Watch PJ Harvey win the Mercury Prize 2011

PJ Harvey claims her Mercury Prize from Jools Holland for Let England Shake during the 2011 ceremony.

[@tungkissme]

Adele loses to PJ - I love Mercury Prize!

[@neroltecneops59]

PJ NEW LP 2023 🙌!

[@guyplay]

❤❤❤

[@pinkbeatle2012]

PJ way more talented musician.

[@braissanchez9832]

Of course...Pj is Pj

[@Zorg2006]

All those sour-faced people in the audience, ignorant of being in the presence of a genius. She's got the lot: beauty, talent, genius and humility. Along with Bjork, she's on another plane to everyone else.

[@sophiapetrillo5236]

Seriously never liked Adele but began despising her after seeing this. she also just totally dismissed maya rudolph last nights SNL during goodbyes

[@louduva9849]

Kate Bush, tho!

[@luigiiodice3517]

@@louduva9849 Yeah, Bjork, Kate Bush and PJ Harvey are LEGENDSSS

[@jeffcarlson1981]

And Tori Amos.

[@Lunaticradiohead]

What a great comment! I totally agree with you! PJ Harvey is way far on another higher level than the rest.

[@tylerwareham940]

She deserved this more than anyone in that room. A truly gifted artist. One either gets it or they don’t but those that do love and cherish her.

[@Ring0fSaturn]

PJ Harvey is talented, creative, gracious and even a bit humble. Her lyrics and music are powerful and meaningful, much more so than so than that of most of her contemporary pop singers. Let England Shake is an amazing album. She deserves the award and more.

[@carinfourie6692]

oh yes!

[@lucianofigueiredo4877]

@@carinfourie6692 vrdd

[@lucasboden]

I really like that PJ's persona off stage is very humble and soft-spoken while she is a force of nature on stage and able to express her various alter-egos and brash personalities into her work.

[@roejogan8]

no one deserved this more. so dedicated to her craft. she's humble, well spoken, classy, a true artist and an inspiration. let england shake is a bonafide masterpiece.

[@Gibson1976uk]

Polly is creative and original, she makes music that means something, unlike some of the shite she was up against

[@MinamuTV]

It is the most important rock album since Radiohead’s “Kid A”.

[@tylerjames251]

Yes! I second this.

[@marciocouto3543]

Adele's face.

[@grytlappar]

+Marcio Couto - I've never seen so many pissy faces! Haha. That's the difference with U.S. awards shows: Americans are JUST as pissed off they didn't win, but they've perfected the fake, gracious loser, 'happy-for-someone-else' face.

[@JugularFilmes]

Yes Lol.

[@danisanchez85]

i know a lot of good artists were nominated for that award, but honestly, how comforting is when justice is served, she totally deserved the award and the recognition on such a masterpiece

[@kozmikoblivion]

If you were to lose to anyone, it's best to be to the likes of a Legend in the making...PJ Harvey

[@Scarabola]

she was a legend after her first album dropped

[@shitcasecinema]

I'm so pleased for Polly to win this award, she deserves the recognition and more. She still looks as lovely as ever. Class.

[@neroltecneops59]

Hey Shitcase PJ new Album coming in 2023 Shit Howdy!!!!!!!!!!

[@parjau4554]

It was only a couple of months back that I heard this album for the first time. An absolutely gut-wrenching, haunting, ethereally melodic, heart-breaking piece of work. A masterpiece for the ages.

[@Nummymuffincocobutter]

As sucky as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has become,PJ should be included.She has written a lot of great music throughout the years and she should be recognized for what she's accomplished..Thank God she hasn't sold out and she's doing it on her own terms.A true artist.An original and that's a rarity in the music business..

[@mcdaniels6188]

I love PJ Harvey

[@Kiddo1814yeah]

Fantastic album definitely worth the mercury prize!!! Pj is one of the very few real rock artists out there. ❤

[@cognatefriend]

She totally dererved it. Its last song 'The Colour of the Earth' made me cry the first time I listened to it and its the first time that has ever happened to me with a song. Very touching album. I'm glad and surprised it won.

[@AshMcAuliffe]

Was a well deserved win.

[@yasminx16]

The album is a masterpiece. Thoroughly deserved.

[@briteness]

She put a lot into this one. As she said, she really wanted to make something that would last. I think this album, and her work generally, will last. She deserved this award.

[@lorisanpietro5560]

She deserved that win, what a great singer song writer but humanitarian as well.

[@samcad-ho3ze]

Haha Adeles face. Richly deserved, Peej.

[@someblokecalleddave1]

Who?

[@droberts753]

Haha . Jog on tubby😂

[@brokemebodily]

Her best album yet. She deserved this win.

[@Badpenny13]

Well Deserved. She's a Legend.

[@urspedolin8067]

How modest she stands in front of the audience, of her competitors - so different teh way she acts on stage where pure energy and her artistic skills count. Kudos!!! 🥰

[@Starkardur]

I remember her being on Jay Leno shortly after 9/11 I think it was in October 2001 and he asked her about her being in Washington the day it happened and she said it was a pretty scary night. It certainly became a good influence on her well deserved award winning album.

[@lucasboden]

+Gunnhild Edwards - Actually it is more Eerie because her album at the time, Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, released just a year before seem to be an ode to New York. And songs like Kamikaze seems a bit prophetic.

[@ClareSw]

she is incredible talented, humble ARTIST well deserved this, and ppl watching in the audience sitting like a stone is just make her shining more intensively. Love you PJ

[@elletindra]

I LOVE her!!! - and Let England shake is such a great one! A true masterpiece,

[@bigsoso20]

2:53 oooohh hello katy b btw sit up when pj harvey is talking okay

[@bradp4513]

who's katy b? hahahaha

[@carinfourie6692]

Well deserving! Indeed an album, piece of art, that would last!

[@brendolage]

2021 and still so happy about this award

[@kritikrebel.in.krikitpond]

PJ made one of the most emotionally accurate and hard to master albums to date. and its dangerously pleasant to listen to, too ! absolutely wonderful. not one person in rock and roll or popular music managed to balance a ship of personal - impersonal tides to a direct-indirect musical masterpiece. its truly a hard task to master. the people in the audience are strangely unsupportive of that, its true. true that you can taste it in the room, its quite unbelievable, and its sad for them... i would imagine such a deep level of endurance, exploration and wisdom as shown by harvey will get all the generous praise it deserves. might they not throw envy aside? as musicians, are they great enough for that. perhaps if they understand its exactly whats stopping them from making an important piece themselves. ah, humans. all praise to polly, again.

[@lorisanpietro5560]

Love that she got recognized shes termed as underground music but shes got more talent than most. Thank god Pop music did not win, we need more rock music again and less made over BS in music

[@Starkardur]

in January 2011 I heard The words maketh murder and I commented on youtube that I couldn´t wait for PJ to win the Mercury. 8 months later - she won. I was right and she deserved it.

[@jeffg4686]

Class act. So sweet, so magical yet so humble.

[@klausrain111]

I'm totally in love with Polly Jean. Not only is she a great musician and songwriter, she's got a wonderful personality!

[@DannyDiess]

I just adore her so much, always have. A very special artist she is. Her work speaks for itself in so many beautiful thought provoking ways. Congrats again PJ WE LOVE YOU.

[@jimneysweep9810]

She is a genius. She deserves every award going for her beyond incredible input to musical history.

[@bishythebish728]

Let PJ shake 7 dislikes, i guess you're Adele's fans

[@fartemis4033]

I detest when women in music are reduced to people just discussing their outfits, especially since PJ Harvey is such a genius, although everybody watching this video knows that, but her outfit is really ahead of its time. Super unique and eccentric- at the time you didn't get that often, but nowadays if you watch any modern fashion event they've all gone that way. Obviously here for her music but just thought it was interesting- she's ahead of the curve in every way

[@fecalfoetus]

I cannot agree with you more. I feel the same way, every single composition on the Album..simply dazzles...White Chalk (itself a masterpiece) was warming up for this One...for me the track that stands out from a sea of brilliance....is 'All and Everyone"..one of her best songs Ever..

[@sleepinglea7958]

One of the best albums, if not the best, ever made. You have definitely succeeded in your goal, PJ!

[@petegage]

Fabulous!! She is a brilliant artist.

[@jasoncrumpet9764]

Why on God's green earth didn't Holland immediately hand her the award?

[@ellystripes]

He always seems to bumble his way through these events, I have no idea how he keeps getting hosting jobs.... couldn't run a chook raffle!

[@samcad-ho3ze]

jason crumpet omg what was that about? Holland is a fud.

[@TheMSb59]

So deserved, every song is a jewel.

[@_BugraSahin]

My humble Queen

[@ladeedacook]

A true genius! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@robertmelia3780]

Richly deserved. 🌹

[@knewy]

Love PJ. What a gracious person. Well done girl

[@unarcobalenointornoalsole6782]

I really love this woman!🤍

[@Starkardur]

When I heard first single, right before the album came out, I said I couldn't wait for her to collect her 2nd Mercury, 8 months later - voila.

[@yosethemighty]

wow... what a beautiful soul...

[@marinahht]

Smart and elegant. The world needs more artists like her.

[@lawlzownage]

Was in DC on 9/11 too. A scary day. I went to her show the night before too.

[@mickmangles8000]

Pure class ..

[@IClots1]

Wohoo! I am so happy for her :)

[@lakebolt]

This album deserved it completely. Well done, Polly!

[@Amanda001]

Amazing artist, I could not think of a better album than Let England Shake to win this Prize. Well deserved Polly s2.

[@derikalexanderlynch53]

She has my unconditional love

[@WalterSobchak1000]

a lovely lady

[@LucidDream]

She definitely deserved that award...'Let England Shake' is a masterpiece.

[@Starkardur]

The most deserving winner. Incredible album. The best album. The winner.

[@roxgut]

Excelente! estos SI son unos premios a la Música.

[@ninascreep]

love Let England Shake, probably my fave album of 2011..so I'm glad she won...and she's a Lady :)

[@mafoomatty7494]

she's great

[@uprsng44]

Любимая, я так рад за тебя, ты прекрасна!

[@pauljwilliamsofficial]

Go PJ Go!!!

[@davipolar]

THE BEST!!!!

[@stefas2]

i love her

[@Starkardur]

GREAT WIN

[@ElectraGods]

Love Peej

[@Sweetforthesoul]

This is beyond brilliant. I still have some hopes for human kind!

[@Amandagan000]

She no doubt is a legend.

[@kaidu4064]

Love ❤️!

[@gustavobenitez9784]

Que voz tan hermosa.!

[@thecinematicmind]

Best Deserved Winner of the Mercury Prize

[@scottjhnsn]

most artists who win this thing are either established independents or rising talents who make culturally impacting and creative music. and i'm sorry but nobody deserved this more than PJ. that album is the album of the ages. it will be the album the kids will turn toward decades down the road for inspiration. this is PJ's most accomplished and most ambitious work to date.

[@GENERALJOHNNYREBEL]

I think the difference between P.J. & Adelle is much deeper than that. For one, P.J. doesn’t have apathy for music, where as Adelle needs a man to break up with her before she has the inspiration to have someone write the music for her. Secondly, P.J. worked her ass off to make it as a respected musician. Im sure Adelle worked hard to get where she is, but she didn’t pay her dues. Adelle didnt tour the world playing small venues for change, so she could later win a Mercury, she bought her way in

[@tyml]

She makes me happy to breathe.

[@Starkardur]

I knew that she would win it the minute I heard the first single. In January 2011.

I want to spend the rest of my life with Polly Jean Harvey.

[@ninetiesmilk]

nice peter steele profile pic

[@jlvconde]

Great!! :))

[@scottjhnsn]

all brilliant for their individual uniqueness. frankly,you may not feel an affinity for LES but for PJ's body of work,it is quite possibly her most compelling,most poignant album to date. and that because of her brilliant writing and its subject matter.

[@j_freed]

I have this wild urge to make a coat hanger tiara with seagull feathers. God bless her.

[@3storiesUp]

She is a bit incredible really ... just magnificent ..

[@paprika82]

@MrJeremydobson Indeed, love that one!

[@heathercush5096]

Well deserved.

[@scottjhnsn]

on this day..on this year,absolutely....but i see more nods for anna calvi in the future. she is just splendid.

[@m06een00]

@salvadory It's thanks largely to Jools Holland that the late Amy Winehouse was discovered. He gave her her first tv break in 2003 as he did similarly to PJ Harvey on 1993, although she may have got tv exposure a year earlier at the Reading Festival

[@Mullmill]

My love for Polky will never flounder

[@MrJeremydobson]

@paprika82 'The Glorious Land', the third song off 'Let England Shake'. Great song! :)

[@jfmgunner]

OMG! Adele got robbed!! Just kidding. I have to admit I am rarely surprised by music these days, but this album stunned me. One of the most incredible things I've ever heard. Glad that the right people, not just the most popular ones, are being acknowledged.

[@maceology]

Adele Shmedell. I love PJ!!!

[@crazyFrankyy]

Metronomy must win!

[@mafoomatty7494]

and also from Dorset, Iike me

[@francistheindividual]

She's awesome. She should win awards. Wait...

[@valeri5566]

Chris Corner's older sister 😍 HBD Polly ✌️

[@ParkerMcgraw]

Correct the is also the most nominated.

[@salvadory1103]

@happysappy21 since jools almost singlehandedly gives performers like pj harvey exposure on his long running television music shows he is forgiven- he has helped launch the careers of many greats and supported music since i can remember

[@YoungFrankenstein]

@matooli I agree. At least keep the money for a new/breakthrough category handle to new, emerging talent.