Brit Awards 2013
| 33rd BRIT Awards | |
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| Date | 20 February 2013 |
| Venue | The O2 |
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| Host | James Corden ITV2: Rizzle Kicks and Laura Whitmore BBC Radio 1: Greg James and Jameela Jamil (Reporter) |
| Most awards | Emeli Sandé and Ben Howard |
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| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | ITV (Television coverage) BBC (Radio coverage) |
The 2013 Brit Awards were held on 20 February 2013. This was the 33rd edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 in London, and was presented for the third time in three years by James Corden.[1][2]
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.[3][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]
Contents
Performers
| Artist(s) | Song(s) | UK Singles Chart Reaction | UK Albums Chart Reaction |
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| 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) |
International broadcast
The awards were also broadcast in other countries, distributed by BBC Worldwide.[9] Those include:
Nominees and winners
The nominees were revealed on 10 January 2013.[10] For the 2013 Awards, the 'Best Live Act' category was reinstated but the 'International Breakthrough Act' and 'Outstanding Contribution to Music' awards were rested. The 'Brits Global Success' award was also awarded for the first time since its inception. However, once again, the 'British Producer' award was not presented during the ceremony.[11]
| British Male Solo Artist (presented by Ed Sheeran) |
British Female Solo Artist (presented by Taylor Swift) |
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| British Breakthrough Act (presented by Nick Grimshaw) |
British Group (presented by Simon Pegg and Bérénice Marlohe) |
| British Single of the Year (presented by Tom Daley and Jonathan Ross) |
MasterCard British Album of the Year (presented by Bryan Ferry) |
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| 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[12] |
| British Producer of the Year | Best Live Act (presented by Louis Smith and Jack Whitehall) |
| BRITs Global Success (presented by Robbie Williams) |
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Special Recognition Award
(presented by Damon Albarn)
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