Information about Ivor Novello Award
The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Cardiff born entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards awarded for songwriting and composing. The "Ivors" are presented yearly in London by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, and were first introduced in 1955.
The Awards, nicknamed "The Ivors", 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 songwriting and composing talents. The "Ivors" are the only annual event to honour the music writer. The Award itself is a solid bronze sculpture of Euterpe - the Greek muse of music. Over 1000 statuettes have been awarded since 1955.
Past recipients include Iron Maiden, Amy Winehouse, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), The Darkness, The Feeling, Madonna, Jeff Lynne, Freddie Mercury (with Queen and solo), Brian May, Richard Thompson, David Bowie, Ray Davies, Martin Gore, Kate Bush, Eric Clapton, Sir John Dankworth, Cathy Dennis, John Lennon, Annie Lennox, Phil Pickett, Sir Paul McCartney, Madness, Duran Duran, George Michael, Pet Shop Boys, Dave Stewart, Sting, Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Iain Archer, Sir John Tavener, David Gilmour (with Pink Floyd & solo) among others.
Brian Harold May CBE (born July 19, 1947) is a British musician best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the British rock band Queen.
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The Awards, nicknamed "The Ivors", 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 songwriting and composing talents. The "Ivors" are the only annual event to honour the music writer. The Award itself is a solid bronze sculpture of Euterpe - the Greek muse of music. Over 1000 statuettes have been awarded since 1955.
Past recipients include Iron Maiden, Amy Winehouse, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), The Darkness, The Feeling, Madonna, Jeff Lynne, Freddie Mercury (with Queen and solo), Brian May, Richard Thompson, David Bowie, Ray Davies, Martin Gore, Kate Bush, Eric Clapton, Sir John Dankworth, Cathy Dennis, John Lennon, Annie Lennox, Phil Pickett, Sir Paul McCartney, Madness, Duran Duran, George Michael, Pet Shop Boys, Dave Stewart, Sting, Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Iain Archer, Sir John Tavener, David Gilmour (with Pink Floyd & solo) among others.
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City of Cardiff
Dinas Caerdydd
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Constituent country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CARDIFF
Postal districts CF3, CF5, CF10, CF11, CF14, CF23, CF24, CF99
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Vehicle codes CA-CO
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Dinas Caerdydd
Administration
Constituent country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CARDIFF
Postal districts CF3, CF5, CF10, CF11, CF14, CF23, CF24, CF99
Dialling code 029
Vehicle codes CA-CO
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Ivor Novello
Birth name David Ivor Davies
Born January 15 1893
Cardiff, Wales
Died March 6 1951 (aged 58)
London, England
David Ivor Davies
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Birth name David Ivor Davies
Born January 15 1893
Cardiff, Wales
Died March 6 1951 (aged 58)
London, England
David Ivor Davies
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award is something given to a person or group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field. Awards are often signified by trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins or ribbons.
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A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. That is to say, a songwriter is a lyricist, a composer, or both.
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composer is a person who writes music. The term refers particularly to someone who writes music in some type of musical notation, thus allowing others to perform the music. This distinguishes the composer from a musician who improvises or plays a musical instrument.
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Canary Wharf is the centre of London's modern office towers
London shown within England
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
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The Performing Right Society (often shortened to PRS) is the collecting society for UK songwriters, composers and music publishers. Its role is to act as an agent for its members in order to collect performing royalties whenever their musical works are performed in public,
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Euterpe (pronounced /ju'tɝpi/ (GA) or /ju'tɜːpi/ (RP), "ev-TER-pee" in Modern Greek), also known as Eutere ("rejoicing well" or "delight"), was one of the Muses, the daughters of Mnemosyne, fathered by Zeus.
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Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from Leyton in the East End of London. The band were formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, formerly a member of Gypsy's Kiss and Smiler.
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Amy Winehouse (born Amy Jade Winehouse on 14 September 1983) is an English soul, jazz, and rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. Her debut album, Frank (released in 2003) was nominated for the Mercury Prize.
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Yusuf Islam[1] (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July, 1948 in London), who was known as Cat Stevens from 1966 to 1978, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, educator, philanthropist and prominent convert to Islam.
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Yusuf Islam[1] (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July, 1948 in London), who was known as Cat Stevens from 1966 to 1978, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, educator, philanthropist and prominent convert to Islam.
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The Darkness were an English hard rock band. They were widely regarded as a glam rock band, but the members disputed this and saw themselves as a classic hard-rock band. Their highly retro style of music was influenced by rock bands like Queen, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Sparks, Led
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Brian Harold May CBE (born July 19, 1947) is a British musician best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the British rock band Queen.
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As a guitarist Thompson is notable for the breadth of his influences — which range from Buddy Holly and James Burton
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