![1992, Primal Scream; the indie band won the very first Mercury for their era-defining debut Screamadelica. Unfortunately, drug abuse and in-band fighting took its toll and their next few releases were not as well-received. However, against all odds Bobby Gillespie and co soldiered on and are still a fixture on the music scene, even playing Glastonbury this year.]()
1992, Primal Scream; the indie band won the very first Mercury for their era-defining debut Screamadelica. Unfortunately, drug abuse and in-band fighting took its toll and their next few releases were not as well-received. However, against all odds Bobby Gillespie and co soldiered on and are still a fixture on the music scene, even playing Glastonbury this year.
![2003, Dizzee Rascal; the Bow rapper's Mercury win for Boy In Da Corner- the record that broke Grime into the mainstream - was the real deal; a raw narrative of urban London in the early noughties. The East Londoner went onto release a few more successful albums and became one of the biggest artists in the UK. He's now lost a little of his credibility thanks to collaborations with Jessie J and Robbie Williams, but he's still around 10 years after his debut.]()
2003, Dizzee Rascal; the Bow rapper's Mercury win for Boy In Da Corner- the record that broke Grime into the mainstream - was the real deal; a raw narrative of urban London in the early noughties. The East Londoner went onto release a few more successful albums and became one of the biggest artists in the UK. He's now lost a little of his credibility thanks to collaborations with Jessie J and Robbie Williams, but he's still around 10 years after his debut.
![2006, Arctic Monkeys; Alex Turner and co exploded into public consciousness with Whatever You Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, the UK's fastest selling album of all time, spawning unforgettable singles such as When The Sun Goes Down. The band have since headlined Glastonbury twice and released four more critically acclaimed albums. The most recent, AM, has become one of the fastest selling albums of 2013.]()
2006, Arctic Monkeys; Alex Turner and co exploded into public consciousness with Whatever You Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, the UK's fastest selling album of all time, spawning unforgettable singles such as When The Sun Goes Down. The band have since headlined Glastonbury twice and released four more critically acclaimed albums. The most recent, AM, has become one of the fastest selling albums of 2013.
![2008, Elbow; despite having been formed 18 years before they won the Mercury Prize for The Seldom Seen Kid, Elbow had never enjoyed mainstream success. This changed when they won the coveted award and they have since released another critically acclaimed album which hit number 2 in the UK charts, and even performed at the 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony.]()
2008, Elbow; despite having been formed 18 years before they won the Mercury Prize for The Seldom Seen Kid, Elbow had never enjoyed mainstream success. This changed when they won the coveted award and they have since released another critically acclaimed album which hit number 2 in the UK charts, and even performed at the 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony.
![2004, Franz Ferdinand; Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson were awarded the Mercury for their eponymous debut, with its infectious lead single 'Take Me Out', and promptly became one of the UK's biggest indie bands. The Glasgow quartet's second album went platinum and even went top 10 in the US. They released a fourth studio album in August of this year.]()
2004, Franz Ferdinand; Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson were awarded the Mercury for their eponymous debut, with its infectious lead single 'Take Me Out', and promptly became one of the UK's biggest indie bands. The Glasgow quartet's second album went platinum and even went top 10 in the US. They released a fourth studio album in August of this year.
![1999, Talvin Singh; the Indian producer, affiliated with the Asian Underground electronica movement, beat the likes of Blur and Manic Street Preachers to the Mercury Prize with his album Ok, which was critically acclaimed. However, despite the win, it only sold 90,000 copies, and Singh seemed to disappear into thin air (photo: Facebook / Talvin Singh).]()
1999, Talvin Singh; the Indian producer, affiliated with the Asian Underground electronica movement, beat the likes of Blur and Manic Street Preachers to the Mercury Prize with his album Ok, which was critically acclaimed. However, despite the win, it only sold 90,000 copies, and Singh seemed to disappear into thin air (photo: Facebook / Talvin Singh).
![2002, Miss Dynamite; the North London rapper was a regular on the UK garage scene, lending her vocals to popular tracks passed around pirate radio stations. She released her Mercury winner debut A Little Deeper soon after, which included hit singles such as 'Dy-na-mi-tee'. The album was critically acclaimed but the rapper fell off the radar after having a baby. She has emerged back on the scene in recent times, guesting on Katy B's hit 'Lights On'.]()
2002, Miss Dynamite; the North London rapper was a regular on the UK garage scene, lending her vocals to popular tracks passed around pirate radio stations. She released her Mercury winner debut A Little Deeper soon after, which included hit singles such as 'Dy-na-mi-tee'. The album was critically acclaimed but the rapper fell off the radar after having a baby. She has emerged back on the scene in recent times, guesting on Katy B's hit 'Lights On'.
![2007, Klaxons; the 'Golden Skans' singers were at the forefront of the reinvigorated nu-rave scene in 2007 and became darlings of the NME after online demos were met with hype by critics and on dancefloors. Their much-anticipated debut album Myths Of the Near Future went to number two and bagged the Mercury Prize. However, second album Surfing the Void flopped and the band disappeared.]()
2007, Klaxons; the 'Golden Skans' singers were at the forefront of the reinvigorated nu-rave scene in 2007 and became darlings of the NME after online demos were met with hype by critics and on dancefloors. Their much-anticipated debut album Myths Of the Near Future went to number two and bagged the Mercury Prize. However, second album Surfing the Void flopped and the band disappeared.
![2009, Speech Debelle; the little known rapper Speech Debelle won the Merury Prize for her debut album Speech Therapy, beating favourites Florence & the Machine and The Horrors. However, winning the award did little to raise the London rapper's profile, and Speech Therapy has only shifted 15,000 copies as of 2012. Debelle was last seen in last year's series of Celebrity Masterchef.]()
2009, Speech Debelle; the little known rapper Speech Debelle won the Merury Prize for her debut album Speech Therapy, beating favourites Florence & the Machine and The Horrors. However, winning the award did little to raise the London rapper's profile, and Speech Therapy has only shifted 15,000 copies as of 2012. Debelle was last seen in last year's series of Celebrity Masterchef.
![2000, Badly Drawn Boy; the indie singer-songwriter and serial hat wearer, real name Damon Michael Gough, was awarded the Mercury for his album The Hour Of Bewilderbeast. Previously to this, Gough hadn#t enjoyed much commercial success and unfortunately he didn't enjoy much afterwards, with this album being recognised as the critical and commercial peak of his career.]()
2000, Badly Drawn Boy; the indie singer-songwriter and serial hat wearer, real name Damon Michael Gough, was awarded the Mercury for his album The Hour Of Bewilderbeast. Previously to this, Gough hadn#t enjoyed much commercial success and unfortunately he didn't enjoy much afterwards, with this album being recognised as the critical and commercial peak of his career.
