BRIT Awards
In 1989, in an attempt to add some excitement and appeal to the proceedings organisers decided to rename the awards to 'The BRIT Awards' presented by Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood and former page three girl Samantha Fox as co-hosts of the live show. The inexperience of the hosts, an ineffective autocue and poor preparation combined to create a shambolic performance. The hosts continually got their lines mixed up, a pre-recorded message from Michael Jackson was never broadcast and several star guests arrived late.
The Samantha Fox/Mick Fleetwood show proved to be the single most important event in BPI/BRIT Awards history. It was just so disastrous that the British public's interest was revived and the BRITs became associated with risky live TV.[4]
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Awards
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Most successful acts
There have been numerous acts, both groups and individuals, that have won multiple awards. The table below shows those that have won four or more awards.
| Artist | Number of awards |
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| Robbie Williams | 11 |
| Annie Lennox | 8 |
| U2 | 7 |
| Take That | 7 |
| Coldplay | 6 |
| Prince | 6 |
| Arctic Monkeys | 5 |
| Oasis | 5 |
| Michael Jackson | 5 |
| Blur | 4 |
| Spice Girls | 4 |
| Dido | 4 |
| Manic Street Preachers | 4 |
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See also
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References
- General
- The Brit Awards 2008. ITV. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- BFI Film & TV Database Search results for 'Brit Awards'. British Film Institute. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- "Brit Awards: Did you know...?", BBC News, 2001-01-16. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- Specific
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