The debut album "We Started Nothing" by Julian De Martino and Katie White, The Ting Tings, has been recognized as the best album 2008 in the Ivor Novello Awards celebrated last May 21st in London. These are the most recognized awards for composers and singer-songwriters and it?s the only celebration not influenced by the record nor advertising companies, and its jury comes from the composer?s community. The prize, the statuette Euterpe, muse of the composers, has been awarded since 1955 and has been given to bands and artists like Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Ray Davies, Martin Gore or Eric Clapton, among many others. The Ting Tings competed for this award with Duffy for ?Rockferry? and with Coldplay for ?Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends?. They were also nominated for the best Contemporary song for "That's Not My Name".
Another band awarded is Attack y Elbow who has received two statuettes for "One Day Like This" as the best song of the year and for "Grounds for divorce" as the best Contemporary song. Both tunes are included in the album "The seldom seen kid" (2008).
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