The American singer, songwriter and poet has been awarded "for her impetuous creativity that connects rock, symbolist poetry and the spirit of the counterculture with great expressive power".
Music, poetry and memory intertwine in the pages of Patti Smith, Princess of Asturias Prize of the Arts 2026, a total artist who turned her life into a form of creation and resistance
"Interpreter of vigorous style, shaped the individual's rebellion in society" in his songs," the jury said. In addition to singer and composer, she is also author of several books.