Who is the only artist ever to have won the Mercury Prize more than once?
PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey, who picked up the Mercury gong in 2001 and 2011, is the only artist to have won the award on more than one occasion. Alex Turner, of Arctic Monkeys and The Last Shadow Puppets, has received five nominations and won the award once.
Who has won the Mercury Music Prize?
2019: Dave – Psychodrama At the 2020 BRIT Awards, Psychodrama won the Album Of The Year prize.
Which band won the Mercury Music Prize in 2018?
Wolf Alice
Wolf Alice have won the 2018 Hyundai Mercury prize for their second album, 2017’s Visions of a Life.
Who won Mercury Prize 1995?
Portishead
Portishead – ‘Dummy’ (1995) Another Mercury success, Portishead’s seminal debut ‘Dummy’ has sold just shy of a million copies since winning – and what a beast of a record it is. Trip-hop trailblazers, the band went on hiatus in 1999 after releasing a self-titled follow-up but eventually returned in 2008 with ‘Third’.
Who has won the Mercury Prize for classical music?
Classical acts to have an album nominated have included Sir John Tavener, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Gavin Bryars and Nicholas Maw. None has ever won, and there has not been a shortlisted classical album since 2002. The Mercury Prize also has a reputation for being awarded to outside chances rather than the favourites.
Does the Mercury Prize under-represent heavy metal?
In 2011, The Guardian music critic Alexis Petridis agreed that the Mercury Prize underrepresented heavy metal, but argued that this actually benefitted the genre because “At least part of metal’s appeal is its outsider status.” Therapy? – Troublegum The Boo Radleys – Wake Up!
Is the Mercury Prize a curse or a blessing to musicians?
Despite being regarded by many as highly prestigious, it has been suggested that having an album nominated for or winning the Mercury Prize could be a curse on a career in music.
How does the Mercury Prize affect the sales of an album?
The Mercury Prize can have a considerable effect on sales for those artists who are shortlisted. Elbow saw a 700% sales increase of their album The Seldom Seen Kid after winning the Prize in 2008.