Bee Gees singer songwriter Barry Gibb is to receive the Sony Mobile Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards.
The last surviving Bee Gee will be presented with the prize at a ceremony in London on 28 June.
He has sold more than 220m records in a musical career which began back in 1958. Barry's most popular work is arguably the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack album, which went 15 times platinum and stayed on Billboard's album charts for 120 weeks.
Other accolades from across his career include sharing the record with Lennon and McCartney for six consecutive Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones as a writer. He’s also in the book of Guinness World Records as the second most successful songwriter in history behind Paul McCartney.
Barry said: ‘I am honoured to be given the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the O2 Silver Clef Awards. Having had music play such an important role in my own life for over 50 years I can truly appreciate the work Nordoff Robbins do, using music to transform other people’s lives.’
He’s also enjoyed success as a producer with the likes of Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick.
Other victors already announced at this year’s O2 Silver Clef Awards include Coldplay Royal Albert Hall Best British Act Award, Labrinth as winner of the American Express Innovation Award and Alison Balsom as winner of PPL Classical Award.
Find out more about this year's awards from the Nordoff Robbins website.
The last surviving Bee Gee will be presented with the prize at a ceremony in London on 28 June.
He has sold more than 220m records in a musical career which began back in 1958. Barry's most popular work is arguably the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack album, which went 15 times platinum and stayed on Billboard's album charts for 120 weeks.
Other accolades from across his career include sharing the record with Lennon and McCartney for six consecutive Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones as a writer. He’s also in the book of Guinness World Records as the second most successful songwriter in history behind Paul McCartney.
Barry said: ‘I am honoured to be given the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the O2 Silver Clef Awards. Having had music play such an important role in my own life for over 50 years I can truly appreciate the work Nordoff Robbins do, using music to transform other people’s lives.’
He’s also enjoyed success as a producer with the likes of Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick.
Other victors already announced at this year’s O2 Silver Clef Awards include Coldplay Royal Albert Hall Best British Act Award, Labrinth as winner of the American Express Innovation Award and Alison Balsom as winner of PPL Classical Award.
Find out more about this year's awards from the Nordoff Robbins website.
