Has winning the Mercury prize caused Speech Debelle's career to stutter?

Aftermath of award win includes mixed reviews and sparse crowds at live showsShe was one of the more surprising Mercury music prize winners â€“ and perhaps one of the more surprised. And the aftermath of Speech Debelle's victory has hardly been plain sailing, with a sparsely attended tour that has drawn mixed reviews and her album Speech Therapy failing to crack the top 40.But in her first interview since her post-Mercury tour kicked off to an audience of 50 in Sheffield, the former Corynne...

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Has winning the Mercury prize caused Speech Debelle's career to stutter?

Guardian Music — Aftermath of award win includes mixed reviews and sparse crowds at live showsShe was one of the more surprising Mercury music prize winners â€“ and perhaps one of th... more info