Speech Debelle
Speech Debelle | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Corynne Elliot |
| Born | 17 March 1983 |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Big Dada |
| Website | speechdebelle |
Corynne Elliot (born 17 March 1983), better known as Speech Debelle, is a British rapper formerly signed to the Big Dada record label. She was the winner of the 2009 Mercury Prize for her debut album Speech Therapy.
Debelle's single from Speech Therapy, "Spinnin" has been re-worked by Tinchy Stryder and Dionne Bromfield and was used as one of the official anthems of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
She has also been politically and socially active with a number of charities and movements, and hosted the BBC documentary Hidden Homeless in 2012.