The Londoner beat competition from the likes of Florence + The Machine, Wolf Alice and Supergrass star Gaz Coombes.

"I don't know what to say," the 26-year-old said as he accepted the prize, then invited all the other nominees to take to the stage with him.

He then broke down in tears as he dedicated his award to the victims of the Paris terror attacks.

The musician spent his early 20s living in the city, and busked on the metro as a struggling musician.