{"id":287907,"date":"2025-10-17T15:05:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/im-still-in-shock-sam-fender-wins-mercury-prize-for-his-album-people-watching-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T15:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:05:18","slug":"im-still-in-shock-sam-fender-wins-mercury-prize-for-his-album-people-watching-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/im-still-in-shock-sam-fender-wins-mercury-prize-for-his-album-people-watching-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;m still in shock&#8217;: Sam Fender wins Mercury Prize for his album People Watching | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_D2X7gFoWoA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'I'm still in shock': Sam Fender wins Mercury Prize for his album People Watching | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_D2X7gFoWoA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Singer-songwriter Sam Fender has won the 2025 Mercury Prize for his third album People Watching.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made at the award ceremony which was held in Newcastle on Thursday (16 October), marking the first time the event has been held outside London.<\/p>\n<p>Jubilant crowds cheered for local lad Fender, born and raised in North Shields, who beat competition from Britpop band Pulp, Irish singer CMAT and post-punks Fontaines DC, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer-songwriter Sam Fender has won the 2025 Mercury Prize for his third album People Watching. 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