Brit Awards 1999 was the 19th edition of the
Brit Awards, an annual
pop music
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awards ceremony in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
. It was organised by the
British Phonographic Industry
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited, trading as British Phonographic Industry (BPI), is the British recorded music industry's trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards; is home to the Mercury Prize; co-owns the Official Charts C ...
and took place on 16 February 1999 at the
London Arena
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in
London
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.
Performances
Winners and nominees
Multiple nominations and awards
Notable moments
Belle & Sebastian (1999)
In 1999, indie band
Belle & Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian are a Scottish indie pop band formed in Glasgow in 1996. Led by Stuart Murdoch, the band has released twelve studio albums. They are often compared with acts such as the Smiths and Nick Drake. The band took their name from ...
were nominated for Best British Newcomers, despite having released three albums before the 1999 Awards. The award was sponsored by
Radio One and voted for online by their listeners. At the time,
Steps were arguably Britain's biggest boy/girl pop band and were also nominated. Despite this, the award was won by Belle & Sebastian. On the Saturday after the awards, a story appeared in the press alleging that the group had rigged the vote in their favour, encouraging students from two universities to vote online. However, fans argued that the band had a predominantly large student following, that band member Isobel Campbell had attended one of the universities in question, and in particular, the award ought to be given on artistic merit as opposed to popularity or CD sales.
Whitney Houston performance
"Despite never taking home a solo trophy, she stunned audiences at the 1999 BRIT Awards with a spectacular performance of her anthemic hit, 'It's Not Right But It's OK."
References
External links
Brit Awards 1999 at Brits.co.uk
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Brit most commonly refers to:
* Briton, a British person
Brit, Brits or BRIT may also refer to:
People Nicknames
* Brit Hume (born 1943), American TV journalist
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