James Blake has walked away with the 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for his album Overgrown . The 25-year-old musician triumphed at an awards ceremony held on Wednesday night (30 October) at the Roundhouse in London, chosen ahead of 11 other artists who included David Bowie (for his comeback album The Next Day ), Arctic Monkeys, Laura Marling and the favourite Laura Mvula.
