Speech Debelle

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Mercury Prize-winner Speech Debelle chats with Nemone.

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Biography

Corynne Elliot (born 1983, London, England), better known as Speech Debelle, is a British rapper currently signed to the Big Dada record label. She was the winner of the 2009 Mercury Prize for her debut album Speech Therapy and has since had a lucrative career. She released her second album, Freedom of Speech, in 2012.

Debelle's single from the 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.

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

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  1. The world of sofa-surfing and hostel rooms

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  2. UK 'blind' to black female acts

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  1. MPFREE EP: 18TH NOVEMBER 2011

    Fri 18 Nov 2011 11:50 More big names on the MPFree EP this week, and of course, some top tunes... Jon Teamlaverne

  2. MPFREE: 15TH NOVEMBER 2011

    Tue 15 Nov 2011 11:50 Your MPFree today is the first new material from Speech Debelle in two years. As you... Jon Teamlaverne

  3. Tom Robinson's Website of the Week: BandstandBusking.com

    Mon 1 Mar 2010 12:45 As any Londoner will tell you, there are loads of bandstands in parks across the... Tom Robinson - 6 Music

BBC Reviews

  1. Freedom of Speech 2012

    Review of Freedom of Speech

    Reviewed by Daniel Ross

    One of Britain’s most intriguing hopes still has some serious thinking to do.

  2. Speech Therapy 2009

    Review of Speech Therapy

    Reviewed by Elle J Small

    An ‘anti-hip hop’ hip hop album of cult-like pedigree.

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