Paloma Faith took great pride in her BRIT Awards-win last night, celebrating her Best Female gong with an emotive and tearful acceptance speech. “It’s taken me 14 years to stand up here and accept this award and it means so much to me” said Faith, who thanked many as she took the moment to make it her own, adding “I want to dedicate this to all the underdogs and all the grafters”.

Later in the evening, Faith took to the stage to perform a drenched rendition of her Perfect Contradiction hit, Only Love Can Hurt Like This – catch the full performance below, alongside her moving BRIT Awards Best Female acceptance speech: