James Blunt and KT Tunstall shine at Ivor awards

James Blunt and KT Tunstall shine at Ivor awards

	Published : Sat, 27 May 2006 15:15 By : Phil Bateman Print this Story

LONDON - James Blunt was the winner in the International Hit of the Year and Most Performed Work categories at the 51st Ivor Novello Awards for songwriters held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.

Blunt, who picked up the awards for his single 'You're Beautiful' appeared to be less than delighted when he collected the Most Performed Work trophy. "I should probably be rude about it before anyone else is, so thank you very much for the Most Overplayed Song award," he said.

KT Tunstall won the award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for 'Suddenly I See.' This song pipped Coldplay's 'Fix You' and the Arctic Monkey's 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor'. Tunstall was delighted with the win, "I started writing songs when I was 15. It's amazing that you're sitting in your room doing something you like doing and suddenly it turns into all this," she said when accepting the trophy. The 30-year-old Tunstall's hit song is featured in the album Eye To The Telescope.

Wires by London band Athlete won in the best contemporary song category. The Kaiser Chiefs' Employment picked up the best album prize, while New Order won the outstanding song collection award. Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett picked up the songwriters of the year award and Ray Davies was honored for his outstanding contribution to British music.

The complete list of the Awards is as follows

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 Academy Fellowship: Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb (Posthumous), Robin Gibb (The Bee Gees)