INTRODUCING: SPEECH DEBELLE

Congratulations to Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle (Corynne Elliot). Hailing from South London, the female MC shocked everyone when she took home the coveted BarclayMercury Prize 2009. She surprised everyone with the win as not only did she beat the likes of Kasabian and Bats For Lashes, her album "Speech Threapy" only sold 1500 copies. Within 24 hours of the announcement of her win, her album sales went up 4000 percent on Amazon and jumped 1000 places in the company's download chart to take the top spot.

After collecting her award at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, she said: 'I feel so good. It feels better than I imagined. I don't get emotional - I'm emotional.

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

She also revealed that she would be using the £20,000 prize money to start her own record label. 'It's not enough to go wild on,' she said. 'I've got bills to pay.' (SOURCE)

Wow, who would have thought that an artist would be recognised for there work rather than the way that they look. Style over substance seems to have taken a backseat where Speech is concerned, this is very refreshing news. Nice to see someone be recognised for there work, as opposed to how scantily dressed they are. Good luck to her and congratulations from Miss Lala. Check out her videos below.