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The 2009 BRIT Awards
Brit Awards

The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of British or Britannia, but has subsequently become a "backronym" for British Record Industry Trust....
 ceremony took place on Wednesday 18 February 2009. It was the 29th edition of the British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry

The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade group. Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four 'major' record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies representing literally thousands of labels....
's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Earls Court Exhibition Centre

The Earls Court Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre and entertainment venue located in West London, England on the boundary between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham....
 in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, and was broadcast live on ITV1
ITV1

ITV1 is the generic brand used by twelve franchises of the ITV television network in England, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands....
, on Wednesday, 18 February at 8 pm (GMT). 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. The 2009 Brit Awards saw Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud are a British girl group that were created on the ITV1 talent show Popstars in 2002. The group, consisting of Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh, have been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK Top 10 singles , two UK number one albums, and having been nominated for fo...
 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.






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The 2009 BRIT Awards
Brit Awards

The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of British or Britannia, but has subsequently become a "backronym" for British Record Industry Trust....
 ceremony took place on Wednesday 18 February 2009. It was the 29th edition of the British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry

The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade group. Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four 'major' record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies representing literally thousands of labels....
's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Earls Court Exhibition Centre

The Earls Court Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre and entertainment venue located in West London, England on the boundary between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham....
 in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, and was broadcast live on ITV1
ITV1

ITV1 is the generic brand used by twelve franchises of the ITV television network in England, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands....
, on Wednesday, 18 February at 8 pm (GMT). 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. The 2009 Brit Awards saw Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud are a British girl group that were created on the ITV1 talent show Popstars in 2002. The group, consisting of Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh, have been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK Top 10 singles , two UK number one albums, and having been nominated for fo...
 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.

Hosts

Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, Order of the British Empire, , is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She rose to prominence in the late 1980s through her role in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987....
, Mathew Horne
Mathew Horne

Mathew Frazer Horne is an England comedian and actor. He is best known for playing the role of Gavin Shipman in the BBC Sitcom Gavin & Stacey....
 and James Corden
James Corden

James Kimberly Corden is a BAFTA-winning England actor, comedian, writer and television producer. He co-created and stars in the BBC One/BBC Three comedy Gavin & Stacey....
 hosted the 2009 edition of the BRIT Awards, with Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton

Fearne Cotton is an England presenter known for presenting a number of popular TV programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day telethon....
 presenting backstage. Fearne also hosted the launch party for ITV2
ITV2

ITV2 is a 24 hour a day free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc....
 in January.

Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas

Johnny Vegas is an England actor and comedian. He is known for his bizarre rants, portly figure, husky voice, loyal support of rugby league and avid consumption of Guinness....
 introduced and closed the event, as well as reading out the nominees in a pre-recorded voiceover. Emma B
Emma B

Emma Boughton Bachelor of Arts , grew up in Canada and as a teenager in Birmingham, England. Better known as Emma B, she is a radio presenter in the UK....
 provided the live voiceovers as the artists came to the stage.

Rufus Hound
Rufus Hound

Rufus Hound is a British comedian and television presenter. He has been described by Stephen Fry as "The rich man's Simon Pegg". He was educated at Frensham Heights and Godalming College, where he ran the college radio station....
, Sara Cox
Sara Cox

Sara Cox , born Sarah Joanne Cox, affectionately known as "Coxy", is an England TV presenter and radio DJ. Her most prestigious role was that of presenting the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 from 2000 to 2003....
, Melanie Blatt
Melanie Blatt

Melanie Ruth Blatt is a British people singer and occasional actress. Blatt made her name as part of top UK girl group All Saints , but following their split has launched a solo career....
  and Nicole Appleton
Nicole Appleton

Nicole Marie Appleton-Gallagher is a pop singer and a member of All Saints . She was formerly a member of Appleton along with her older sister Natalie Appleton....
 presented the Red Carpet and Encore events on ITV2.

Alesha Dixon
Alesha Dixon

Alesha Anjanette Dixon is a British people singer, songwriter, model and television personality. After finding fame in the all-female trio Mis-Teeq, she is now solo....
 presented a backstage programme, screened on ITV1 two days after the ceremony.

Performers

Artist Featuring Song
U2
U2

U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
 		 "Get on Your Boots
Get on Your Boots

"Get on Your Boots" is the lead single from U2's 2009 album, No Line on the Horizon. The song was made available digitally on 23 January 2009....
"
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, Order of the British Empire, , is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She rose to prominence in the late 1980s through her role in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987....
 		 "Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Can't Get You out of My Head

"Can't Get You Out Of My Head" is a Dance-pop song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album Fever ....
"
Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud are a British girl group that were created on the ITV1 talent show Popstars in 2002. The group, consisting of Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh, have been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK Top 10 singles , two UK number one albums, and having been nominated for fo...
 		 "The Promise
The Promise (Girls Aloud song)

"The Promise" is the nineteenth single by the United Kingdom girl group Girls Aloud, written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins , Jason Resch, Kieran Jones, and Carla Marie for the band's fifth studio album Out of Control ....
"
Coldplay
Coldplay

Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
 		 "Viva la Vida"
Duffy
Duffy (singer)

Duffy is a Welsh people, Soul Music, singer-songwriter. Her debut album Rockferry was released in March 2008 and entered the UK Album Chart at number one....
 		 "Warwick Avenue
Warwick Avenue (song)

"Warwick Avenue" is the third single from the album Rockferry by Duffy . It was written by Jimmy Hogarth, Eg White & Duffy & produced by Jimmy Hogarth....
"
Take That
Take That

Take That are an England pop music musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, and, formerly, Robbie Williams....
 		 "Greatest Day
Greatest Day (Take That song)

"Greatest Day" is a song by United Kingdom group Take That from their album, The Circus ....
"
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon are a Grammy Award-winning, NME Award winning and Brit Award-winning United States alternative rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, USA....
 		 "Use Somebody
Use Somebody

"Use Somebody" is the second single from Kings of Leon's fourth studio album Only by the Night, released on December 8, 2008. The music video was premiered exclusively on the band's MySpace page on November 4, 2008....
"
The Ting Tings
The Ting Tings

The Ting Tings are an England pop music duo of Jules De Martino and Katie White . Originally from Leigh, Greater Manchester, they formed in December 2004 while based at Castle Irwell, Salford....
 		 "Shut Up and Let Me Go
Shut Up and Let Me Go

"Shut Up and Let Me Go" is the third single by England duo The Ting Tings from their debut studio album We Started Nothing. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2008, and was the follow-up to the number one hit single "That's Not My Name"....
"
Estelle
Estelle

Estelle can refer to several meanings:...
 		 The Ting Tings
The Ting Tings

The Ting Tings are an England pop music duo of Jules De Martino and Katie White . Originally from Leigh, Greater Manchester, they formed in December 2004 while based at Castle Irwell, Salford....
 		 "American Boy
American Boy

"American Boy" is the Grammy Award winning second single from the album Shine by England hip hop music singer Estelle and features United States rapper Kanye West....
"
The Ting Tings
The Ting Tings

The Ting Tings are an England pop music duo of Jules De Martino and Katie White . Originally from Leigh, Greater Manchester, they formed in December 2004 while based at Castle Irwell, Salford....
 		 Estelle
Estelle

Estelle can refer to several meanings:...
 		 "That's Not My Name
That's Not My Name

"That?s Not My Name" is the second single by United Kingdom duo The Ting Tings from their debut studio album We Started Nothing. The song was originally released as a A-side and B-side with "Great DJ" by independent record label Switchflicker on May 28, 2007....
"
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English people electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main Singing, Keyboard instruments and occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals....
 		 Lady GaGa
Lady GaGa

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , best known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She was born in Yonkers, New York and grew up in Manhattan, where she attended private school at Convent of the Sacred Heart and later studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts....
 		 "Suburbia
SubUrbia

subUrbia is an Off-Broadway Play by Eric Bogosian set against the nighttime activities of a group of aimless 20-somethings and a reunion with a former high school classmate who has become a successful musician....
"
"Love Etc.
Love etc.

"Love etc." is a single by English electronic dance music band Pet Shop Boys. It is scheduled for release March 16, 2009 on Parlophone Records. The single will also be available on the Canadian and American iTunes stores on that date....
"
"Left To My Own Devices
Left to My Own Devices

"Left to My Own Devices" is a song recorded by Pet Shop Boys, released as the second single from their third studio album, Introspective . It was also the first track of the album....
"
"Always On My Mind
Always on My Mind

"Always on My Mind" is a song originally recorded by Brenda Lee.Allmusic list over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers....
"
"Paninaro
Paninaro

Paninaro is a subculture that was born in Milan, Italy during the early 1980s at a fast food restaurant called Al Panino . The subculture was famous for its apolitical nature and its twin obsessions with fashion and Americana, contrasting sharply with the hyper-politicized 1970s....
"
"Go West
Go West

"Go West, young man" is a popular saying about Manifest Destiny popularized by Horace Greeley, but likely written by John Soule.Go West may also refer to:...
"
"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)

"Opportunities " is a song by UK synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as a single in 1985 and then in 1986, gaining greater popularity in both the UK and U.S....
"
"What Have I Done To Deserve This"
"Domino Dancing
Domino Dancing

"Domino Dancing" is a song recorded by UK synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys which reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart and released as the lead single from their 1988 album Introspective....
"
"I’m With Stupid"
"Being Boring
Being Boring

"Being Boring" is a single by the British pop group Pet Shop Boys.As the second single from the 1990 album Behaviour , after "So Hard" which was released before the album, "Being Boring" was not particularly successful upon release, only reaching number twenty in the UK singles chart and being the first single released by the group not...
"
"It’s A Sin"
"All Over The World
All Over the World

'All Over the World' may refer to:*"All Over the World ", a song by the Electric Light Orchestra from the soundtrack album Xanadu*...
"
"West End Girls
West End Girls

"West End Girls" is a song by British pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, the song was released twice as a single. It is a synthpop song, influenced by hip hop music....
"
Brandon Flowers
Brandon Flowers

Brandon Richard Flowers is the American vocalist, keyboardist and primary lyricist of the Las Vegas, Nevada-based Rock music band The Killers ....


Nominations


British Male Solo

Artist
Ian Brown
Ian Brown

Ian George Brown is an English musician and former lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses. He is widely considered by fans to be one of the pioneering members of the Madchester scene....
James Morrison
James Morrison (singer)

James Morrison is a BRIT Awards-winning English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Rugby, Warwickshire in the United Kingdom. In 2006, his debut single "You Give Me Something" became a hit in Europe, Australia, and Japan, peaking in the top five in the UK and New Zealand....
Paul Weller
The Streets
The Streets

Mike Skinner , more commonly known by his stage name The Streets, is a rapper from Birmingham, England....
Will Young
Will Young

Will Young is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He rose to fame in 2002 after winning the inaugural Pop Idol contest....


  • Presented by: Jamie Oliver
    Jamie Oliver

    James Trevor 'Jamie' Oliver, Order of the British Empire , frequently nicknamed The Naked Chef, is an England celebrity chef and media personality, well known for his role in campaigning against the use of processed foods in national schools....
     and Jamie Cullum
    Jamie Cullum

    Jamie Cullum is a United Kingdom pop music and jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist and drummer....
  • Winner: Paul Weller


British Female Solo

Artist
Adele
Adele (singer)

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , known professionally as Adele , is an English rhythm and blues and soul music singer and songwriter. Adele has described her musical style as "heartbroken soul." She is the first recipient of the BRIT Awards Critics' Choice, which was given to artists who, at the time, had yet to release an album....
Beth Rowley
Beth Rowley

Beth Rowley is an England singer-songwriter born in Lima, Peru. She was born to British people parents who later returned from Peru in 1982 to live in Bristol, England when Beth was aged two years old....
Duffy
Duffy (singer)

Duffy is a Welsh people, Soul Music, singer-songwriter. Her debut album Rockferry was released in March 2008 and entered the UK Album Chart at number one....
Estelle
Estelle (singer)

Estelle Fanta Swaray commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an English people, Grammy Award- winning contemporary R&B singing, rapping, and hip hop production....
M.I.A.
M.I.A. (artist)

Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam , better known by her stage name M.I.A., is a Great Britain songwriter, record producer, Singing and artist....


  • Presented by: Simon Pegg
    Simon Pegg

    Simon Pegg is an award-winning England actor, comedian, writer, film producer and film director. He is best known for his starring roles in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Run, Fatboy, Run, and for the comedy series Spaced....


  • Winner: Duffy
    Duffy (singer)

    Duffy is a Welsh people, Soul Music, singer-songwriter. Her debut album Rockferry was released in March 2008 and entered the UK Album Chart at number one....


British Breakthrough

Voted for by listeners of BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a United Kingdom international radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in current popular music throughout the day, with a slight bias to Rock music & Independent music music....
Artist
Adele
Adele (singer)

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , known professionally as Adele , is an English rhythm and blues and soul music singer and songwriter. Adele has described her musical style as "heartbroken soul." She is the first recipient of the BRIT Awards Critics' Choice, which was given to artists who, at the time, had yet to release an album....
Duffy
Duffy (singer)

Duffy is a Welsh people, Soul Music, singer-songwriter. Her debut album Rockferry was released in March 2008 and entered the UK Album Chart at number one....
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets

The Last Shadow Puppets is a project of Alex Turner of the band Arctic Monkeys, Miles Kane of the band The Rascals , and composer/producer James Ford ....
Scouting for Girls
Scouting for Girls

Scouting for Girls are a London-based UK pop music band formed in 2005 by Neville Roy Francis Stride, Greg Churchouse and Peter Ellard....
The Ting Tings
The Ting Tings

The Ting Tings are an England pop music duo of Jules De Martino and Katie White . Originally from Leigh, Greater Manchester, they formed in December 2004 while based at Castle Irwell, Salford....


  • Presented by: Alex James
    Alex James

    Alex James may refer to:*Alex James , bassist in English band Blur and newspaper columnist*Alex James , former footballer of Arsenal F.C.*Alex James , boxer from Grenada...
  • Winner: Duffy
    Duffy (singer)

    Duffy is a Welsh people, Soul Music, singer-songwriter. Her debut album Rockferry was released in March 2008 and entered the UK Album Chart at number one....


British Group

Artist
Coldplay
Coldplay

Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
Elbow
Elbow (band)

Elbow is a The BRIT Awards and Mercury Prize winning England alternative rock band. The band formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1990, and retains its original line-up of lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Guy Garvey, guitarist and back up vocalist Mark Potter , keyboardist and back up vocalist Craig Potter , bassist Pete Turner and dru...
Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud are a British girl group that were created on the ITV1 talent show Popstars in 2002. The group, consisting of Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh, have been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK Top 10 singles , two UK number one albums, and having been nominated for fo...
Radiohead
Radiohead

Radiohead are an English alternative rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire. The band is composed of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway ....
Take That
Take That

Take That are an England pop music musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, and, formerly, Robbie Williams....


  • Presented by: David Hasselhoff
    David Hasselhoff

    David Michael Hasselhoff is an United States actor and singer. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s U.S....
  • Winner: Elbow
    Elbow (band)

    Elbow is a The BRIT Awards and Mercury Prize winning England alternative rock band. The band formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1990, and retains its original line-up of lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Guy Garvey, guitarist and back up vocalist Mark Potter , keyboardist and back up vocalist Craig Potter , bassist Pete Turner and dru...


British Live

Voted for by listeners of BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio radio station and the List of most-listened-to radio programs in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult contemporary music or Album-orientated rock, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres....
 and the general public via the Brit Awards website.
Artist
Coldplay
Coldplay

Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
Elbow
Elbow (band)

Elbow is a The BRIT Awards and Mercury Prize winning England alternative rock band. The band formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1990, and retains its original line-up of lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Guy Garvey, guitarist and back up vocalist Mark Potter , keyboardist and back up vocalist Craig Potter , bassist Pete Turner and dru...
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music band from Leyton, East London, England, formed in 1975. The band is led by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris ....
Scouting for Girls
Scouting for Girls

Scouting for Girls are a London-based UK pop music band formed in 2005 by Neville Roy Francis Stride, Greg Churchouse and Peter Ellard....
The Verve
The Verve

The Verve are a British people Rock music band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley College, by vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones , and drummer Peter Salisbury....


  • Presented by: Nick Frost
    Nick Frost

    Nicholas John Frost is an England actor, comedian and screenwriter.He is best known for his work with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg in the role of Mike in the comedy Spaced, Ed in Shaun of the Dead, as well as PC Danny Butterman in Hot Fuzz....
  • Winner: Iron Maiden
    Iron Maiden

    Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music band from Leyton, East London, England, formed in 1975. The band is led by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris ....


British Single

Voted for by readers of The Sun and listeners of local UK radio stations.
Artist Song Result Date Eliminated
Coldplay
Coldplay

Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
 		 "Viva la Vida" 2nd Final
Duffy
Duffy (singer)

Duffy is a Welsh people, Soul Music, singer-songwriter. Her debut album Rockferry was released in March 2008 and entered the UK Album Chart at number one....
 		 "Mercy" 3rd
Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud are a British girl group that were created on the ITV1 talent show Popstars in 2002. The group, consisting of Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh, have been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK Top 10 singles , two UK number one albums, and having been nominated for fo...
 		 "The Promise
The Promise (Girls Aloud song)

"The Promise" is the nineteenth single by the United Kingdom girl group Girls Aloud, written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins , Jason Resch, Kieran Jones, and Carla Marie for the band's fifth studio album Out of Control ....
" 		Won
Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis

Leona Louise Lewis is a UK Pop/R&B artist who was born 3 April 1985 in London. She was the first female winner of the UK reality TV series The X Factor ....
 		 "Better In Time
Better in Time

"Better In Time" is a song written by J. R. Rotem and Andrea Martin and produced by Rotem for Leona Lewis's debut album, Spirit . It is the fourth track on the album , and was released in March 2008 as Lewis's third single in the United Kingdom, as a A-side and B-side#double A-side with "Footprints in the Sand "....
" 		4th
Scouting for Girls
Scouting for Girls

Scouting for Girls are a London-based UK pop music band formed in 2005 by Neville Roy Francis Stride, Greg Churchouse and Peter Ellard....
 		 "Heartbeat
Heartbeat (Scouting for Girls song)

"Heartbeat" is a song by British band Scouting For Girls and the third single taken from their Scouting for Girls . Its physical release was on April 7, 2008 and peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Chart....
" 		5th
Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewan Burke is an English singer and winner of the The X Factor of UK television talent show The X Factor . Burke had previously auditioned for the The X Factor of the show, where she reached the last seven in her category but was not selected for the The X Factor #Live_shows....
 		 "Hallelujah" 6th Eliminated: 13 February
Dizzee Rascal
Dizzee Rascal

Dylan Mills , known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British rapper and a record producer. His music is a blend of garage MCing, conventional Hip hop music, grime and ragga, with extremely eclectic samples and more exotic styles....
 Feat. Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris is a Scottish people singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born in and grew up in Dumfries....
 & Chrome 		"Dance wiv Me
Dance Wiv Me

"Dance wiv Me" is a non-album single released by Dizzee Rascal, featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome. The song mixes the usual Grime style of Dizzee Rascal with Dance music from Calvin Harris and Rhythm and blues from Chrome....
" 		7th Eliminated: 12 February
Adele
Adele

Adele may refer to:People* Adele , Grammy Award winning singer from Tottenham, London, England* Ad?le de Batz de Tranquelleon, founder of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate order of nuns...
 		 "Chasing Pavements
Chasing Pavements

"Chasing Pavements" is the second single from soul music singer Adele . Adele performed the song on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on December 7, 2007....
" 		8th Eliminated: 11 February
The X Factor Finalists 2008
List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 5)

The The X Factor of The X Factor was broadcast on ITV during 2008. It premiereed on 16 August and continued through to 13 December 2008. Auditions in front of producers were held in April/May, with callbacks in front of the judges in June....
 		 "Hero
Hero (Mariah Carey song)

"Hero" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff, and recorded for Carey's fourth album, Music Box ....
" 		9th Eliminated: 10 February
Estelle
Estelle (singer)

Estelle Fanta Swaray commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an English people, Grammy Award- winning contemporary R&B singing, rapping, and hip hop production....
 Feat. Kanye West
Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
 		 "American Boy
American Boy

"American Boy" is the Grammy Award winning second single from the album Shine by England hip hop music singer Estelle and features United States rapper Kanye West....
" 		10th Eliminated: 9 February


  • Presented by: Alan Carr
    Alan Carr

    Alan Carr is a Britain stand-up comedy and presenter of radio presenter and television presenter, noted for his Camp demeanour....
  • Winner: Girls Aloud
    Girls Aloud

    Girls Aloud are a British girl group that were created on the ITV1 talent show Popstars in 2002. The group, consisting of Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh, have been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK Top 10 singles , two UK number one albums, and having been nominated for fo...
     - "The Promise
    The Promise (Girls Aloud song)

    "The Promise" is the nineteenth single by the United Kingdom girl group Girls Aloud, written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins , Jason Resch, Kieran Jones, and Carla Marie for the band's fifth studio album Out of Control ....
    "     with 39% public vote


Mastercard
MasterCard

MasterCard Worldwide is a multinational corporation based in Purchase, New York, New York, United States. Throughout the world, its principal business is to process payments between the banks of merchants and the banks of purchasers that use its "MasterCard" brand Debit card and credit cards to make purchases....
 British Album

Artist Album
Coldplay
Coldplay

Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
 		 Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Coldplay. It was released on 11 June 2008 in Japan, 12 June 2008 in the United Kingdom, and 17 June 2008 in North America....
Duffy
Duffy (singer)

Duffy is a Welsh people, Soul Music, singer-songwriter. Her debut album Rockferry was released in March 2008 and entered the UK Album Chart at number one....
 		 Rockferry
Rockferry

Rockferry is the Grammy and Brit Awards Award winning, debut album by Wales singer Duffy , first released on 3 March 2008 by Mercury Records in collaboration with Universal Records in the US and with Polydor Records in the UK....
Elbow
Elbow (band)

Elbow is a The BRIT Awards and Mercury Prize winning England alternative rock band. The band formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1990, and retains its original line-up of lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Guy Garvey, guitarist and back up vocalist Mark Potter , keyboardist and back up vocalist Craig Potter , bassist Pete Turner and dru...
 		 The Seldom Seen Kid
The Seldom Seen Kid

The Seldom Seen Kid is the fourth studio album by the indie rock band Elbow . It was released by Fiction Records on 17 March 2008 in the United Kingdom and was released by Geffen Records on 22 April 2008 in the United States....
Radiohead
Radiohead

Radiohead are an English alternative rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire. The band is composed of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway ....
 		 In Rainbows
In Rainbows

In Rainbows is the seventh album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead. It was first released on 10 October 2007 as a digital download, followed by a standard CD release in most countries during the last week of 2007....
The Ting Tings
The Ting Tings

The Ting Tings are an England pop music duo of Jules De Martino and Katie White . Originally from Leigh, Greater Manchester, they formed in December 2004 while based at Castle Irwell, Salford....
 		 We Started Nothing
We Started Nothing

We Started Nothing is the debut album from England band The Ting Tings. It was released by the Columbia Records Label Group on 19 May 2008 in the United Kingdom....


  • Presented by: Tom Jones
    Tom Jones

    Tom Jones may refer to:*Sir Tom Jones , Welsh pop music singer*Tom Jones , lyricist of musical theater*Tom Jones , Australian politician representing Collie-Wellington district...
  • Winner: Duffy
    Duffy (singer)

    Duffy is a Welsh people, Soul Music, singer-songwriter. Her debut album Rockferry was released in March 2008 and entered the UK Album Chart at number one....
     - Rockferry
    Rockferry

    Rockferry is the Grammy and Brit Awards Award winning, debut album by Wales singer Duffy , first released on 3 March 2008 by Mercury Records in collaboration with Universal Records in the US and with Polydor Records in the UK....


International Male Solo

Artist
Beck
Beck

Beck Hansen is an United States musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known by the stage name Beck. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and irony lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating sample , drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public...
Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond

Neil Leslie Diamond is an United States of America singer-songwriter.Neil Diamond is one of pop music's most enduring and successful singer-songwriters....
Jay-Z
Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter , better known as his stage name, Jay-Z, is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is the former Chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records....
Kanye West
Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
Seasick Steve
Seasick Steve

Steven Gene Wold, commonly known as Seasick Steve, is an American bluesman, although he prefers to be called "a song and dance man". He plays guitars , and sings, usually about his early life living rough and doing casual work....


  • Presented by: Gok Wan
    Gok Wan

    Gok Wan , is a British fashion consultant, author and television presenter of British Chinese heritage....
  • Winner: Kanye West
    Kanye West

    Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....


International Female Solo

Artist
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles

Beyonc? Giselle Knowles , commonly known as Beyonc? , is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child....
Gabriella Cilmi
Gabriella Cilmi

Gabriella Lucia Cilmi is a multi ARIA Music Awards-winning Italians-Australian singer and songwriter. She is best known for her debut single "Sweet About Me", released in Australia in April 2008....
Katy Perry
Katy Perry

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson , known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Born in California to pastor parents, she grew up listening to gospel music and singing in church....
Pink
Santigold


  • Presented by: Lionel Richie
    Lionel Richie

    Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning United States singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records....
  • Winner: Katy Perry
    Katy Perry

    Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson , known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Born in California to pastor parents, she grew up listening to gospel music and singing in church....


International Group

Artist
AC/DC
AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes are a five-piece Seattle-based band signed to Sub Pop and Bella Union. The band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their second EP, Sun Giant, and their debut full length album Fleet Foxes ....
The Killers
The Killers (band)

The Killers are an American alternative rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2002. The group consists of Brandon Flowers , Dave Keuning , Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr....
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon are a Grammy Award-winning, NME Award winning and Brit Award-winning United States alternative rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, USA....
MGMT
MGMT

MGMT is an United States musical duo based in Brooklyn, New York consisting of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. Originally with Cantora Records, they signed with Columbia Records/Red Ink/Sony in 2006....


  • Presented by: Natalie Imbruglia
    Natalie Imbruglia

    Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress.In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Willis in the popular Australian Soap opera Neighbours....
     dressed by Karen Karam
  • Winner: Kings of Leon
    Kings of Leon

    Kings of Leon are a Grammy Award-winning, NME Award winning and Brit Award-winning United States alternative rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, USA....


International Album

Artist Album
AC/DC
AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
 		 Black Ice
Black Ice (album)

Black Ice is the 15th studio album by Australian music hard rock band AC/DC, produced by Brendan O'Brien and released worldwide between October 17 and 22, 2008....
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes are a five-piece Seattle-based band signed to Sub Pop and Bella Union. The band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their second EP, Sun Giant, and their debut full length album Fleet Foxes ....
 		 Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes (album)

Fleet Foxes is the debut studio album by the Seattle-based band Fleet Foxes. It was released on June 3, 2008, in the United States and June 9 in the United Kingdom....
The Killers
The Killers (band)

The Killers are an American alternative rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2002. The group consists of Brandon Flowers , Dave Keuning , Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr....
 		 Day & Age
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon are a Grammy Award-winning, NME Award winning and Brit Award-winning United States alternative rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, USA....
 		Only by the Night
Only By The Night

Only by the Night is the Grammy Award, Brit Award-winning fourth studio album by United States Rock music band Kings of Leon, released worldwide in September 2008....
MGMT
MGMT

MGMT is an United States musical duo based in Brooklyn, New York consisting of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. Originally with Cantora Records, they signed with Columbia Records/Red Ink/Sony in 2006....
 		 Oracular Spectacular
Oracular Spectacular

Oracular Spectacular is the first major label studio album by Brooklyn, New York indie rock band MGMT, released digitally October 2, 2007 on Columbia Records, available in CD & LP formats from January 22, 2008....


  • Presented by: Joe Calzaghe
    Joe Calzaghe

    Joseph William Calzaghe member of the Order of the British Empire, Order of the British Empire is an undefeated Welsh People former professional boxer....
  • Winner: Kings of Leon
    Kings of Leon

    Kings of Leon are a Grammy Award-winning, NME Award winning and Brit Award-winning United States alternative rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, USA....
     -     Only by the Night
    Only By The Night

    Only by the Night is the Grammy Award, Brit Award-winning fourth studio album by United States Rock music band Kings of Leon, released worldwide in September 2008....


Critic's Choice

Artist
Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine

Florence And The Machine is the recording name of Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music for her voice. Musically Florence and the Machine's sound is generally referred to as Soul music inspired Independent music....


  • Presented by: Kylie Minogue
    Kylie Minogue

    Kylie Ann Minogue, Order of the British Empire, , is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She rose to prominence in the late 1980s through her role in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987....
     and Matthew Horne
    Matthew Horne

    Matthew Jeffery Horne is a New Zealand cricketer who played in 35 Test cricket and 50 One Day Internationals from 1997 - 2003.Horne was an attacking right-handed opening batsman who possessed an unusually high backlift....


Outstanding Contribution to Music

Artist
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English people electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main Singing, Keyboard instruments and occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals....


  • Presented by: Brandon Flowers
    Brandon Flowers

    Brandon Richard Flowers is the American vocalist, keyboardist and primary lyricist of the Las Vegas, Nevada-based Rock music band The Killers ....


Producer's Award

ProducerWork
Bernard Butler
Bernard Butler

Bernard Butler is an English musician and record producer....
Duffy
Duffy (singer)

Duffy is a Welsh people, Soul Music, singer-songwriter. Her debut album Rockferry was released in March 2008 and entered the UK Album Chart at number one....
 - Rockferry
Rockferry

Rockferry is the Grammy and Brit Awards Award winning, debut album by Wales singer Duffy , first released on 3 March 2008 by Mercury Records in collaboration with Universal Records in the US and with Polydor Records in the UK....


  • Presented by: Duffy
    Duffy (singer)

    Duffy is a Welsh people, Soul Music, singer-songwriter. Her debut album Rockferry was released in March 2008 and entered the UK Album Chart at number one....
     at the 2009 Music Producers Guild Awards on 12 February.


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