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First Lynsey de Paul Prize presented
By Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 28 August 2015
The PRS For Music Foundation has announced the winner of the first Lynsey de Paul Prize, a new grant it launched in partnership with the PRS For Music Members Benevolent Fund earlier this year in memory of late singer-songwriter de Paul, who died last October.
The aim of the prize is to enable young female singer-songwriters to work on new material and develop their careers with the support of a mentor. And the first recipient of the grant is Emma McGrath, a 15 year-old acoustic singer-songwriter from Hertfordshire.
PRS For Music Foundation chief Vanessa Reed told reporters: “Congratulations to Emma McGrath for winning the first Lynsey de Paul Prize. We received over 100 applications, of which the standard was very high, showing there is an exciting wealth of talented emerging female singer-songwriters in the UK. We’re proud that through the Lynsey de Paul Prize we are able to encourage and support more talented female singer-songwriters to take the next steps in their career.”
