Raye performed with her grandparents at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday, bringing her family on stage during an emotional orchestral show just a day after winning the 2026 Mercury Prize.
The 28-year-old singer invited her grandmother, Agatha Dawson-Amoah, to join her for the encore of her sell-out concert. Agatha is heard saying “your husband is coming” on Raye’s hit single Where Is My Husband?
Raye paused before the familiar line and told the audience: “Ladies and gentlemen, I need you to erupt in this place. She’s been rehearsing her part.”
Agatha then walked on to cheers, prompting Raye to ask: “Are you nervous?” Her grandmother replied: “I’m fine,” drawing laughter from the crowd.
The moment was briefly disrupted when the confetti failed to fall as planned. After Agatha delivered her line, Raye said: “Oh s*** girl, quickly, say it again,” before the pair repeated the moment to the amusement of the audience.
Agatha was not the only grandparent to appear during the concert. Raye’s grandfather joined her for a duet of Fields, a song about resilience and holding on to hope during difficult periods.
The singer and her audience appeared close to tears as the pair held hands while performing. Raye later gestured towards the family section and told the crowd: “You know what’s so beautiful to me – hope is family – so it just made so much sense to have my family all over this album.”
Walking towards her relatives, she added: “This is the family section and look at all you guys. Ladies and gentlemen, my beautiful family.”
Raye subsequently performed Joy with her sisters Absolutely and Amma, before welcoming her other sister Katelyn, who does not perform, on stage for a hug.
The family appearances came during a major week for the singer, who won the Mercury Prize on Thursday for her album This Music May Contain Hope. The Royal Albert Hall performance reimagined the record with the Heritage Orchestra and Flames Collective.
Earlier in the show, Raye spoke about the personal themes running through the album and the importance of being honest about mental health. She said she had wanted to reflect how life could be “beautiful and ugly, easy and hard”.
Introducing I Will Overcome, she described a period when she felt as though “there was a thin grey veil over everything”. Raye said music had helped her and hoped the album might allow listeners to “see a couple of colours here and there”.
