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Sam Fender didn’t need his Mercury prize win – but he earned it with his incisive social realism
Maybe they should have given the award to an album that wasn’t already a huge hit – but Fender’s blend of kitchen-sink drama and stadium choruses is expertly done
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independent.co.uk
Sam Fender wins the 2025 Mercury Prize with third album People Watching
Rock singer-songwriter won the prestigious music award in a homecoming triumph just a stone’s throw from where he was raised, in North Shields
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bbc.com
Sam Fender wins the 2025 Mercury Prize for his third album, People Watching
"I didn't think that was going to happen at all," the star says, as judges laud his "classic" album.
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theguardian.com
Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury prize for his album People Watching
Geordie singer-songwriter’s album reached No 1 on the UK album chart, and led to a series of stadium-sized concerts this summer
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Sam Fender didn’t need his Mercury prize win – but he earned it with his incisive social realism
Maybe they should have given the award to an album that wasn’t already a huge hit – but Fender’s blend of kitchen-sink drama and stadium choruses is expertly done