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George Michael has been nominated in the category of PRS for Music Most Performed at the 2025 Ivor Novello Awards. He has received the posthumous nomination for “Last Christmas,” which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2024 and was the Christmas #1 song in the UK .
Other nominees in the category are:
- “As It Was” written by Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson and Harry Styles and performed by Harry Styles
- “Houdini” written by Caroline Ailin, Danny L Harle, Tobias Jesso Jnr, Dua Lipa and Kevin Parker and performed by Dua Lipa
- “Prada” written by D-Block Europe, Obi Ebele (Da Beatfreakz), Uche Ebele (Da Beatfreakz), Jahmori “Jaymo” Simmons and RAYE and performed by Cassö, RAYE and D-Block Europe
- “Stargazing” written by Peter Fenn, Jesse Fink and Myles Smith and performed by Myles Smith
George Michael is no stranger to Ivor Novello awards. In 1985, he won Songwriter of the Year and Most Performed Work for “Careless Whisper.” In 1989, he won Songwriter of the Year and International Hit of the Year for “Faith.” In 1997, he won Songwriter of the Year and Most Performed Work for “Fastlove”.
When George Michael first won an Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year in 1985, he was visibly emotional, and according to the official site, George regarded it as one of the most significant achievements of his career.
“It was the first proper sign from within the industry that what I was doing was actually worthwhile. And that was the reason that I got so emotional,” George Michael said about winning his first Ivor Novello Award.
Read more about the 40th anniversary of “Last Christmas” in the following articles:
- New Wham! “Last Christmas” 40th Anniversary CDs and Vinyl
- WHAM!: Last Christmas Unwrapped Coming to BBC Two and BBC Music
- “Last Christmas” Is Christmas Number 1!
- Calling all Wham! Fans about Last Christmas
- “Last Christmas”
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Melanie is the co-founder of Yours Only George and has been the webmaster of the site since 1997. Melanie has been a George Michael and Wham! fan since "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" in 1984.
