Has David ever won an Ivor Novello Award?
David was awarded an Ivor Novello Award from the Songwriters’ Guild of Great Britain for Best Original Song ‘Space Oddity’, on the 10th May 1970, which he performed that night accompanied by the Les Reed Orchestra. The 15th Annual Ivor Novello Awards event was transmitted live via satellite to over 60 closed-circuit outlets in America, including New York’s Carnegie Hall. It was also seen in France, Spain, Australia, Holland and Venezuela, but not Britain, where it was broadcast live on Radio 1 and 2 at 10pm-11.30pm. On 2nd April 1990 David was also honoured with the ‘Outstanding Contribution To British Music’ trophy at the 35th Annual Ivor Novello awards.
