PETER GABRIEL NAMED MIDEM PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
PETER GABRIEL is to be named Personality of the Year on Monday (28Jan08) by music industry market MIDEM for his music and human rights work It is the latest honour for the Sledgehammer singer who, within the last year (07), has received a lifetime achievement at Britain’s Ivor Novello Awards and a Man of Peace honour from the Nobel Peace Laureates.
Gabriel says, "I must be getting to that awards time of life; it’s God way of telling you you’re getting on." Reed MIDEM CEO Paul Zilk described Gabriel as "an outstanding musician with an international following of millions".
He adds, "Throughout his career he’s shown that music transcends pure entertainment and can be put to the service of important issues such as human rights."
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