But after winning the pop award, she said backstage, "Now I'm back to the old dilemma."
Annie Lennox, who won the female pop vocal award for "No More 'I Love Yous'," proclaimed herself "stunned."
This is the only instance in which the traditional pop award was awarded for a song, as opposed to an album.
This was a reference to a 1970s pop award which was presented by teen magazine, Go-Set.
Pop paper Go-Set was also launched this year (1966), hosting their own televised pop awards (the Pop Poll).
Since 1969, a specific pop award has been presented: Best Pop Instrumental Performance.
Then she proceeded to miss out on every pop award she was up for, including two key losses to most-nominated Beyonce.
The annual honors, Britain's top pop awards, will be handed out at London's O2 Arena on February 21, .
In 1991 Najma was voted best female singer in the pop awards.
The pianist Vladimir Horowitz was given his 21st award; Roy Orbison won the male pop vocal award.