Derry teenager SOAK has established herself as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry after picking up the Choice Music Prize for Album of the Year for her debut Before We Forgot How To Dream.
The €10,000 prize is awarded to an artist based on the quality of their music rather than sales or airplay.
U2’s Adam Clayton was on hand to present the 19-year-old with the honour.
Album of the year… @Soakofficial pic.twitter.com/lETUyFetUE
— U2 (@U2) 3 March 2016
“I don’t even know where to start. I didn’t see this coming at all. Thank you so much. This is unbelievable. I wish I had something intelligent to say but I’m genuinely overwhelmed,” she said
SOAK went on to give an important message to her fans, both young and old.
“This proves that no matter what age you are if you want to go out and do something you can,” she added.
Huge congrats to @gavinjames who has won the @choiceprize Song of the Year 2015! pic.twitter.com/X1WubcNyZa
— Choice Music Prize (@choiceprize) 3 March 2016
Meanwhile, Gavin James also won big on the night and picked up Irish Song of the Year for his hit Bitter Pill.
RTE 2 will broadcast a one-hour highlights programme of the Choice Music Prize on Saturday March 12th at 11pm.
