel good, like I should...
:49:50. > :50:03.# No matter how we try to... # I build this ship...
:50:04. > :50:14.# I fight like a Matador... # Unforgettable...
:50:15. > :50:21.# I just don't know who, who, who is exploiting who...
:50:22. > :50:29.# Spending every second wishing they would go away...
:50:30. > :50:35.# You don't deserve this... # It is time to give up, time to
:50:36. > :50:40.give up... So, the time has come to announce
:50:41. > :50:45.the winner, and I am just about to do that. Before I do, I am here with
:50:46. > :50:51.the chair of judges, Simon Frith. You have been part of this judging
:50:52. > :50:57.process for some 24 years I believe? I have indeed. Have they flown by or
:50:58. > :51:01.had you had some stressful moments? They get more stressful every year.
:51:02. > :51:05.We have been talking to some of the judges who have all been very
:51:06. > :51:09.discreet and wonderful. You all got together earlier today and you have
:51:10. > :51:14.decided the winner already. That decision has already been made,
:51:15. > :51:21.hasn't it? It has, I'm pleased to say. Would you describe it as an
:51:22. > :51:25.easy decision? No, there were a lot of strongly opinionated people. 12
:51:26. > :51:30.fantastic albums and getting rid of 11 of them is not an easy process.
:51:31. > :51:32.We have seen some wonderful performances tonight but the
:51:33. > :51:39.performances do not influence the verdict? No, they don't, because it
:51:40. > :51:43.is an album prize for albums. Thanks for that!
:51:44. > :51:49.It is not necessary to be sarcastic but you know, it is me back in my
:51:50. > :51:55.box. Simon, have you got an envelope for me? I hope there is something in
:51:56. > :52:00.it. That would take the sarcasm too far! Well, in this envelope I have
:52:01. > :52:13.the answer. I am going to walk up here now. Sorry, sorry I am tripping
:52:14. > :52:15.over ESKA's down. Right, OK. In this beautiful golden envelope I have the
:52:16. > :52:27.winner, our winner. The winner of the 2015 Mercury
:52:28. > :52:55.Prize, in association with BBC Music is... Benjamin Clementine!
:52:56. > :53:28.For his album At Least For Now. APPLAUSE
:53:29. > :54:04.I don't know what to say. Thank you, Lauren Laverne. Thank you very
:54:05. > :54:14.much. I don't know what to say. APPLAUSE
:54:15. > :54:29.I would like to thank music. Thank my great friend, manager, Peter
:54:30. > :54:41.Hall, Mike Smith. I have forgotten the names now. Gilbert, Johnson, my
:54:42. > :54:45.lady, everybody. Sam Wright, I can't believe I have actually won this. I
:54:46. > :54:51.really can't. I want to thank the judges, Simon Frith, Colin Bailey
:54:52. > :54:58.Rae and John Kennedy who interviewed me yesterday -- Corinne Bailey Rae.
:54:59. > :55:04.I would like to say, I never thought I would say this, but I would like
:55:05. > :55:10.to say if there is anyone watching, a child, any child, youngster, a
:55:11. > :55:16.student, the world is your oyster and just go out there and get
:55:17. > :55:21.whatever you want to get. I thank the musicians and great artists for
:55:22. > :55:26.coming. In fact, please, can they all come with me? Can they all come
:55:27. > :55:33.and stand with me? I don't see why not. ESKA, Wolf Alice, C Duncan, all
:55:34. > :56:02.of you, please. I taking too long? I want to thank
:56:03. > :56:14.Lauren Laverne, Jo Wiley, but please, before I finish, I just want
:56:15. > :56:16.to say that I dedicate this to what happened about four or five days ago
:56:17. > :56:44.in Paris. If you're feeling up to it, we would
:56:45. > :56:49.love you to play for us one more time.
:56:50. > :56:51.Would you be able to do that? Benjamin Clementine, ladies and
:56:52. > :57:38.gentlemen. And our short listed artists!
:57:39. > :57:47.# It's a wonderful life, a wonderful life, that burst from tears from the
:57:48. > :57:56.heavens # My heart is a mellow drum, a
:57:57. > :57:58.mellow drum in fact # My pain 24/7, 24/7
:57:59. > :58:20.# I dream, I smile I dream, I smile, I walk, I cry
:58:21. > :58:41.I dream, I smile, I walk, I cry # A wonderful life
:58:42. > :59:12.# Just as yesterday # I won't
:59:13. > :59:15.# Though my good days are far gone They will surely come back one
:59:16. > :59:40.Though my good days are far gone They will surely come back one morn
:59:41. > :00:09.# You might say it's a wonderful world, and a wonderful life, just
:00:10. > :00:22.like yesterday... # But I won't complain
:00:23. > :00:30.# No, I won't complain # No, no, no I won't complain
:00:31. > :00:37.# No, I went complain # Though my good days are far gone
:00:38. > :00:40.# They will surely come back one morning
:00:41. > :00:46.# So I went, I went complain # Though my good days are far gone
:00:47. > :00:46.# They will surely come back one morning
:00:47. > :01:14.# So I went complain... Thank you very much, thank you.
:01:15. > :01:20.CHEERING