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Novello

British  
/ nəˈvɛləʊ /

noun

  1. Ivor, real name Ivor Novello Davies. 1893–1951, Welsh actor, composer, songwriter, and dramatist

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"An Ivor Novello Award has for over 70 years been the most prestigious recognition of excellence in music and I'd like to thank our judges for working hard to recognise this year's nominees," adds Neri.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Nominations are out for this year's Ivor Novello Awards and Olivia Dean, Lola Young, Lily Allen and Jacob Alon are among stars in the running for recognition.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The situation was highlighted by Raye at the 2023 Ivor Novello Awards, where she told record label bosses it was "an insult" that songwriters were expected to "work for free".

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

Pop singer-songwriter Lola Young leads the nominations for this year's prestigious Ivor Novello Awards, with Charli XCX, Ghetts and Jade among the other stars in contention.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

To counteract this, Guido Novello brought in more troops from the Ghibelline cities of Tuscany, and increased the taxes to pay his Germans; until he had fifteen hundred horsemen in the city under his command.

From The Story of Florence by Gardner, Edmund G.

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