The 2006 BRIT Awards were the 26th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 15 February 2006 in Earl's Court, London. It attracted 4.70 million viewers, one of the lowest viewed ceremonies. 2007's show went on to pass the 5 million barrier again. The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... The British Phonographic Industry was founded in 1973 to represent the interests of British music companies and to fight the growing problem of music piracy. ... is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Earls Court is a place in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in London, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Summary

2006's biggest winners were the Kaiser Chiefs, who came away with three awards. Coldplay and Green Day both came away with two awards, Coldplay collecting their sixth overall. Other winners included the Arctic Monkeys for their only nomination, and acts such as KT Tunstall and Kanye West. Arcade Fire were the most unsuccessful act, being nominated for three awards but winning none of them. This article is about the band. ... Coldplay are a British rock band. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... Arctic Monkeys are a Mercury Prize winning English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... Kate KT Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer and songwriter. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... Arcade Fire (often known as The Arcade Fire) is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

The ceremony

The ceremony was hosted by Chris Evans, who also hosted the 2005 BRIT Awards. It lasted about three hours, and the alcohol ban of the previous year had been relaxed. The biggest surprise performance was that from Prince, who reunited with Wendy and Lisa from The Revolution, together with Sheila E. for the performance. Other performers included: Chris Evans (born April 1, 1966, in Warrington, England) is an English celebrity. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ...

• Coldplay
• KT Tunstall
• Kaiser Chiefs
• James Blunt
• Kanye West
• Kelly Clarkson
• Gorillaz
• Jack Johnson
• Paul Weller

Coldplay are a British rock band. ... Kate KT Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer and songwriter. ... This article is about the band. ... For the American Civil War general, see James G. Blunt. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. ... For the Gorillazs self-titled debut album, see Gorillaz (album). ... Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975)[1] is a Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter, musician, filmmaker,[2] and surfer who achieved commercial success and a dedicated following, after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales in 2001. ... Paul Weller (born John William Weller May 25, 1958, in Sheerwater, near Woking, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. ...

The awards

The nominations were announced on 10 January 2006. Winners are in bold. is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Best British Male Solo Artist

This award was won by James Blunt, whose debut album topped the UK charts and who has enjoyed top 5 success on the American Billboard Hot 100. In 2005 he was the UK's biggest selling artist. For the American Civil War general, see James G. Blunt. ... Back to Bedlam is the debut album from British singer-songwriter James Blunt, released by Custard Records in 2004. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ...

Other nominees included Mercury Music Prize 2005 winner Antony and the Johnsons and Robbie Williams, the most successful artist of all time at the BRITS. . The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ...

Antony and the Johnsons is a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City. ... This article is about the former member of The Stone Roses . ... For the American Civil War general, see James G. Blunt. ... For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ... William Robert Young BA (Exon) (born January 20, 1979) is a British singer and actor. ...

Best British Female Solo Artist

KT Tunstall is another award winner who was unheard of a year before the ceremony. She beat surprise nominees Natasha Bedingfield, the recently-naturalized Katie Melua and Kate Bush, who was nominated after releasing her first album in twelve years.

KT Tunstall

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1296x951, 181 KB) Summary KT Tunstall performing inside at the 2005 Summer Sundae, Leicester. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1296x951, 181 KB) Summary KT Tunstall performing inside at the 2005 Summer Sundae, Leicester. ... Charlotte Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed on February 21, 1986) is a Welsh singer and television presenter who rose to international fame in childhood as a popular classical singer with a precociously mature dramatic operatic voice, in particular in its tonal qualities. ... Kate Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. ... Melua redirects here. ... Kate KT Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer and songwriter. ... Natasha Anne Bedingfield (born 26 November 1981) is an English singer and songwriter who debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle. ...

Best British Group

Newcomers Kaiser Chiefs picked up three awards on the night, of which this was one. Other nominees included the previous year's winners Franz Ferdinand and Grammy-award winners Gorillaz. Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

Coldplay are a British rock band. ... Franz Ferdinand are an award winning rock band, from Glasgow, Scotland. ... For the Gorillazs self-titled debut album, see Gorillaz (album). ... Hard-Fi are an award winning English indie rock band from Staines, Surrey, a suburban location 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Central London that has significantly influenced their musical style and lyrics, where they also came together in 2003. ... This article is about the band. ...

Best British Album

Coldplay's X & Y sold over 700,000 copies in its first week, and took this award. Of the other nominees, Gorillaz went home without any awards for a second time, whilst James Blunt and the Kaiser Chiefs were successful elsewhere. A surprise overlook for this award was the much critically acclaimed album Don't Believe the Truth by Oasis. Dont Believe the Truth is the critically acclaimed sixth studio album by Oasis, released on May 30, 2005 internationally and a day later in the United States. ... Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. ...

X&Y is the third album by British rock band Coldplay, first released in various countries in early June 2005. ... Demon Days is the second studio album and a concept album[1] by Gorillaz, released on May 23, 2005 in the UK and on May 24 in the U.S.. Demon Days entered the UK charts at #1 and the US charts at #6, neatly outperforming the bands 2001... Back to Bedlam is the debut album from British singer-songwriter James Blunt, released by Custard Records in 2004. ... Employment is the debut album by Leeds-based British rock band Kaiser Chiefs. ... Kate Bushs eighth studio album, Aerial, is a two-disc set released on November 7, 2005. ...

Best British Single

This award was voted for by the public, and sponsored by British commercial radio. Coldplay were the winners here, despite their song Speed of Sound failing to reach number one (thanks to the Crazy Frog), an achievement attained by all the other nominees. Shayne Ward, winner of series two of the X Factor, had the third fastest selling single of all time in the UK with That's My Goal, whilst Tony Christie's reissue from 1971 - supported by comedian Peter Kay - was the best selling single of the year. Commercial Radio Hong Kong is one of the two commercial radio broadcasting company in Hong Kong (the other being Metro Radio). ...

This article contains a trivia section. ... Youre Beautiful is a pop song co-written by British singer James Blunt, Sasha Skarbek and Amanda Ghost[1] for Blunts debut album Back to Bedlam (2004). ... Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984 in Clayton, Manchester) is a British pop singer of Irish background, who rose to prominence in the UK and Ireland after becoming the winner of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. ... Thats My Goal is the first single by the second United Kingdom X Factor winner Shayne Ward. ... Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning British pop group trio from London. ... Overloaded: The Singles Collection track listing Alternate cover UK CD 2 cover Audio sample Info Push the Button (help· info) Push the Button is a pop song written by Dallas Austin, Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, and Heidi Range for the Sugababes fourth studio album Taller in More Ways (2005). ... Tony Christie (born Antony Fitzgerald; April 25, 1943) is an English male singer from Conisbrough, South Yorkshire. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... (Is This the Way to) Amarillo is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, referring to Amarillo, Texas. ...

Best British Breakthrough Act

Another award voted for by the public, with the help of sponsors BBC Radio 1. The Arctic Monkeys had the fastest selling debut album of all time in the UK in the run up to the vote, with Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. This spurred them on to win ahead of The Magic Numbers, who also received their only nomination in this category and fellow award-winners James Blunt, The Kaiser Chiefs and KT Tunstall. BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What Im Not is the debut album by Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys, released on 23 January 2006. ...

Arctic Monkeys are a Mercury Prize winning English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... The Magic Numbers are a four-piece band from England comprising two pairs of brother and sister who previously went to The Cardinal Wiseman Roman Catholic High School in Greenford. ...

Best British Urban Act

None of those nominated in this award, voted for by the public and sponsored by music channel MTV Base, were nominated for any other awards. Lemar won the award for the second time, beating critic's favourites Dizzee Rascal and underground hope Kano. The MTV logotype, often used in different, less stylized, forms. ...

Craig Ashley David (born May 5, 1981) is an English R&B singer. ... Dylan Mills, known professionally as Dizzee Rascal (born November 1, 1985 [1] in Bow, East London)[2], is a Mercury Prize-winning English MC/rapper and producer. ... Kane Brett Robinson (born 21 May 1985 in East Ham, Newham, London), better known as Kano, is a British rapper. ... Lemar (born Lemar Obika, 4 April 1978 in Tottenham, London) is a British R&B singer who has had a run of chart success in the UK since appearing on Fame Academy on BBC Television. ... Ms. ...

Best British Rock Act

The sponsors of this award, Kerrang! magazine, are known for their support of Nu-metal and goth music. With no such acts nominated, Kaiser Chiefs won, beating established acts such as Oasis and Franz Ferdinand. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Nu metal, otherwise known as new metal or nü metal, is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge[1] and alternative metal with funk music and various heavy metal genres, such as thrash metal and groove metal. ... Gothic rock (sometimes called goth rock or simply goth) is a genre of alternative rock that originated during the late 1970s. ...

Franz Ferdinand are an award winning rock band, from Glasgow, Scotland. ... Hard-Fi are an award winning English indie rock band from Staines, Surrey, a suburban location 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Central London that has significantly influenced their musical style and lyrics, where they also came together in 2003. ... For other uses, see Kasabian (disambiguation). ... Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. ...

Best British Live Act

Noel Gallagher of Oasis has previously criticised this award as "token" for "being able to play the guitar" [1]. The award went to the Kaiser Chiefs, who beat Franz Ferdinand in three different categories. Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Longsight, Manchester, England) is an English songwriter, guitarist and occasional vocalist with the Manchester rock band Oasis. ...

Oasis performing live in 2005

Image File history File links Oasis_Noel_and_Liam_WF.jpg Summary Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher performing in 2005. ... Image File history File links Oasis_Noel_and_Liam_WF.jpg Summary Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher performing in 2005. ...

Best Pop Act

This is the only BRIT award open to British and foreign acts. It was again voted for by the public, and sponsored by The Sun newspaper, CD:UK and O2/Motorola. James Blunt picked up the award for the UK. This category was heavily criticised, mostly by the overlooked artists themselves, who felt the nominations didn't reflect "pop" music in this context. Sarah Harding from Girls Aloud questioned Melua's place in the genre, elsewhere criticising Clarkson's nomination - reasoning "She's not even British". This was unjustly aimed criticism at Clarkson, as the award is not for the 'Best British Pop Music' but the 'Best Pop Music in Britain', and thus as one of the most successful pop acts in Britain the previous year, her nomination was warranted no questioning. This article is about a British tabloid. ... O2 or O-2 may be: Oceanic Airlines (Guinea) IATA airline designator Oxygen O2 plc, a telecommunications company. ... Motorola Inc. ...

Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... This article is about the American entertainer. ... Westlife is a pop group that formed on July 3, 1998. ...

Best International Male Solo Artist

This included a wide range of nominees, from well established artists such as Beck and Bruce Springsteen, to newcomers like Jack Johnson and John Legend. It was rap star Kanye West, who performed with 50 gold-painted dancers at the ceremony, who went away successful.

This article is about the musician. ... Springsteen redirects here. ... Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975)[1] is a Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter, musician, filmmaker,[2] and surfer who achieved commercial success and a dedicated following, after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales in 2001. ... John Legend (born John Stephens on 28 December 1978) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ...

Best International Female Solo Artist

In contrast to the 'Best International Male' award, all of the nomianted acts for this award are well established. Madonna collected only her second Brit in this category, having won this category in 2001. However many quesioned this decision, as Madonna only had one single within the eligibility period, whereas Carey and Clarkson had had multiple top-ten hits (Clarkson being the second best selling female the previous year behind Brit KT Tunstall), and albums of great critical acclaim.

This article is about the musician. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... This article is about the singer. ... Missy Elliott (born Melissa Arnette Elliott July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. ...

Best International Group

Rock acts domianted this category, with only the Black Eyed Peas coming from another genre. Green Day won, capping off a successful comeback year and beating the Grammy award-dominating U2.

Arcade Fire (often known as The Arcade Fire) is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... This article is about the American hip hop group. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... The White Stripes are a minimalist rock and roll duo from Detroit, formed in 1997. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ...

Best International Album

Interestingly, the winning Green Day album was nominated despite being released in the UK in August 2004; it failed to receive a nomination in 2005. Fellow award winners Madonna and Kanye West missed out here.

Singles from Funeral Released: June 20, 2004 Released: March 28, 2005 Released: May 23, 2005 Released: September 12, 2005 Released: February 16, 2006 Funeral is the highly critically-acclaimed debut album by Arcade Fire. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Singles from Late Registration Released: July 4, 2005 Released: October 10, 2005 Released: December 20, 2005 Released: April 24, 2006 Released: June, 2006 Late Registration is the second major label album release from Roc-A-Fella hip hop artist and producer Kanye West. ... Confessions on a Dancefloor is the confirmed title of Madonnas eleventh studio album slated to be released in November 2005. ... Singles from How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb Released: 8 November 2004 Released: 8 February 2005 Released: 14 February 2005 Released: 6 June 2005 Released: November 2005 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the commercially successful and critically acclaimed eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in...

Best International Breakthrough Act

These are the only nominations for Daniel Powter and Pussycat Dolls, the latter enjoying two UK number one singles in 2005. It was Jack Johnson, however, who won the award. Perversely, he also won "Worst International Male Solo Artist" in the Naomi Awards recently. Naomi awards are given to outstandingly bad music acts. ...

Daniel Robert Powter (born February 25, 1971) is a Canadian Grammy Award-nominated recording artist. ... The Pussycat Dolls are an American hip hop, pop and R&B quintet, and dance and burlesque ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995. ...

Outstanding Contribution To Music

Further information: Paul Weller

This was given to Paul Weller, former lead singer of The Jam and later of The Style Council. He was one of the leading figures in the new wave movement in the late 1970s, whilst The Style Council had a more eclectic sound, notably branching out into jazz music. Since the early 1990s, he has enjoyed chart success as a solo artist. Paul Weller (born John William Weller May 25, 1958, in Sheerwater, near Woking, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. ... The Jam were an English punk rock/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... The Style Council were an English musical group formed in 1983 by ex-The Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller with keyboardist Mick Talbot. ... New Wave was a music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ...

See also

• Naomi Awards

Naomi awards are given to outstandingly bad music acts. ...

Controversy

• Some of the more famous British pop acts failed to get a nomination. Bands like Girls Aloud and McFly both had top 10 hits in both the single and album charts but neither were nominated, and Oasis who were eligible, but were snubbed in the category of Best Album, only had 2 nominations. Also Kaiser Chiefs beat more popular acts such as Franz Ferdinand and Hard-Fi various times.

Girls Aloud are a BRIT-nominated British girl group created by ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... For the characters of Back To The Future, see McFly family. ... Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. ... This article is about the band. ... Franz Ferdinand are an award winning rock band, from Glasgow, Scotland. ... Hard-Fi are an award winning English indie rock band from Staines, Surrey, a suburban location 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Central London that has significantly influenced their musical style and lyrics, where they also came together in 2003. ...

External links

• Brits 2006 homepage
• NME report on Brits nominations