London-raised musician Benjamin Clementine has won the prestigious Mercury Music Prize for his album At Least For Now, dedicating the win to the city of Paris.

Irish musicians Róisín Murphy, Aphex Twin and SOAK were nominated for the award but lost out.

An Irish act has never won the prize. U2, Gemma Hayes, Fionn Regan, The Thrills and Villagers have all been nominated since the prize began in 1992.

The shortlist was narrowed down from more than 290 albums by a judging panel.

The £20,000 (€29,000) prize recognises innovative albums produced in the UK and Ireland.

Speaking at the award presentation in London, Clementine fought back tears as he said: “Before I finish, I just want to say that I dedicate this; I know this is about music, but I dedicate it to what happened about four or five days ago in Paris.”

The record, which was recorded at RAK Studios in London and produced by both Clementine and Jonathan Quarmby, beat the likes of Florence + The Machine and Jamie xx to become the latest Album of the Year winner.

Clementine relocated to Paris after being raised in north London and spent many years busking before he signed a record deal.

Others in contention for the prize included Florence + The Machine, Jamie xx, Wolf Alice, C Duncan, Eska, Ghostpoet, Benjamin Clementine, former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes and Slaves.