Sampha has been crowned the winner of the Mercury Prize for his album Process.

The 12 acts vying for the album of the year prize were:

The 2017 shortlist was hailed by nominees for its diversity, with Loyle Carner saying that the inclusion of artists such as Stormzy, Sampha and J Hus provided more positive role models for young people.

Arriving at the London event, the hip hop star described the shortlist as "wicked".

He continued: "It's wicked, one of the most important things is there are positive black men in the media, doing something creative and doing something special and that is something that cannot be overlooked and shouldn't be overlooked.

"People have been saying this year: 'Oh Mercury isn't as good as it was last year,' well I think it's fantastic and especially to have guys like Stormzy standing big and tall and proud and showing kids that are his age, kids that are younger, that they can amount to something and showing something positive.

"Everyone knows about it but they don't see it, so to see it right there is wicked."

Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden also praised the shortlist as "true to what is going on".

He added: "I don't think there is anyone who is really missing out of it, who brought an album out and should be here who aren't.

"It's a good celebration of 12 great albums, the diversity shows what people are listening to now in 2017."