Amy Winehouse's Ivor success

May 25, 2007, 11:10 GMT

02/12/2007 - Amy Winehouse - London, England © Photorazzi

Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys and Madonna triumphed at the prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting awards yesterday (24.05.07).

British singer Amy won Best Contemporary Song for hit 'Rehab' at the glitzy ceremony at London's Grosvenor House hotel.

The 23-year-old hellraiser joked about her reputation for heavy drinking when she collected her prize, saying: "Thank you all very much. I didn't even have time to get drunk - I've only been here about 15 minutes."

Amy, who married Blake Fielder-Civil in a secret Miami ceremony last week, jetted in from the US for the awards.

Madonna and her co-writer Stuart Price took the coveted International Hit of the Year for the disco-dance track 'Sorry'.

Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys picked up the Album Award for 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not', but only frontman Alex Turner was present to collect the prize as he revealed his other bandmates "were in bed".

Surprisingly, relatively unknown Wolverhampton folk singer Scott Matthews trumped Arctic Monkeys and Robbie Williams to take Best Song Musically and Lyrically for his ballad 'Elusive', which only reached number 56 in the UK charts.

Other winners included pop legend Sir Elton John, who revealed he is a fan of Amy when he collected the Performing Right Society's (PRS) Most Performed Work gong for his collaboration with the Scissor Sisters, 'I Don't Feel Like Dancin''.

Sir Elton told the audience of stars and industry names: "Amy, I'm coming to see you on Monday - so don't f***ing cancel again."

The Feeling were named Songwriters of the Year with their successful brand of 'soft-rock' and Yusuf Islam, formerly Cat Stevens, accepted the Outstanding Song Collection prize.

The awards are presented by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.

The 2007 Ivor Novello awards full list of winners:

Best Contemporary Song - 'Rehab'

Written and performed by: Amy Winehouse

International Hit of the Year - 'Sorry'

Writers: Madonna/Stuart Price Performed by: Madonna

Album award - 'Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not'

Writer: Alex Turner Performed by: Arctic Monkeys

PRS Most Performed Work - 'I Don't Feel Like Dancin''

Writers: Sir Elton John/Scott Hoffman/Jason Sellards Performed by: 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'

Writer: Scott Matthews 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'

Writers: John Reid/Jorgen Elofsson Performed by: Leona Lewis

Outstanding Song Collection - Yusuf Islam

Best Television Soundtrack - 'The Virgin Queen'

Composer: Martin Phipps

Best Original Film Score - 'Ice Age The Meltdown'

Composer: John Powell

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