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Sampha won the 2017 Hyundai Mercury Prize on Thursday night for his debut studio album, Process. Honoring the best UK album of the past year, the Mercury Prize ceremony was held at London's Eventim Apollo, where he was awarded £25,000 (around $35,500).



Sampha, who has collaborated with a host of high profile artists (including contributions to Kanye West's "Saint Pablo," Solange's "Don't Touch My Hair," Frank Ocean's "Alabama" and Drake's "Too Much" among many others), released his critically acclaimed Process in February. He performed Process single "(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano" during the ceremony.

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