United Kingdom, March 1 -- Myles Smith was named Best Rising Star at the BRIT Awards 2025 with Mastercard.

The 26-year-old singer had been up against English Teacher, Ezra Collective, The Last Dinner Party and Rachel Chinouriri and reflected on his life growing up in Luton.

Speaking live on stage at London's O2 Arena on Saturday (01.03.25), he said: "I'm a bit nervous, I wrote this speech on my phone. I was a kid raised by a single mum on free school meals in a state school that only had instruments because of government-backed schemes.

"I grew up in a town that according to clickbait articles is the worst town in Luton, but I'm here a BRIT winner, a graduate of a Russell Group university.

"I wanna ask three questions. The first is to...