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Encyclopedia > 2005 BRIT Awards

A Special BRITs 25 Award for the best single from the past 25 years was awarded to Robbie Williams "Angels". Robbie Williams (born Robert Peter Williams on February 13, 1974 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a Grammy Award-nominated, 15 time BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter. ... Angels is a song by written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers, originally performed by Williams, and covered by Jessica Simpson, Mexican singer Yuridia and also by singer Beverley Knight and 2006 newcomer band All Angels. ...


The producers added a fake film effect to the TV coverage of the 2005 awards show, which was criticised by some who thought ruined the immediacy of the awards show, and was dizzying when combined with fast camera movements. Field-removed video (FRV) is a technique used in television broadcasting to give television shows recorded on videotape the same look and feel as shows recorded on film. ...


many questioned the failure to give awards to Natasha Bedingfield and Jamelia despite their huge popularity and critical appraise in the previous year. Awards that was giving to rnb/soul singer joss stone instead! (she was only 17 at the time) Natasha Anne Bedingfield (born November 26, 1981) is a Grammy Award-nominated English pop singer. ... Jamelia Niela Davis (born 11 January 1981), known professionally as Jamelia, is an English R&B singer and songwriter. ... Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), best known by her stage name Joss Stone, is a Brit Award- and Grammy Award-winning English soul, R&B, and blues singer, songwriter, and occasional actress who has sold over nine million albums worldwide. ...


The Host was Chris Evans and the venue for the event was Earls Court This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Earls Court Exhibition Centre (also known as Earls Court Arena or often simply Earls Court) is located in West London, England on the boundary between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham. ...


Winners

Mike Skinner (born 27 November 1978), more commonly known by his stage name The Streets, is a rapper from West Heath, Birmingham, England. ... Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), best known by her stage name Joss Stone, is a Brit Award- and Grammy Award-winning English soul, R&B, and blues singer, songwriter, and occasional actress who has sold over nine million albums worldwide. ... Franz Ferdinand are an indie rock/post-punk revival band that was formed in Glasgow in 2001, named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. ... Keane are an English piano rock band first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995 and taking their current name in 1997. ... Hopes and Fears is the debut album by English piano rock band Keane, released on May 10, 2004. ... William Robert Young (born January 20, 1979) is an English singer and actor. ... Your Game was the sixth single from Pop Idol UK series 1 winner Will Young and the second single from his second album Fridays Child. ... Keane are an English piano rock band first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995 and taking their current name in 1997. ... Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), best known by her stage name Joss Stone, is a Brit Award- and Grammy Award-winning English soul, R&B, and blues singer, songwriter, and occasional actress who has sold over nine million albums worldwide. ... Franz Ferdinand are an indie rock/post-punk revival band that was formed in Glasgow in 2001, named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. ... Muse are a popular Brit Award-winning English rock band formed while at Teignmouth Community College in Teignmouth, Devon in 1992. ... McFly can refer to: McFly (band) Marty McFly, fictional character from the Back to the Future film trilogy, and his family, the McFly family. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem, is an American Grammy and Academy Award Winning rapper, record producer, and actor from Detroit, Michigan. ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. ... The Scissor Sisters are an American alternative band who formed in 2001, whose style draws from disco, glam rock, pop and the gay-club scene of New York City. ... The Scissor Sisters are an American alternative band who formed in 2001, whose style draws from disco, glam rock, pop and the gay-club scene of New York City. ... The Scissor Sisters are an American alternative band who formed in 2001, whose style draws from disco, glam rock, pop and the gay-club scene of New York City. ... Scissor Sisters is the debut studio album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, first released in 2004. ... Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE[1], known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951) [2] is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. ...

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2005 Brit Awards (139 words)
ASCAP/PRS members dominated the 2005 Brit Awards ceremony at London's Earls Court on February 9 winning 11 out of the 16 categories.
The Scissor Sisters were the big winners of the night taking home three awards for International Breakthrough Act, International Group and International Album for their self-titled release.
Robbie Williams received the BRITs25 Song Award for "Angels" recognizing the best song of the past 25 years.
Brit Awards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2706 words)
Brit is also a backronym for British Record Industry Trust which supports youngsters in the arts and education mainly at The BRIT School in London.
The producers added a fake film effect to the TV coverage of the 2005 awards show, which was criticised by some who thought ruined the immediacy of the awards show, and was dizzying when combined with fast camera movements.
Many critics questioned the decision to award Joss Stone the award for best urban act, since she originates from Devon (a relatively rural area of the UK), and produces songs dissimilar to the styles of RandB and rap usually associated with urban music.
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