CMAT wins Ivors best album: ‘It’s nice to finally win an award in England’

'English people don’t generally give me awards, so that’s a first'

CMAT with her Best Album award for Euro-Country at the Ivor Novello Awards. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

Fri, 22 May, 2026 - 09:37

Casey Cooper-Fiske

Irish singer-songwriter CMAT has said “it’s nice to finally win an award in England” after her record Euro-Country was named best album at the 2026 Ivor Novello Awards.

The 30-year-old, whose real name is Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, was joined on the winners list by the likes of pop rocker Sam Fender, Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalia and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road singer Elton John.