Brit Awards 2006

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.

Brit Awards 2006
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
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The ceremony was hosted by Chris Evans, who also hosted Brit Awards 2005. 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.^[2]

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)
Coldplay	"Square One"
KT Tunstall	"Suddenly I See"
Kaiser Chiefs	"I Predict a Riot"
James Blunt	"You're Beautiful"
Kanye West	"Diamonds From Sierra Leone" "Gold Digger" "Touch the Sky"
Kelly Clarkson	"Since U Been Gone"
Gorillaz	"Dirty Harry"
Jack Johnson	"Better Together"
Paul Weller	"Come On/Let's Go" "The Changingman" "From the Floorboards Up" "Town Called Malice"
Prince	"Te Amo Corazón" "Fury" "Purple Rain" "Let's Go Crazy"

Winners and nominees

British Album of the Year (presented by Madonna)	British Single of the Year (presented by Morten Harket)
Coldplay – X&Y Gorillaz – Demon Days James Blunt – Back to Bedlam Kaiser Chiefs – Employment Kate Bush – Aerial	Coldplay – "Speed of Sound" James Blunt – "You're Beautiful" Shayne Ward – "That's My Goal" Sugababes – "Push the Button" Tony Christie (featuring Peter Kay) – "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo"
British Male Solo Artist (presented by Wayne Coyne)	British Female Solo Artist (presented by Jo Whiley)
James Blunt Antony and the Johnsons Ian Brown Robbie Williams Will Young	KT Tunstall Charlotte Church Kate Bush Katie Melua Natasha Bedingfield
British Group (presented by Debbie Harry)	British Breakthrough Act (presented by Chris O'Dowd)
Kaiser Chiefs Coldplay Franz Ferdinand Gorillaz Hard-Fi	Arctic Monkeys James Blunt Kaiser Chiefs KT Tunstall The Magic Numbers
British Pop Act (presented by Harry Hill)	British Urban Act (presented by Jamelia)
James Blunt Katie Melua Kelly Clarkson (United States) Madonna (United States) Westlife (Ireland)	Lemar Craig David Dizzee Rascal Ms. Dynamite Kano
British Rock Act (presented by Tamsin Greig)	British Live Act (presented by Thandie Newton)
Kaiser Chiefs Franz Ferdinand Hard-Fi Kasabian Oasis	Kaiser Chiefs Coldplay Franz Ferdinand KT Tunstall Oasis
Outstanding Contribution to Music (presented by Ray Winstone)	International Album (presented by Paris Hilton)
Paul Weller	Green Day – American Idiot Arcade Fire – Funeral Kanye West – Late Registration Madonna – Confessions on a Dance Floor U2 – How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
International Male Solo Artist (presented by Boy George)	International Female Solo Artist (presented by Neil Tennant)
Kanye West Beck Bruce Springsteen Jack Johnson John Legend	Madonna Björk Kelly Clarkson Mariah Carey Missy Elliott
International Group (presented by Kelly Osbourne)	International Breakthrough Act (presented by Beth Orton)
Green Day Arcade Fire The Black Eyed Peas U2 The White Stripes	Jack Johnson Arcade Fire Daniel Powter John Legend The Pussycat Dolls

Multiple nominations and awards

Three-time winner Kaiser Chiefs as most nominations and awards

Artists that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Artist
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

Artists that received multiple awards

Awards	Artist
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 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.

See also

• Naomi Awards

References

1. "History". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
2. Brandle, Lars (22 April 2016). "Watch Prince Masterfully Perform 'Purple Rain' and 'Let's Go Crazy' at 2006 Brit Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
3. "History". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 14 February 2023.

External links

• Brit Awards 2006 at Brits.co.uk
• NME report on Brits nominations