The British Record Industry Trust ( BRIT Trust ) is a recorded music charity in the UK, established in 1989 by UK record labels. Its mission is to "improve lives through the power of music and the creative arts". It is directed by a team of trustees, led by Tony Wadsworth , who was appointed chair of The BRIT Trust in February 2021, taking over from John Craig.
81-727: It is funded largely by money raised each year by the BRIT Awards and also by the annual Music Industry Trust awards dinners (MITS), and has made more than 230 grant commitments totalling over £27 million to a wide range of causes and charities. The BRIT School in Croydon has been a major beneficiary of BRIT Trust funding, and was set up shortly after the Knebworth concert of 1990 where Dire Straits , Elton John , Jimmy Page , Paul McCartney and Pink Floyd , and more, performed to support The BRIT Trust. Since its establishment in 1991,
162-491: A David Cassidy music video and modelled for an accompanying photoshoot, but she later claimed that Cassidy had sexually assaulted her during the shoot and again afterwards in the toilets of a restaurant. Fox left Page 3 in 1986, aged 20, to focus on her singing career. She made occasional glamour modelling appearances later in her career, including a nude photoshoot for the October 1996 issue of Playboy magazine when she
243-556: A Eurovision -themed ceremony at King's Oak Hotel in Epping Forest , Essex . Police arrested Fox at Heathrow Airport on 3 December 2023 after an incident prevented the departure of an evening flight to Munich. Released on bail the following day, Fox appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court in April 2024, where she pleaded guilty to charges of drunk and disorderly conduct on a plane and to threatening and abusive behaviour towards
324-414: A wardrobe malfunction as her cape had been tied too tightly so it could not be unfastened in time, before adding: "I had a little bit of whiplash, I smacked the back of my head. And I had a man standing over me with a flashlight until about 3am to make sure I was compos mentis. I know how to fall, I have fallen off my horse many times." In the leadup to the 2016 U.S. presidential election , Katy Perry
405-419: A 2016 interview with Rolling Stone , he re-addressed the speech, "A lot of people thought I was waffling away on drugs, but I wasn't. I just can't pretend getting an award was something I've dreamed about since I was a kid, because it isn't." In 2022 when an interviewer implied the speech was akin to performance art, Turner seemed to agree. Wet Leg 's singer Rhian Teasdale quoted part of Turner's speech, during
486-493: A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! ; she was voted out on day 16. In 2010, she appeared in a celebrity episode of Come Dine with Me with Calum Best , Janice Dickinson , and Jeff Brazier . In 2016, she featured in Celebrity Big Brother 18 , finishing in seventh place. In 2023, she appeared on Celebrity MasterChef . In 2008, Fox donated her favourite bra to a charity auction. In 2011, she participated in
567-793: A builder, and Carole Ann Wilken, an actress and former dancer on the 1960s pop music programme Ready, Steady, Go! She grew up in Crouch End in North London , later describing her background as "a working-class market-trader family". She had one sibling, a younger sister Vanessa, who died in 2023 at age 50. Fox took an interest in the theatre from an early age, attending the Anna Scher Theatre School from age five, and subsequently attending Mountview Theatre School . She also attended St Thomas More Catholic School, Wood Green . She formed her first pop band when she
648-503: A campaign for LGBT charity The Albert Kennedy Trust . Fox's parents separated in 1988. Her father, who abused alcohol and cocaine, managed her career prior to 1991. In that year, he violently assaulted her, leaving her with cuts, bruises, and two broken ribs. Following that incident, she hired accountants to trace over £1 million that she believed he had embezzled from her accounts. Her father had moved her money into offshore bank accounts and had not paid tax on her earnings for
729-474: A criticism it has lost its edge since then and "evolved into a more polished, sanitised affair." The BRIT Awards were broadcast live until 1989, when Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood hosted a widely criticised show in which little went as rehearsed. From 1990 to 2006, the event was recorded and broadcast the following night. From 2007, The BRIT Awards reverted to a live broadcast on British television, on 14 February on ITV . That year, comedian Russell Brand
810-448: A decade. She sued and was awarded a £363,000 court settlement in 1995, although those funds were used to settle her tax bill. She spoke to her father only once during the last decade of his life; he died in 2000. She has two half-siblings from his second marriage. Fox had relationships with a number of men. She dated Australian fraudster Peter Foster but turned down his marriage proposal, later saying: "My parents had split and here
891-411: A different production company (MJK Productions). In 1989, the ceremony was broadcast live and presented by Fleetwood Mac 's Mick Fleetwood and singer Samantha Fox . The inexperience of the hosts, an ineffective autocue, and little preparation combined to create an unprofessional show that was poorly received. The hosts continually got their lines mixed up, a pre-recorded message from Michael Jackson
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#1732780917547972-625: A fictional rock star. She also featured in The Match (1999), 7 Cases (2015), and the comedy horror film Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017). In 1995 she guest-starred in the Hindi film Rock Dancer . In 2008, Fox and her then-partner Myra Stratton took part in Celebrity Wife Swap , exchanging with Freddie Starr and his wife Donna. In November 2009, she participated in ITV's I'm
1053-426: A forthcoming seventh studio album, produced by Ian Masterson . Following rumours about her sexual orientation, Fox came out as a lesbian in 2003. She was in a long-term relationship with her former manager Myra Stratton from 2003 until the latter's death in 2015. She became engaged to Linda Birgitte Olsen in 2020 and the couple married in 2022. Fox was born on 15 April 1966, the eldest child of John Patrick Fox,
1134-517: A group of silhouetted female dancers mimicking the zombies from the band's music video. The performance received rapturous cheers and applause. English-Irish girl group Girls Aloud marked their first ever performance at the 2009 ceremony, by performing their single " The Promise ". The performance saw the members, Cheryl Cole , Kimberley Walsh , Sarah Harding , Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle appear as though they were naked, with their modesty being covered by pink feather fans . This performance
1215-604: A pole, from a pair of large inflatable female legs. As the performance continued, her male backing dancers stripped to their pink briefs whilst dancing with the Union Jack flag. It is widely believed that Halliwell lip-synced her performance. In addition to all this, the performance is famous for being performed on the same night that the Spice Girls received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Music , which Halliwell declined to accept with her former bandmates. When it
1296-487: A police officer. She denied a charge of assaulting her wife, and prosecutors dropped the assault charge after changes in evidence. Fox appeared for sentencing at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court in September 2024, where she received a 12-month community order, including a £1,000 fine and up to 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days. She was additionally ordered to pay £1,718.09 in compensation to British Airways , £100 to
1377-604: A record held by Gorillaz, Craig David and Robbie Williams. Furthermore, she broke the record for the most wins received in a single night with six in total. Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell , wore a Union Jack dress . Spicemania was at its height in the UK and the Spice Girls had just cracked the US as well, reaching Number 1 with their debut single and album. Halliwell was originally going to wear an all-black dress, but she thought it
1458-588: A recorded message from Michael Jackson and introducing Boy George as the Four Tops . Fox later claimed that the presenters were given cards containing incorrect information, that the autocue was malfunctioning, that female Bros fans disrupted the show with continuous screaming, and that her co-presenter was "out of it". In 1990, Fox appeared on the American sitcom Charles in Charge as Samantha Steele,
1539-427: A secure online website to vote, and the voting is scrutinized by Electoral Reform Services . The concept of fan voting was abolished after the 2019 Brit Awards, but brought back in 2022. Coldplay are the act with most performances ever, with five opening presentations and eight overall, followed by Take That and band member Robbie Williams , who performed seven times each. Adele has performed at five ceremonies,
1620-486: A sincere defence of the genre, as well as garnering reactions from other musicians, with Johnny Marr saying it was "quite poetic". When asked a few days later, Turner said, "In public, I'm a quiet guy, so doing anything in front of lots of people always makes me nervous. I'm known for my music, not how well I deliver a speech. People always assume if you're in a band that's been on the scene for ages that you're going to be really confident, but that's not true at all." In
1701-605: A television presenter and actress. Fox rose to fame as a Page 3 model in The Sun tabloid newspaper, where she appeared regularly from 1983 until 1986, becoming one of the most photographed British women of the 1980s and a prominent sex symbol of the era. She left Page 3 in 1986 to focus on her singing career. Released in March of that year, her debut single for the Jive Records label, " Touch Me (I Want Your Body) ", became
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#17327809175471782-806: A top-10 hit across Europe, North America, and Australia, reaching number one in several countries. She released her debut studio album Touch Me in July 1986, and followed it with the studio albums Samantha Fox in 1987 and I Wanna Have Some Fun in 1988, each of which produced international hit singles. At the Brit Awards 1988 , she was nominated in the British Female Solo Artist category. Fox's subsequent studio albums Just One Night (1991), 21st Century Fox (1997), and Angel with an Attitude (2005) were less commercially successful, but she has continued to tour and has announced
1863-571: A vintage machine gun over the audience. KLF publicist/announcer Scott Piering stated " Ladies and gentlemen, The KLF have now left the music business ". The performance prompted conductor Sir Georg Solti to walk out in disgust. Producers of the show then refused to let a motorcycle courier collect the award on behalf of the band. Later that evening, the KLF dumped a dead sheep outside the venue of an after-show party, and later buried their BRIT Award statuette at Stonehenge signifying their abhorrence of
1944-413: The 2023 ceremony , as the band won New Artist . At 67 years of age, musician David Bowie became the oldest recipient of now defunct British Male Solo Artist . Bowie used his acceptance speech, delivered in his absence by Kate Moss , to urge Scotland to remain part of the UK in the September 2014 Scottish independence referendum . His speech read: "I'm completely delighted to have a Brit for being
2025-478: The Brit Awards 2021 , when they became the first female group to receive the award at the ceremony after 43 years since it was first introduced. In 2024, English singer-songwriter Raye , broke the record for the most nominations received by a single artist in a year with seven in total. The first awards ceremony was in 1977, as "The BRITish Record Industry BRITannia Awards", to mark the Queen 's Silver Jubilee and
2106-627: The British Phonographic Industry 's BRITs Apprentice Scheme, which since 2018 has each year given up to 10 individuals from diverse backgrounds looking to start out in the music business a high-quality, paid opportunity to fast-track their careers with small-to-medium independent music companies. The BRIT Trust has recently broadened its educational remit to also incorporate mental health and well-being, and has since supported charities such as Mind , which has developed programmes to encourage awareness of mental well-being in
2187-590: The Jarvis Cocker protest against Michael Jackson , the height of a high-profile feud between Oasis and fellow Britpop band Blur , the Union Jack dress worn by Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls , and a Chumbawamba member throwing a bucket of iced water over then-Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott . These moments took place in the 1990s when the ceremony had a reputation for being "a little shambolic, unpredictable and, at times, anarchic" with
2268-405: The original 1995 song by Croatian-Dutch model and singer Tatjana . She collaborated with Swedish singer Günther , who recorded a cover version of her 1986 hit "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" for his 2004 album Pleasureman . His version features new vocals by Fox, who also appeared in the music video. In 2022, she contributed co-lead vocals on the track "Tomorrow" with Swedish band Nestor , which
2349-508: The "promotion" of homosexuality in schools. The 1990 awards ceremony saw the last public appearance of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury . Queen appeared at the ceremony to receive the Outstanding Contribution to Music . Mercury (who had been suffering from AIDS since 1987 but had not disclosed it to the public) did not make a speech, as Brian May did the talking on behalf of the other members, but his gaunt appearance
2430-518: The 2007 awards ceremony, comedian Russell Brand made several quips relating to news stories of the time including Robbie Williams entering rehab for addiction to prescription drugs , the Queen's 'naughty bits' and a fatal friendly fire incident involving a British soldier killed by American armed forces in Iraq. ITV received over 300 complaint calls from viewers. He would again instigate controversy
2511-585: The BRIT School include alumni such as musicians Adele , Leona Lewis and Loyle Carner , as well as actors including Blake Harrison , Tom Holland and Cush Jumbo . The BRIT Trust has been a long-term supporter of Nordoff Robbins , the UK's leading independent music therapy charity; as well as East London Arts & Music (ELAM), the games design, music and film and television college for 16- to 19-year-olds situated in East London. It also supports
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2592-414: The Spice Girls the award for "BRITs Hits 30 – Best Live Performance at The BRIT Awards" at the 2010 BRIT Awards , with Samantha Fox presenting the award to Geri Halliwell and Mel B . Three years following the iconic Spice Girls performance, Halliwell, now a solo artist, performed her new single " Bag It Up " at the 2000 BRIT Awards . The performance featured Halliwell emerging, whilst dancing on with
2673-468: The UK and charted all over Europe, reaching number one in Finland. The album received mixed reviews from critics, but Fox dismissed the criticism, claiming that music critics routinely disapproved of attractive artists; she called female critics "plain, drab women without any sex appeal" and said that male critics "look like Elvis Costello ". Her second album, Samantha Fox , released in 1987, featured
2754-412: The UK charts to Number 1, and in the process, made Adele the first artist in the UK since The Beatles to have two top five singles and two top five albums at the same time. The performance had all lights down and focused on Adele and her piano. Madonna 's live return to BRIT Awards after 20 years was widely promoted in the media in the days leading up to the ceremony and during the show itself. During
2835-461: The all-female rock band Girlschool ) and Lauraine McIntosh to form the short-lived band Sox. They entered A Song for Europe , the UK's pre-selection competition for the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest , coming in fourth place out of eight songs with their entry "Go for the Heart". Sox released the song as a single before disbanding. Fox collaborated on "Santa Maria" by DJ Milano, a 1997 cover version of
2916-462: The awards since 1993, pre-recorded until 2006 and live from 2007 onwards. BBC Radio 1 has provided backstage radio coverage since 2008. For many years, ITV have aired a launch show in January titled The BRITs Are Coming , which reveals some of the artists who have been nominated at the upcoming ceremony. Previous hosts include Jonathan Ross and Kate Thornton . The 2013, 2014 and March 2021 host
2997-581: The best male – but I am, aren't I Kate? Yes. I think it's a great way to end the day. Thank you very, very much and Scotland stay with us." Bowie's unusual intervention in British politics garnered a significant reaction throughout the UK on social media. In 2021, Little Mix 's win for British Group marked the first time that a girl group had won that award since it was first introduced in 1977. The group used their acceptance speech to call out white male dominance, misogyny, sexism and lack of diversity in
3078-519: The biggest moments in show's history . In 1998, Danbert Nobacon of the band Chumbawamba emptied a bucket of iced water over then- Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott . Despite apologies on behalf of the band from EMI Europe, Chumbawamba were unrepentant, saying, "If John Prescott has the nerve to turn up at events like the Brit Awards in a vain attempt to make Labour seem cool and trendy, then he deserves all we can throw at him." The host of
3159-401: The category while paying homage to previous "female bands" including the Spice Girls , Sugababes , All Saints , and Girls Aloud etc, who all had made significant contributions to pop culture in the UK but were overlooked by the Brit Awards. At the Brit Awards 2024 , English singer-songwriter Raye received seven nominations, making her the most nominated artist in a single year breaking
3240-399: The experience of performing live benefited her later musical career. Songs from her early Lamborghini Records singles were included as bonus tracks on the 2012 deluxe reissue of her album Touch Me . In 1986, Fox was invited to an open audition for Jive Records , which was seeking a "British Madonna " to record the track " Touch Me (I Want Your Body) ". Released as a single in March 1986,
3321-628: The following year at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards . Adele won the British Album of the Year widely regarded as the most coveted award. Less than half a minute into her acceptance speech, host James Corden was forced to cut Adele off in order to introduce Blur who were due to perform an eleven-minute set as they had received the Outstanding Contribution to Music and the ceremony was running over its allotted time. Adele
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3402-433: The headline "Sam, 16, Quits A-Levels for Ooh-Levels". She signed a four-year modelling contract with The Sun and was named "Page 3 Girl of the Year" for three consecutive years from 1984 to 1986. She also made modelling appearances in multiple men's magazines. During her glamour modelling career, she insured her breasts for £1 million, inspired by Betty Grable insuring her legs for $ 1 million. In 1985, she appeared in
3483-552: The height of a feud between Britpop bands Oasis and Blur . The differing styles of the bands, coupled with their prominence within the Britpop movement, led the British media to seize upon the rivalry between the bands. Both factions played along, with the Gallaghers taunting Blur at the 1996 BRIT Awards by singing a rendition of " Parklife " when they collected their award for Best British Group (with Liam Gallagher changing
3564-486: The hit singles " Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now " (UK #8) and " Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) " (US #3). The former song was produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman , while the latter was remixed by US production duo Full Force . At the Brit Awards 1988 , Fox was nominated in the British Female Solo Artist category alongside Kate Bush , Alison Moyet , Sinitta , and Kim Wilde . The award went to Moyet. Her third album, I Wanna Have Some Fun , released later in 1988, featured
3645-621: The hits "I Only Wanna Be With You" (UK #16) and " I Wanna Have Some Fun " (US #8). The album also charted in both the UK and US. By the end of the decade, Fox had achieved three top-10 singles in both the UK and US and three gold albums in the latter. She continued to have notable success in Australia and Europe. Fox's record sales declined sharply after the 1980s. She released three further studio albums, Just One Night in 1991, 21st Century Fox in 1997, and Angel with an Attitude in 2005, but none produced any hits. A Greatest Hits album
3726-452: The industry. Fellow group member Leigh-Anne Pinnock stated "It's not easy being a female in the UK pop industry. We've all seen the white male dominance, misogyny, sexism, and lack of diversity. We're proud of how we've stuck together, stood for our group, surrounded ourselves with strong women, and are now using our voices more than ever." Little Mix also called out the awards ceremony for the lack of nominations and wins for female groups in
3807-566: The long-term sponsor of the event. In addition, an equivalent awards ceremony for classical music, called the Classic BRIT Awards , was held annually between 2000 and 2013, before being revived in 2018 but has not been held since. The highest profile music awards ceremony in the UK, the BRIT Awards have featured some of the most notable events in British popular culture, such as the final public appearance of Freddie Mercury ,
3888-449: The lyrics to "Shite-life" and Noel Gallagher changing them to " Marmite "). "There's no denying they're a lot slicker, a lot tamer now than they were in their '80s and '90s heyday. Will we ever see another stage invasion, a politician getting a soaking , or one of the country's biggest stars offering another out for a fight? Probably not." —Gemma Peplow, entertainment reporter for Sky News , Brit Awards 2021: From Geri to Jarvis –
3969-513: The mic and then talked about the cyclical nature of rock music, saying that even if its popularity declines it will never die as a music genre, while the rest of the band laughed in the background. He ended the speech by saying, "Invoice me for the microphone if you need to", dropped it to the ground , and left the stage. That night they became the first act to win both British Album and British Group three times. The speech divided both press and audience, being labeled as both "pretentious twaddle" and
4050-432: The most amongst female artists. 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. Samantha Fox Samantha Karen Fox (born 15 April 1966) is an English pop singer and former glamour model from Crouch End in North London . She has also appeared on reality television shows and has occasionally worked as
4131-402: The music industry. In 1996, Michael Jackson was given a special Artist of a Generation award. At the ceremony he accompanied his single " Earth Song " with a stage show, culminating with Jackson as a 'Christ-like figure' surrounded by children. Jarvis Cocker , of the band Pulp , mounted the stage in what he would later claim as a protest at this portion of the performance. Cocker ran across
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#17327809175474212-504: The performance of " Living for Love ", she walked onstage wearing an oversized cape. When standing on stairs situated on the stage, the cape's cord failed to separate, so when Madonna's backing dancer pulled the cape behind her, she fell down the stairs and noticeably hit the stage hard. She paused momentarily as her backing music continued, before she managed to separate herself from the cape and then continued performing. In an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show , Madonna blamed her fall on
4293-475: The police force, but at 155 centimetres (5 feet 1 inch) tall she did not meet the height requirement then in place of 163 centimetres (5 feet 4 inches) for female officers. Having become comfortable with sunbathing topless on European beaches, she later said that she did not consider modeling semi-nude a "big deal". Fox's first Page 3 photograph appeared in The Sun on 22 February 1983, under
4374-414: The potential reactions of some fans. Fox remained in a relationship with Stratton until the latter died from cancer in 2015, aged 60. The following year, Fox began dating her tour manager Linda Birgitte Olsen, a native of Norway. The couple became engaged on Valentine's Day in 2020, after Olsen proposed to Fox, but postponed their wedding due to COVID-19 restrictions. They married on 18 June 2022 in
4455-488: The show. Despite the show being picketed, the event was transmitted as intended. For a while, the outdoor broadcast scanner was rocked on its wheels by the protesters and they managed to shut off the power to one of the big GE video screen projectors. Upfront was then asked to organise the following year and persuaded the BPI to move the event to a larger venue, starting the trend that continues to this day, albeit at The O2, and with
4536-477: The song became an instant hit, reaching the top 10 across Europe and topping the charts in multiple countries. In the UK, the song reached number 3 in the charts, and in the US it reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Her second single, " Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) ", also reached the top 10 in the UK. Jive Records offered her a five-album deal. Her debut album, Touch Me , peaked at number 17 in
4617-505: The stage, lifting his shirt and pointing his (clothed) backside in Jackson's direction. Cocker was subsequently questioned by the police but was told he would not be prosecuted. Regarding his actions, Cocker said, "My actions were a form of protest at the way Michael Jackson sees himself as some kind of Christ-like figure with the power of healing. I just ran on the stage. I didn't make any contact with anyone as far as I recall." 1996 saw
4698-477: The statuette has been regularly redesigned by well known British artists, architects, and designers including Vivienne Westwood , Damien Hirst , Tracey Emin , Peter Blake , Zaha Hadid , Anish Kapoor , David Adjaye , Yinka Ilori and Es Devlin , Pam Hogg , Olaolu Slawn and Rachel Jones . Robbie Williams holds the record for the most BRIT Awards, 13 as a solo artist and another five as part of Take That . Girl group Little Mix made history at
4779-498: The time, she was living with Australian-born guitarist and musical collaborator Cris Bonacci, who was rumoured to be her lover. Bonacci later confirmed that she and Fox were secretly in a relationship for four and a half years. In 2003, Fox came out as a lesbian and confirmed that she was in a relationship with her then-manager Myra Stratton. Fox later said she had realised she was gay by her mid-20s but had been reluctant to come out because, having dealt with stalkers , she feared
4860-466: The time, she was the youngest person to model topless for the feature. British publications could then legally feature topless models aged 16 and older, although the minimum age was raised to 18 in May 2004. Fox later said she was grateful for the opportunity to break into glamour modelling, since many people in her area were unemployed or had "rough, low-paying jobs”. She had previously considered joining
4941-518: The workplace, Music Support, which provides counselling for those who work in music who may struggle with addictions or with demands placed on them by their careers, and Key4Life , which helps young men in prison, or at risk of going to prison, to find more positive pathways through their love of music. BRIT Awards The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs ) are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual popular music awards. The name
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#17327809175475022-480: Was Nick Grimshaw , followed by Reggie Yates and Laura Whitmore in 2015 and 2016 respectively. Emma Willis hosted The BRITs Are Coming in 2017 and again in 2018 when it was broadcast live for the first time. Clara Amfo hosted the 2019 launch show and Alice Levine hosted in 2020. Grimshaw hosted the March 2021 The Brits Are Coming with Griff . The December 2021 launch show was hosted by Amfo and Maya Jama . The 2023 edition took place on 11 February 2023 and
5103-399: Was 14 and signed her first record deal with Lamborghini Records at age 15. Fox's glamour modelling career began at age 16 when her mother took photographs of her wearing lingerie and submitted them to The Sunday People 's "Face and Shape of '83" amateur modelling contest. After Fox placed second in the contest, a photographer for The Sun invited her to pose topless for Page 3 ; at
5184-541: Was a major endorsement for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton , performing at many of her rallies and speaking at public events. After Donald Trump won the election, Perry returned to recording her fifth studio album and in February 2017 released " Chained to the Rhythm ". During the performance, she was joined onstage by two large skeletal puppets dressed as Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May . The performance
5265-430: Was a man who was clever, manipulative and domineering. I came close to marrying him because I was so vulnerable". She was also romantically linked to Kit Miller, a journalist; Rafi Camino , a Spanish bullfighter; and Paul Stanley , the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of American rock band Kiss . Fox's sexual orientation was publicly called into question in 1999, after she judged a lesbian beauty pageant . At
5346-496: Was aged 30. She is recognised today as the most popular pin-up girl of her era, as well as one of the most photographed British women of the 1980s, alongside Diana, Princess of Wales , and Margaret Thatcher . Fox attempted to launch a music career in 1983. Her first single, credited to S.F.X., was a cover version of the 1981 Lesley Jayne song "Rocking with My Radio", released on the Lamborghini Records label. It
5427-488: Was also notable as a backing dancer fell offstage at the end of the performance whilst wearing a house costume. According to The BRIT Awards website, the list of eligible artists, albums, and singles is compiled by the Official Charts Company and submitted to the voting academy, which consists of over 1,000 members of the music industry, including the previous year's nominees and winners. The voters use
5508-502: Was announced that past Brit Award recipient Damon Albarn , and his project Gorillaz , would be taking the stage at the 2002 Brit Awards, no one knew what to expect. The four cartoon members of the band performed the song on giant life size screens (an early version of a 3D hologram ) without the Blur frontman being present at all. The band performed their hit single " Clint Eastwood " alongside UK underground rap group Phi Life Cypher and
5589-431: Was cut short. We don't want this to undermine her incredible achievement in winning our night's biggest award. It tops off what's been an incredible year for her." Due to the tight schedule, only three of the five songs Blur played were broadcast on ITV . On 2014 Arctic Monkeys won the British Album of the Year . When the band got up on stage to receive the award, lead singer Alex Turner , started his speech by testing
5670-657: Was held, for the first time, on a weekend. The nominees for 2023 were announced via the BRITs social platforms on 12 January 2023 by Jack Saunders and Vick Hope . In 1987 the BPI Awards ceremony was held in the Great Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel . At the time there was a BBC electricians' strike in effect, and the organisers decided to use a non-TV events production company, called Upfront, to manage
5751-590: Was included on their album "Kids in a Ghost Town." In August 2023, she toured in the United States with Bad Boys Blue and Boney M , appearing in cities including New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Jose. Fox has done occasional film and television work. She and Mick Fleetwood co-presented the Brit Awards 1989 , a live BBC broadcast that was subsequently described as "chaotic" and an "epic shambles". The presenters repeatedly missed cues and made incorrect introductions, including failing to show
5832-547: Was issued in 2009, both in single and double CD formats. In 2012, her first four albums were remastered and reissued as double deluxe CDs by Cherry Red , with the addition of remixes and previously unreleased tracks. In 2022, Fox announced that she was working on a seventh studio album, produced by Ian Masterson , that would include a song co-written with Steve Strange as well as songs co-written with Ricky Wilde , brother of Kim Wilde. In addition to her solo career, Fox collaborated with Cris Bonacci (former lead guitarist for
5913-436: Was never transmitted and several guest stars arrived late on stage or at the wrong time, such as Boy George in place of The Four Tops . In accepting the award for British Group from Boy George at the 1989 awards, Andy Bell of Erasure kissed George on stage to cheers from the crowd, with Bell stating it was an act in protest against Section 28 introduced by Margaret Thatcher 's Conservative government that prohibited
5994-548: Was nominated in the 2010 ceremony for the "BRITs Hits 30 – Best Live Performance at The BRIT Awards", alongside Oasis and The Who , which the Spice Girls eventually went on to win. Adele performed her song " Someone like You " at the 2011 BRITs with only a piano accompanying her. Her emotional performance was received with a standing ovation at the O2 Arena and the video has received 187 million views so far on YouTube. The performance launched "Someone Like You" 46 spots up
6075-405: Was noticeable. In 1992, dance/art band The KLF was awarded Best British Group (shared with Simply Red ) and were booked to open the show. In an attempt to hijack the event, the duo collaborated with grindcore metal band Extreme Noise Terror to perform a death metal version of the dance song " 3 a.m. Eternal ", complete with flame-throwers, and ending with Bill Drummond firing blanks from
6156-500: Was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored by Britannia Music Club ), but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trusts Show . The awards were first held in 1977 and originated as an annual event in 1982 under the auspices of the British record industry's trade association, the BPI . In 1989, they were renamed The BRIT Awards. Mastercard has been
6237-453: Was produced by Ian Gillan Band and Spencer Davis Group member Ray Fenwick , who also wrote the B-side , "My Old Man". Fox continued her collaboration with Fenwick, releasing her second single, "Aim to Win", under her own name in 1984. Neither of these singles was successful. Fox later said that "[Lamborghini Records] didn't really have a clue in those days and I didn't either," but said that
6318-422: Was televised by Thames Television . There has been an annual ceremony since 1982. The 1988 BPI Awards was the first of the ceremonies to be broadcast on live television . The BBC had previously broadcast the ceremony from 1985, with the shows from 1982 to 1984 not broadcast on television. The BBC continued to broadcast the renamed BRIT Awards, live in 1989 and pre-recorded from 1990 to 1992. ITV have broadcast
6399-479: Was the host and three awards were dropped from the ceremony: British Rock Act , British Urban Act and British Pop Act . For the last time, on 16 February 2010, Earls Court in London was the venue for The BRITs. The BRIT Awards were held at the O 2 Arena in London for the first time in 2011. The BRIT Award statuette given to the winners features Britannia , the female personification of Britain. Since 2011,
6480-600: Was too boring so her sister sewed on a Union Jack tea towel , with a 'peace' sign on the back. The now iconic red, white and blue mini-dress was worn during the Spice Girls' performance of their Number 1 song " Who Do You Think You Are ". In 1998 she sold her dress in a charity auction to Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas for a record £41,320, giving Halliwell the Guinness World Record for the most expensive piece of pop star clothing ever sold. This performance won
6561-446: Was visibly annoyed and proceeded to raise her middle finger and the producers of the show came under fire on Twitter for the decision. Following the incident Adele said "I got cut off during my speech for Best Album and I flung the middle finger. But that finger was to the suits at The BRIT Awards, not to my fans". Adele received an apology from the show's organisers, who stated; "We send our deepest apologies to Adele that her big moment
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