Ezra Collective’s Mercury win ‘icing on the cake’

The agent of Mercury Music Prize winners, Ezra Collective, says while he has been inundated with enquiries about the band, the accolade for album Where I’m Meant To Be is “the icing on the cake” rather than a game-changing moment for the London-based act.

Claudio Lillo, who works for CAA, took over as representative for the act in 2019 and admits to being constantly surprised by the five-piece, who were chosen as this year’s Mercury winners at a ceremony on 7 September. Also on the shortlist for the prestigious award were Arctic Monkeys, Fred again.., J Hus, Jessie Ware, Jockstrap, Lankum, Loyle Carner, Olivia Dean, RAYE, Shygirl, and Young Fathers.

“When I took them on, they already had a Roundhouse on sale and that show…

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