The winner of the second ANCHOR – Reeperbahn Festival International Music Award was the captivating Jade Bird from the UK. For her stellar performance, the jury headed by long-time David Bowie producer Tony Visconti presented Jade Bird with the ANCHOR at the St. Pauli Theater on 24 September, stating, “We have decided upon an artist with impressively broad range, who displays strong songwriting and musicianship, bringing something fresh and unconventional to her genre.”

A documentary of the awarding of this year’s ANCHOR is in the can and all those who couldn’t be present at the ceremony can watch it here.