The award is presented to someone who has been globally recognised for their achievements with Michael Buble having won three Grammy Awards, a Gemini for Best Performance and eleven Juno Award, as well as having sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

He joins Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jessie J and Laura Wright, who have already been awarded for 2012 and more winners will be announced in due course.

Buble said: "I've known about Nordoff Robbins for a long, long time, and ...