Jessie Ware wins award from music therapy charity

Brixton songstress, Jessie Ware has been announced as the winner of one of the 2013 O2 Silver Clef Awards, a ceremony hosted by the Nordoff-Robbins charity, which uses the proceeds to provide music therapy treatment to ailing individuals.

The Mercury-nominated singer, who released debut album Devotion last year, will be handed the ‘Best Newcomer Award’, presented by Israeli chef Yotam Ottolenghi.

This year the organization hopes to raise £500,000 from the awards to fund 20,000 “life-transforming music therapy sessions for children and adults across the UK”.

About receiving the award, Ware remarks: “I am so honoured to be receiving this award from Nordoff Robbins, who do such amazing work helping people with music therapy. I am really looking forward to the Awards. It’s been such a wonderful year for me and to be getting this award is a really special one!”

The singer joins the likes of Coldplay, Labyrinth, Barry Gibb, Alison Moyet and more in receiving awards this year. All the acts will collect their trophies on 28 June at the official ceremony, held at the London Hilton on Park Lane.