The X Factor alumni fought off some stiff competition from legends such as The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay to claim the award which they were presented with at the ceremony which took place in Central London.

Favourite with the ladies Harry Styles said: "Thanks to everyone who voted for us to win the Nordoff Robbins Best Live Act 2013. We are over the moon.

"Congratulations to Nordoff Robbins on another amazing Silver Clef Awards. What an incredible charity, helping people with music therapy."

The good thing for the band is the award was voted for by members of the public so it goes to show how popular the boys are with the public.

On top of that, it was also revealed that the band won with an incredible 25% of the votes.

The nominations were decided by ticket website Ticketmaster based on the top rated shows on their site.

Chairman of Ticketmaster UK Chris Edmonds commented on the outcome saying: "One Direction really is the biggest band out there at the moment, having had their very successful tour last year.

"It's great to hear from our customers which band they thought was the 'Best Live Act' of the last 12 months and clearly One Direction really won their fans over, taking just over a quarter of all votes.

"This will get fans even more excited for their huge 'Where We Are' stadium tour taking place next year. Congratulations to the boys!"