Brit Awards 2017 was held on 22 February 2017 and was the 37th edition of the

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's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony were held at

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hosted ''The Brits Are Coming'', the launch show to reveal this year's nominees which was broadcast live for the first time, on 14 January 2017.

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was given the Brits Icon Award the previous November during a special concert held in his honour at Troxy in

. Architect Dame Zaha Hadid designed the Brit Award statuette that was to be given to the winners. On 13 January 2017, it was confirmed that

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star Caspar Lee would be the BRITs Digital Presenter. Singer

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was set to host but later pulled out on 18 January 2017 due to his son battling liver cancer and is "determined to focus on his son's recovery". On 31 January 2017, it was confirmed that

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and

Emma Willis Emma Louise Willis (' Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV and Heart FM.

would present the ceremony, replacing Bublé.

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, Clara Amfo and Laura Jackson covered the goss from Red Carpet and Backstage on

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. The ceremony included a tribute to the late

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, which was presented by former

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member

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alongside associated duo members Helen "Pepsi" DeMacque and Shirlie Holliman. The lead vocalist of

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, sang " A Different Corner" in the tribute.

Performances

Pre-ceremony

Main show

Winners and nominees

The nominations were revealed on 14 January 2017. ¹ Liam Payne accept this award for British Video of the Year.

Multiple nominations and awards

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''Brit Awards 2017'' album

The ''Brit Awards 2017'' is a compilation and

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which includes the "63 biggest tracks from the past year". The box set has three discs with a total of sixty-three songs by various artists.

Track listing

CD 1

CD 2

CD 3

Weekly charts

References

External links

Brit Awards 2017 at Brits.co.uk
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