Mercury Prize increase of their album "The Seldom Seen Kid" after winning the Prize in 2008. In their winner's speech, Elbow's frontman Guy Garvey said that winning the Mercury Prize was 'Quite literally the best thing that has ever happened to us'. Similarly, sales of The xx's winning album rose by 450% the day after they won the 2010 Mercury Prize and 2013 winner James Blake saw a 2,500% sales increase on Amazon after he was announced as the winner of the 2013 Mercury Prize. 2011 winner PJ Harvey's album "Let England Shake" jumped from number 181 to 24 in the UK
Led Bib Led Bib Led Bib is a modern jazz group from London, England. Its fourth album, "Sensible Shoes", was shortlisted for the 2009 Mercury Prize. Mark Holub, the band's drummer and leader, formed the group in 2003 while studying at Middlesex University. Their debut album, "Arboretum", won the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award in 2005. Their second album, "Sizewell Tea", followed in 2007. A limited-edition live album was released in 2008. The band's fourth album, "Sensible Shoes", was nominated for the 2009 Mercury Prize. Its fifth album, "Bring Your Own", was released on 7 February 2011. In 2014, the band released the