Rag’n’Bone Man wins BRITs Critics Choice Award 2017

Rory Graham, better known as blues-R&B singer Rag’n’Bone Man, has won this year’s BRITs Critics’ Choice Award.

He beat fellow nominees Dua Lipa and Anne-Marie to the prize, and follows in the footsteps of previous winners such as Adele, Florence & The Machine, Sam Smith and last year’s winner Jack Garratt.

This year, he sold out the Electric Brixton, while also playing at Glastonbury and Lovebox. He’s also got a debut album, ‘Human,’ planned for the spring. Still, Graham seemed genuinely surprised that he’d won the award, despite all signs pointing towards his 2017 dominance since someone first whispered “buzz”: “I thought they had made a mistake. I was up against two pop giants. It’s bloody brilliant! I’m crazy happy. Proper massive grin.”

The BRIT Awards take place on 24th February at the O2 Arena in London.

Watch Rag’n’Bone Man perform ‘Human’ and ‘Odetta’ as part of the Critics’ Choice sessions below.