Ivor Novello Awards Winners 2007

Ivor Novello Awards Winners 2007

The Ivor Novello Awards were first introduced in 1955 and they are awarded for songwriting and composing. They are nicknamed, "The Ivors" and take place each May and are sponsored by the Performing Right Society.

They are respected worldwide as the major platform for recognising and rewarding Britain's songwriters and composing talents, indeed they are the only such awards i.e. to honour writers rather than artists although inevitably these lines are blurred as many artists write their own songs. The Award itself is a solid bronze sculpture of Euterpe - the Greek muse of music

With over 1000 statuettes have been awarded since 1955!!

They are named after Ivor Novello (January 15, 1893 – March 6, 1951), a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the early 20th century.

In 2005 The Strand Theatre in London, above which Novello lived for many years, was renamed the Novello Theatre.

The 2007 Ivor Novello awards full list of winners were as follows:

Best Contemporary Song: Rehab, written and performed by Amy Winehouse
International Hit of the Year: Sorry written by Madonna/Stuart Price, performed by Madonna
Album award: Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not written by Alex Turner, performed by The Arctic Monkeys
PRS Most Performed Work: I Don't Feel Like Dancin' written by Sir Elton John/Scott Hoffman/Jason Sellards, performed by The Scissor Sisters
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Norman Cook
Songwriters of the Year: Dan Sells, Kevin Jeremiah, Ciaran Jeremiah, Paul Stewart and Richard Jones (The Feeling)
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: Elusive written and performed by Scott Matthews
The Ivors Classical Music award: John Rutter, CBE
Lifetime Achievement: Peter Gabriel
Special International Award: Quincy Jones
Academy Fellowship: George Fenton
Bestselling UK Single: A Moment Like This, written by John Reid/Jorgen Elofsson, performed by Leona Lewis
Outstanding Song Collection: Yusuf Islam
Best Television Soundtrack: The Virgin Queen, composed by Martin Phipps
Best Original Film Score: Ice Age The Meltdown, composed by John Powell