Brit Awards 2014 was held on 19 February 2014. It was the 34th edition of the

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's annual pop Brit Awards. The awards ceremony was held at

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in London and was presented by

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for the fourth consecutive year. Leading the nominations was

Ellie Goulding Elena Jane Goulding ( ; born 30 December 1986) is an English singer, songwriter, and activist. Born in Hereford and raised in Lyonshall, Goulding began writing songs at the age of 15. She released her debut single " Under the Sheets" through ...

with five nominations.

Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. They comprise lead singer Alex Turner, drummer Matt Helders, guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley. The co-founder and original bassist Andy Nicholson ...

and

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both won the most awards, winning two awards each. For the first time ever, a backstage livestream was broadcast on the internet, via

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. The stream was hosted by internet vloggers

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and

Phil Lester Philip Michael Lester (born 30 January 1987) is an English YouTuber and radio host. He is best known for his YouTube channels ''AmazingPhil'' and ''DanAndPhilGAMES,'' which as of August 2024, have 3.87 million and 2.89 million subscri ...

, with guests including

and

. 67-year-old

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...

became the oldest winner to date of the British Male Solo Artist award. A new glossy black finish design statue designed by fashion designer

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was presented for the first time.

Statuette design

The statuette for the 2014 BRIT Awards was designed by Irish milliner

. Taking the form of

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(the

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of Britain), the trophy has been redesigned by various artists since the BRIT Awards revamp in

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. Treacy stated that music has always been his inspiration, with the 2014 trophy being inspired by "a uniquely British genre of music, Punk." It was unveiled on 28 November 2013. The statuette has a glossy black finish, with a black and white circular hat that represents a

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, which sits atop the helmet at the apex of the trophy.

Performances

The Brits Are Coming: Nominations Launch Party

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hosted the launch show inside the ITV Studios in London on Thursday 9 January.

Main show performances

The following performances took place during the live broadcast on 19 February 2014. Select performances were made available for purchase on iTunes following the ceremony, and "Pompeii/Waiting All Night" by Bastille, Rudimental and Ella Eyre debuted at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart, whilst Lorde and Disclosure's "White Noise/Royals" debuted at number 72.

Winners and nominees

Multiple nominations and awards

''Brit Awards 2014'' album

The ''Brit Awards 2014'' is a

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and

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which includes the "62 biggest tracks from the past year". The box set has three discs with a total of sixty-two songs by various artists.

Track listing

The set has three discs; the first disc includes twenty-one songs, the second disc includes twenty songs and the third disc includes twenty-one songs.

Sam Smith Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. In 2012, they rose to prominence when they featured on Disclosure (band), Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch (song), Latch", which peaked at number eleven on ...

and

Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris (and sometimes under the stage name Love Regenerator), is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'' (2007 ...

are the only artists to have more than one song in the album.

Weekly charts

References

External links

Brit Awards 2014 at Brits.co.ukBRIT Awards 2014 Album Track listing
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