British-Japanese singer is currently not eligible for Mercury Prize and Brit Awards despite living in the UK for 25 years
Describing how she cried when she found out she wasn’t eligible, the 29-year-old told: “[As an immigrant], you get to a level when you don’t have to worry about your nationality and your status and whether you fit into this country.Download now
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