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The '''2009 [[BRIT Awards]]''' ceremony took place on Wednesday 18 February 2009. It was the 29th edition of the [[ |
The '''2009 [[BRIT Awards]]''' ceremony took place on Wednesday 18 February 2009. It was the 29th edition of the [[British Phonographic Industry]]'s annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre]] in [[London]], and was broadcast live on [[ITV1]], on Wednesday, 18 February at 8 pm (GMT).<ref>[http://www.itv.com/Entertainment/Music/brits/Abouttheshow/default.html] - The Official BRIT Awards 2009 page</ref> [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]] became the first female artist to ever win three awards in the same year, and only Blur, in 1995, has ever won more awards at a single ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/02/18/incredible-brits-night-for-triple-winner-duffy-91466-22960248/|title=Incredible Brits night for triple winner Duffy|date=18 February 2009|work=WalesOnline.co.uk|publisher=Media Wales|accessdate=18 February 2009}}</ref> The 2009 Brit Awards saw [[Girls Aloud]] win their first BRIT award. |
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The show was advertised as live by ITV but the broadcast included several audio deletions which means the show was shown on a time delay system. The 2009 BRIT Awards were watched by 5.49 million people and was the 32nd most watched programme on TV on week ending 22 February<ref>http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyTopProgrammesOverview?</ref>. |
The show was advertised as live by ITV but the broadcast included several audio deletions which means the show was shown on a time delay system. The 2009 BRIT Awards were watched by 5.49 million people and was the 32nd most watched programme on TV on week ending 22 February<ref>http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyTopProgrammesOverview?</ref>. |
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Revision as of 22:05, 3 April 2009
The 2009 BRIT Awards ceremony took place on Wednesday 18 February 2009. It was the 29th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, and was broadcast live on ITV1, on Wednesday, 18 February at 8 pm (GMT).[1] Duffy became the first female artist to ever win three awards in the same year, and only Blur, in 1995, has ever won more awards at a single ceremony.[2] The 2009 Brit Awards saw Girls Aloud win their first BRIT award. The show was advertised as live by ITV but the broadcast included several audio deletions which means the show was shown on a time delay system. The 2009 BRIT Awards were watched by 5.49 million people and was the 32nd most watched programme on TV on week ending 22 February[3].
Hosts
Kylie Minogue, Mathew Horne and James Corden hosted the 2009 edition of the BRIT Awards, with Fearne Cotton presenting backstage. Fearne also hosted the launch party for ITV2 in January.
Johnny Vegas introduced and closed the event, as well as reading out the nominees in a pre-recorded voiceover. Emma B provided the live voiceovers as the artists came to the stage.
Rufus Hound, Sara Cox, Melanie Blatt and Nicole Appleton presented the Red Carpet and Encore events on ITV2.
Alesha Dixon presented a backstage programme, screened on ITV1 two days after the ceremony.
Performers
Nominations
British Male Solo
| Artist |
|---|
| Ian Brown |
| James Morrison |
| Paul Weller |
| The Streets |
| Will Young |
- Presented by: Jamie Oliver and Jamie Cullum
- Winner: Paul Weller
British Female Solo
| Artist |
|---|
| Adele |
| Beth Rowley |
| Duffy |
| Estelle |
| M.I.A. |
- Presented by: Simon Pegg
- Winner: Duffy
British Breakthrough
Voted for by listeners of BBC Radio 1
| Artist |
|---|
| Adele |
| Duffy |
| The Last Shadow Puppets |
| Scouting for Girls |
| The Ting Tings |
- Presented by: Alex James
- Winner: Duffy
British Group
| Artist |
|---|
| Coldplay |
| Elbow |
| Girls Aloud |
| Radiohead |
| Take That |
- Presented by: David Hasselhoff
- Winner: Elbow
British Live
Voted for by listeners of BBC Radio 2 and the general public via the Brit Awards website.
| Artist |
|---|
| Coldplay |
| Elbow |
| Iron Maiden |
| Scouting for Girls |
| The Verve |
- Presented by: Nick Frost
- Winner: Iron Maiden
British Single
Voted for by readers of The Sun and listeners of local UK radio stations.
| Artist | Song | Result | Date Eliminated [4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldplay | "Viva la Vida" | 2nd | Final |
| Duffy | "Mercy" | 3rd | |
| Girls Aloud | "The Promise" | Won | |
| Leona Lewis | "Better In Time" | 4th | |
| Scouting for Girls | "Heartbeat" | 5th | |
| Alexandra Burke | "Hallelujah" | 6th | Eliminated: 13 February |
| Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome | "Dance wiv Me" | 7th | Eliminated: 12 February |
| Adele | "Chasing Pavements" | 8th | Eliminated: 11 February |
| The X Factor Finalists 2008 | "Hero" | 9th | Eliminated: 10 February |
| Estelle Feat. Kanye West | "American Boy" | 10th | Eliminated: 9 February |
- Presented by: Alan Carr
- Winner: Girls Aloud - "The Promise" with 39% public vote[citation needed]
Mastercard British Album
| Artist | Album |
|---|---|
| Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends |
| Duffy | Rockferry |
| Elbow | The Seldom Seen Kid |
| Radiohead | In Rainbows |
| The Ting Tings | We Started Nothing |
International Male Solo
| Artist |
|---|
| Beck |
| Neil Diamond |
| Jay-Z |
| Kanye West |
| Seasick Steve |
- Presented by: Gok Wan
- Winner: Kanye West
International Female Solo
| Artist |
|---|
| Beyoncé |
| Gabriella Cilmi |
| Katy Perry |
| Pink |
| Santigold |
- Presented by: Lionel Richie
- Winner: Katy Perry
International Group
| Artist |
|---|
| AC/DC |
| Fleet Foxes |
| The Killers |
| Kings of Leon |
| MGMT |
- Presented by: Natalie Imbruglia dressed by Karen Karam[5]
- Winner: Kings of Leon
International Album
| Artist | Album |
|---|---|
| AC/DC | Black Ice |
| Fleet Foxes | Fleet Foxes |
| The Killers | Day & Age |
| Kings of Leon | Only by the Night |
| MGMT | Oracular Spectacular |
- Presented by: Joe Calzaghe
- Winner: Kings of Leon - Only by the Night
Critic's Choice
| Artist |
|---|
| Florence and the Machine |
- Presented by: Kylie Minogue and Matthew Horne
Outstanding Contribution to Music
| Artist |
|---|
| Pet Shop Boys |
- Presented by: Brandon Flowers
Producer's Award
| Producer | Work |
|---|---|
| Bernard Butler[6] | Duffy - Rockferry[7] |
- Presented by: Duffy at the 2009 Music Producers Guild Awards on 12 February.
References
- ^ [1] - The Official BRIT Awards 2009 page
- ^ "Incredible Brits night for triple winner Duffy". WalesOnline.co.uk. Media Wales. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyTopProgrammesOverview?
- ^ [2] - British Single Final Nominees
- ^ http://www.karenkaram.co.uk
- ^ [3] - Ex-Suede man wins top producer award
- ^ Producer's Award - BRITs 2009