Winehouse's Grammys night had `wow' factor.

Amy Winehouse's manager Raye Cosbert reflected on an incredible 2007 after being named Manager of the Year at this year's Music Week Awards. He was handed the honour at last Thursday's event by long-time friend and fellow manager David Enthoven whose client Robbie Williams' concerts have been promoted for years by Cosbert in his other role as a music promoter at Metropolis.

The Manager Of The Year prize marks a year in which Winehouse's many personal difficulties were contrasted by a run of success that included winning a Brit at the 2007 event, breaking America and having the UK's biggest-selling album of the year with Back To Black.

"Winning the Brit was amazing," says Cosbert. "I have had the pleasure of watching some amazing shows; Amy did a show in Glasgow that had me in tears, but if I was to take one night that was more special than most it was winning the five Grammys. That was just beyond belief. When I think about it now, I just think `Wow'. The satellite broadcast was an exciting thing to do, but to win on top of it was just the icing on the cake. It was a memorable night in my life."

Cosbert says he has had the good fortune to work with some very talented people. "I worked with a great album. I work with a lovely artist and I've managed to manage a great team of people to make this successful," he says. "It's all about being part of the team; hands on the rudder. I'm a very lucky bastard."

Winehouse's success was also a key part of a memorable night for Island Records with the company winning the A&R award after a run that included not just Winehouse having the year's number one album but Mika scoring the third biggest seller with Life In Cartoon Motion. It was the Mika campaign that secured Island's Ted Cockle and Tom March ...