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Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire


Background information
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre(s) Indie Rock
Baroque Pop
Art Rock
Years active 2003—present
Label(s) Merge Records
Associated acts Wild Light
Bell Orchestre
Owen Pallett
Website Website
Members
Win Butler
Régine Chassagne
Richard Reed Parry
William Butler
Jeremy Gara
Sarah Neufeld
Tim Kingsbury
Former members
Howard Bilerman
Josh Deu
Brendan Reed
Tim Kyle
Dane Mills
Myles Broscoe



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Speech Debelle Crowned 2009 Mercury Prize Winner

September 9, 2009
Speech Debelle Crowned 2009 Mercury Prize WinnerSpeech Debelle has won the 2009 Mercury Prize at an awards ceremony in London.

The London rapper’s debut album ‘Speech Therapy’ was one of twelve albums shortlisted for the prize.

Debelle thanked her family and band members as she accepted the prize and the £20,000 winner’s cheque.

“I feel so good. It feels better than I imagined,” she said. “I’m from south London, I don’t normally get emotional, but I feel emotional.”

"This proves if you believe in something and you think you can do it, you can achieve it."

Florence and the Machine were favourite to win the award, while Kasabian, Bat For Lashes and La Roux were also nominated.

Sales boost

Debelle’s album looks set to receive a huge sales boost following her shock triumph.

According to Official Charts Company, ‘Speech Therapy’ is one of the least established albums to have won the Mercury Prize.

Since its release last month, the record has sold fewer than 3,000 copies.

Last year’s winner, ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’ by Elbow, sold more than 500,000 extra copies after winning last year's prize.

The winner of the Mercury Prize, now in its eightieth year, is selected by industry experts.

(by Jason Gregory)



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