Sovereign Power

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Ever since she nabbed her first Sovereign ring aged 13, Louise Harman has been on a rite of passage to supreme pop power. Now the tracksuit wearing, pint-sized MC has become a brilliantly charged symbol of a new Britain. From tower block pirate radio to business meetings with Jay-Z, Lady Sovereign is the real deal. Listen up.

Text: Paul Flynn
Photography: Alasdair McLellan

Originally appeared in The Home Issue, December 2005.