Wednesday 7 September 2011

PJ Harvey wins Mercury Music Prize for second time

PJ Harvey has become the first person to win the Mercury Music Prize twice, with her album Let England Shake.
The record, which was inspired by the horrors of war, was the bookmakers' favourite.
Harvey won in 2001, when the ceremony was held on 11 September, but was unable to accept the prize in person because she was on tour in the US.
Accepting the prize the musician said she wanted to make something that was "meaningful" and "would last".
The 41-year-old, who was the first female Mercury winner in September 2001 with Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, said: "It's really good to be here this evening, because when I last won 10 years ago I was in Washington DC watching the Pentagon burning from my hotel window."
Corinne Bailey Rae, who was one of the judges, said the panel all agreed that Harvey should be crowned the winner.
"It was a tough decision, but were all in agreement."
The singer explained it the lyrics made the record stand out because they were "really imaginative, almost cinematic".
@'BBC'

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