“It feels amazing,” Kelly Lee Owens said. “As a Welsh artist, to be recognised by your country, ultimately for me, is the greatest honour.”
Kelly Lee Owens has won the 2021 Welsh Music Prize thanks to last year’s second studio album Inner Song.
Owens received £10,000 when last collecting the prize at the 11th annual ceremony in Cardiff last night – albeit via Zoom – host Huw Stephens saying:
“We are thrilled. The judges were all astounded by this album. Owens has been so critically acclaimed for this record, and we are so happy that she is the 2021 Welsh Music Prize winner.”
The other shortlisted artists for the 2021 Welsh Music Prize were:
Afro Cluster
The Anchoress
Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18
Datblygu
El Goodo
Gruff Rhys
Gwenifer Raymond
Mace The Great
Novo Amor
Private World
Pys Melyn