Olivia Dean celebrates immigrants in moving Grammys speech

Name: Olivia Dean celebrates immigrants in moving Grammys speech
Uploaded: 2026-02-02T11:23:23+00:00
Description: Olivia Dean just won her very first Grammy, taking home Best New Artist at Sunday's ceremony.

"I'm a product of bravery."

Shannon Connellan

on February 2, 2026

Olivia Dean wins a Grammy and gives a speech onstage.

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Olivia Dean just won her very first Grammy, taking home Best New Artist at Sunday's ceremony.

The "Nice To Each Other" artist took the moment to thank her team, including longtime manager Emily Braham, before paying tribute to her family — Dean is British with Guyanese and Jamaican heritage.

"I'm up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant," she said onstage accepting her Grammy. "I'm a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated. We're nothing without each other."

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Shannon Connellan

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Shannon Connellan is Mashable's Senior Editor, General Assignments, based in London. She has been Mashable's UK Editor (and still manages the illustrious UK team) and Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives searching for Exit 8. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror, and loves to nerd out with movie stars, filmmakers, and TV creators.