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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Speech Debelle

The first woman to win the 2009 Mercury Prize in seven years and the host of the BBC documentary Hidden Homeless, Speech Debelle was born Corynne Elliot on 1983 in London, England. Her single “The Key” won Best Budget Video for Pop, Dance, Urban at the UK Music Video Awards in 2009. In 2011, she took part in a photography project set up by Oxfam and photographer Martin Parr, which help spread awareness about climate change. She is also a patron of the program HOPE Not Hate. There is no doubt that the 33-years-old British rapper is definitely an act to look out for in the music industry.

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Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the British rapper signed to the Big Dad record label, Speech Debelle:

1. Speech Debelle was born Corynne Elliot on 1983 in London, England.

2. She attended Harris City Academy, and at age 9 began writing poetry.

3. She wanted to be a singer but she disliked her singing voice when younger, so decided to try rapping at age 13.

4. She drew inspiration from Michael Jackson and in particular the song “Human Nature”, as well as Blackstreet, Mary J. Blige, TLC and reggae music.

5. In November 2007 she was signed by Big Dada records, a small imprint of Ninja Tune. She has said the label helped her develop artistically, and gave her complete creative control of her music.

6. She was the winner of the 2009 Mercury Prize for her debut album Speech Therapy. She became the first woman to win the award in seven years.

7. Her single “The Key” won Best Budget Video for Pop, Dance, Urban at the UK Music Video Awards in 2009.

8. Her single from Speech Therapy, “Spinnin” has been re-worked by Tinchy Stryder and Dionne Bromfield and was used as one of the official anthems of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

9. She has also been politically and socially active with a number of charities and movements and hosted the BBC documentary Hidden Homeless in 2012.

10. In 2011, she took part in a photography project set up by Oxfam and photographer Martin Parr, which help spread awareness about climate change. She is also a patron of the program HOPE Not Hate.

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