Raye wins the Mercury Prize for This Music May Contain Hope, beating Sir Paul McCartney to the £25,000 award

Pop hasn't claimed the Mercury Prize since M People's Elegant Slumming in 1994, making Raye's victory the first of its kind in more than three decades. The 28-year-old, born Rachel Keen, beat out Olivia Dean, Dave, Jade and Florence and the Machine at Newcastle's Utilita Arena. Sir Paul McCartney, 84, was among the shortlisted acts for the first time in his career. "I'm shaking, I'm jet-lagged, I'm tired," Raye said, clutching her trophy.

The album came close to never existing after thieves made off with her car, notebooks and demos.

Raye previously made headlines by publicly attacking her former label for preventing her from releasing a studio album.

The 73-minute record features Al Green, four orchestras and over 100 musicians.