Singer Nadine Shah wins north-east culture award

Shah has been compared with performers like PJ Harvey

Singer-songwriter Nadine Shah has been named best performer at an award ceremony honouring the best music, theatre and art in north-east England.

The Whitburn-born musician, who released her second album in April, won performing artist of the year at the Journal newspaper's Culture Awards.

She also performed at Tuesday's ceremony at Sunderland Minster.

The Great North Passion, which told the Passion story in South Shields last Easter, was named best event.

The Great North Passion featured shipping containers with art installations inside

Using 12 shipping containers to represent the 12 stations of the cross, it was also broadcast live on BBC One.

The world's first museum with a comedian in residence, Woodhorn Museum in Ashington, Northumberland, was named best museum.

The full list of winners:

• Writer of the year - David Almond for Great North Run Million opening ceremony

• North east museum of the year - Stand Up For Woodhorn

• Visual artist of the year - Magdalene Odundo for Transition II at National Glass Centre, Sunderland

• Performance of the year - Mamela by Curious Monkey at Live Theatre, Newcastle

• Newcomer of the year - Actress Heather Carroll for Death at Dawn at Linkskill Centre in North Shields

• Performing artist of the year - Nadine Shah

• Special award for young people - Hawthorn Primary School in Newcastle for In Harmony

• Arts Council Award - AV Festival

• Best arts and business partnership - Port of Tyne and various partners

• Best event Durham - Mallard 75 - The Great Goodbye

• Best event Northumberland - 150th Northumberland Miners' Picnic

• Best event Sunderland - Summer Streets

• Best event Teesside - Jabberwocky Market

• Best event Tyneside - Great North Passion

• Best event overall - Great North Passion

• Special contribution to north east culture - Great North Run Culture