Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall has won the prestigious best song at the Ivor Novello Awards for her 2005 hit Suddenly I See.

 

James Blunt picked up two awards for most performed song and international hit of the year for You're Beautiful.

 

Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett of Gorillaz were named Songwriters of the Year at the awards ceremony in London.

 

Kaiser Chiefs' Employment won best album. The Ivors honour UK songwriters, composers and music publishers.

 

Tunstall, Blunt, Gorillaz and the Kaiser Chiefs also won awards at the Brit Awards earlier this year.

 

Coldplay missed out on an Ivor after being nominated for three awards - their single Fix You was up for best song, with Speed of Sound included in the international hit of the year category.

 

Best contemporary song went to Athlete for Wires.

 

Swedish film Evil beat off competition from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe to win best original film score - composed by Francis Shaw.

 

Channel 4's Elizabeth I picked up best television soundtrack.

 

The Bee Gees, Ray Davis, Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull and Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff all picked up career achievement honours.

 

New Order won the best outstanding song collection award, while That's My Goal, written by Jorgen Elofsson, Jeremy Godfrey and Bill Padley for X-Factor winner Shayne Ward, won best-selling UK single.

 

The classical music award went to composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5017190.stm

 

The winner list in full:

 

# Best Song Musically & Lyrically: KT Tunstall - 'Suddenly I See'

 

# Most Performed Work: James Blunt - 'You're Beautiful'

 

# Best Television Soundtrack: Rob Lane - Elizabeth I'

 

# Outstanding Song Collection: New Order

 

# Best Selling UK Single: Shayne Ward - 'That's My Goal'

 

# Best Album: Kaiser Chiefs - Employment

 

# The Ivors Classical Music Award: Sir Harrison Birtwistle

 

# International Hit Of The Year: James Blunt - 'You're Beautiful'

 

# Best Original Film Score: 'Evil'

 

# Best Contemporary Song: Athlete - 'Wires'

 

# International Achievement: Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)

 

# Songwriters Of the Year: Damon Albarn/Jamie Hewlett (Gorillaz)

 

# PRS Outstanding Contribution To British Music: Ray Davies

 

# The Special International Award: Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff

 

# The Academy Fellowship: Barry Gibb/Maurice Gibb (Posthumous)/Robin Gibb (The Bee Gees)

Yay KT! :cheesy: :heart:

Ivors mean nothing to noone anyway, they are just useless awards presented to people who can't win real awards. Any awards show with anything to do with Shane Ward in is a joke.

Ivors mean nothing to noone anyway' date=' they are just useless awards presented to people who can't win real awards. Any awards show with anything to do with Shane Ward in is a joke.[/quote']

 

"Ivor" feeling you're spot on with that one, Alan!!;)

I heard the prestigious Ivors are the ones everyone wants.

I heard the prestigious Ivors are the ones everyone wants.

 

Except for Eric Clapton, of course. He isn't "interested" in awards, apparently!;)

"Ivor" feeling you're spot on with that one' date=' Alan!!;)[/quote']

 

Thank you MC, you are very wise indeed!

I heard the prestigious Ivors are the ones everyone wants.

 

Well you heard wrong my friend

Thank you MC' date=' you are very wise indeed![/quote']

 

Coming from you Alan, that's high praise indeed!:cool:

Glad you feel that way MC. You've impressed Partridge with your posts so far and your slowing becoming one of Alan's favourites.

Glad you feel that way MC. You've impressed Partridge with your posts so far and your slowing becoming one of Alan's favourites.

 

The feeling's entirely mutual, Alan!!:cool:

:laugh4: i mean how can shane ward win

:laugh4: i mean how can shane ward win

 

EXACTLY!

:laugh4: i mean how can shane ward win

 

How can he win anything?? :P

he didnt even write it for one thing....but to add to the very valid case....its a crap song!

he didnt even write it for one thing....but to add to the very valid case....its a crap song!

 

Well that goes without saying!!:laugh3:

:laugh4: just wanted to get the point across :wink2: but yea.. i thought these ivor awards were worth winning! and not commercial..like for good songwriting

This is from The Sun:

 

GUY BERRYMAN and JONNY BUCKLAND from COLDPLAY turned up at the do for an afternoon drinking session without bandmate CHRIS MARTIN.

 

Guy explained: “Chris is feeling quite run down. It’s not easy coming back so tired after a tour and having a newborn baby to deal with.”

There must be something in the water on Coldplay’s tour bus — WILL CHAMPION became a dad recently and Guy’s wife is pregnant too. I hope Jonny’s taking adequate precautions.

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2006240315,00.html

 

Which is a bit of a weird thing to say since Will has a newborn baby too :thinking: Lies from Guy me thinks.

This is from The Sun:

 

GUY BERRYMAN and JONNY BUCKLAND from COLDPLAY turned up at the do for an afternoon drinking session without bandmate CHRIS MARTIN.

 

Guy explained: “Chris is feeling quite run down. It’s not easy coming back so tired after a tour and having a newborn baby to deal with.”

There must be something in the water on Coldplay’s tour bus — WILL CHAMPION became a dad recently and Guy’s wife is pregnant too. I hope Jonny’s taking adequate precautions.

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2006240315,00.html

 

Which is a bit of a weird thing to say since Will has a newborn baby too :thinking: Lies from Guy me thinks.

 

they should take a break...2 years i say

Well it's quite likely Chris is run down - he's been on tour, come straight back to having a newborn baby and also just got back from a quick trip to LA... he must be knackered. Will didn't go either so I guess he and Chris are having 'baby' time off. Maybe we'll see more of Guy and Jonny for the time being - which is no dad thing! :)

 

The line about Jonny taking precautions is quite funny! :laugh3: