Brit Awards 2013

Brit Awards 2013
Date20 February 2013
VenueThe O2 Arena
Hosted byJames Corden
Most awardsEmeli Sandé and Ben Howard (2)
Most nominationsEmeli Sandé and Mumford & Sons (4)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkITV
Viewership6.5 million[1]
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Brit Awards 2013 was held on 20 February 2013. This was the 33rd edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual Brit Awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London, and was presented for the third time in three years by James Corden.[2][3]

Leading the nominations were Mumford & Sons and Emeli Sandé with four nominations each, but Sandé and Ben Howard ended up as the most successful winners, with two awards each.[4][5][6]

The statue for 2013 was designed by Damien Hirst.[7] Coverage on ITV attracted more than 6.5 million viewers, with a peak of 7.5 million, the biggest audience for the awards in ten years.[8]

Performances

Artist(s) Song(s) UK Singles Chart Reaction UK Albums Chart Reaction
Muse "Supremacy" 58 (debut) The 2nd Law – 23 (+33)
Robbie Williams "Candy" 39 (+12) Take the Crown – 42 (+9)
Justin Timberlake "Mirrors" 4 (+24)
Taylor Swift "I Knew You Were Trouble" 6 (+6) Red – 7 (+18)
One Direction "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" 1 (debut) Take Me Home – 14 (+1)
Up All Night – 29 (+7)
Ben Howard "Only Love" 9 (+181) Every Kingdom – 4 (+42)
Mumford & Sons "I Will Wait" 12 (+34) Babel – 2 (+3)
Sigh No More – 32 (+7)
Emeli Sandé "Clown"
"Next to Me" 		10 (−1)
45 		Our Version of Events – 1 (+2)

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 10 January 2013 during the 2013 BRIT Awards Launch at the Savoy Hotel in London. The event was hosted by Nick Grimshaw

British Album of the Year
(presented by Bryan Ferry) 		British Producer of the Year
British Single of the Year
(presented by Tom Daley and Jonathan Ross) 		British Live Act
(presented by Louis Smith and Jack Whitehall)
British Male Solo Artist
(presented by Ed Sheeran) 		British Female Solo Artist
(presented by Taylor Swift)
British Group
(presented by Simon Pegg and Bérénice Marlohe) 		British Breakthrough Act
(presented by Nick Grimshaw)
International Male Solo Artist
(presented by Jourdan Dunn and Rafe Spall) 		International Female Solo Artist
(presented by Dermot O'Leary and Sharon Osbourne)
International Group
(presented by Dave Grohl) 		Critics' Choice Award[9]
Global Success Award
(presented by Robbie Williams) 		Special Recognition
(presented by Damon Albarn)

Multiple nominations and awards

Two time winner Emeli Sandé as most nominations and awards
Artists that received multiple nominations
Nominations Artist
4 Emeli Sandé
3
(3) 		alt-J
Mumford & Sons
Rita Ora
2
(8) 		Ben Howard
Coldplay
Jessie Ware
Muse
Olly Murs
Paloma Faith
Plan B
Rihanna
Artists that received multiple awards
Awards Artist
2
(2) 		Ben Howard
Emeli Sandé

References

  1. ^ Brit Awards get biggest TV audience for a decade - Feb 22, 2013
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  3. ^ "Biggest names in the music industry gather for tonight's ceremony". The Independent. 20 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Emeli Sandé, Mumford & Sons, One Direction – the triumph of the bland". Daily Telegraph. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Read all about it ... Emeli Sandé reigns at the Brit awards 2013". Guardian UK. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Brit Awards: Sande wins two awards". BBC News. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Details of awards night & nominations launch unveiled" Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2013
  8. ^ "Brits hits right note with biggest TV audience for a decade". The Guardian. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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  10. ^ "Brit Awards 2013 Spotlight on... Tom Odell". BRIT Awards. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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  12. ^ "Brit Awards 2013 Spotlight on... AlunaGeorge". BRIT Awards. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  13. ^ "Brit Awards 2013 Spotlight on... Laura Mvula". BRIT Awards. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.