Brit Awards 2006
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Brit Awards 2006 | |
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Date | 14 February 2006 |
Venue | Earls Court |
Hosted by | Chris Evans |
Most awards | Kaiser Chiefs (3) |
Most nominations | James Blunt and Kaiser Chiefs (5) |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | ITV |
Brit Awards 2006 was the 26th show of the Brit Awards, an annual pop music awards ceremony in the United Kingdom. It was organised by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on February 14, 2006[1] in Earls Court in London. It attracted a mere 4.7 million viewers, one of the lowest viewed ceremonies. 2007's show went on to pass the 5 million barrier again.
The ceremony was hosted by
2006's biggest winners were the Kaiser Chiefs, who came away with three awards.[3] Coldplay, James Blunt and Green Day all 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.
Performances
Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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Coldplay | " Square One "
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KT Tunstall | "Suddenly I See" |
Kaiser Chiefs | "I Predict a Riot" |
James Blunt | "You're Beautiful" |
Kanye West | "" |
Kelly Clarkson | "Since U Been Gone" |
Gorillaz | "Dirty Harry" |
Jack Johnson | "Better Together" |
Paul Weller
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" From the Floorboards Up" "
"Town Called Malice |
Prince | "Te Amo Corazón" "Fury" "Purple Rain" "Let's Go Crazy" |
Winners and nominees
Multiple nominations and awards
Nominations | Artist |
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5 (2) |
James Blunt |
Kaiser Chiefs | |
4 | Coldplay |
3 (4) |
Arcade Fire |
Franz Ferdinand | |
KT Tunstall | |
Madonna
| |
2 (11) |
Gorillaz |
Green Day | |
Hard-Fi | |
Jack Johnson | |
John Legend | |
Kanye West | |
Kate Bush | |
Katie Melua | |
Kelly Clarkson | |
Oasis | |
U2 |
Awards | Artist |
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3 | Kaiser Chiefs |
2 (3) |
Coldplay |
Green Day | |
James Blunt |
Controversy
- Some of the more famous British pop acts failed to get a nomination. Bands like McFly both had top 10 hits in both the single and album charts but neither were nominated, and Oasiswho were eligible, but were snubbed in the category of Best Album, only had 2 nominations.