Olivia Dean celebrate immigrants as she wins Best New Artist Grammy

“Those people deserve to be celebrated”."We are nothing without each other"

Olivia Dean has won the Grammy for Best New Artist and she used her speech to celebrate the influence of immigration. (NME report)

The London singer-songwriter was one of the biggest winners at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night (February 1), picking up the prestigious Best New Artist award.

@entertainmenttonight Olivia Dean is honoring her immigrant grandparent as she accepts the award for Best New Artist at the #GRAMMYs. "I'm a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated." #oliviadean ♬ original sound - Entertainment Tonight

She beat out a host of other nominees – Katseye, The Marias, Addison Rae, Sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren and Lola Young – and picked up the trophy just minutes after all eight nominees performed live on the Grammy stage.

In her tearful speech, she appeared to subtly take aim at the Donald Trump administration by stating that she is the “granddaughter of an immigrant” and a “product of bravery”, and added that she believes “those people deserve to be celebrated”.

“So yeah, we are nothing without each other. Thank you so much,” she concluded.

Dean released her second studio album ‘The Art Of Loving’ last year, which landed in NME’s Albums of the Year list. The record saw her become the first female solo artist to have four singles in the UK Top 10 simultaneously.

Olivia Dean performs "So Easy (To Fall in Love)" at Spotify’s 2026 Best New Artist Party. pic.twitter.com/3WLrgwOcjY

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