Brit Awards 1990

{{Infobox award

|name = Brit Awards 1990

|image =

|date = 18 February 1990

|venue = Dominion Theatre

|host = Cathy McGowan

| network = BBC

|previous = 1989

|main = Brit Awards

|next = 1991

|most_awards = Fine Young Cannibals, Neneh Cherry and Phil Collins (2)

|most_nominations = Lisa Stansfield and Soul II Soul (4)

}}

Brit Awards 1990 was the tenth edition 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 18 February 1990. The ceremony was held at the Dominion Theatre in London for the first time, having previously been held at the Royal Albert Hall, and was hosted by Cathy McGowan.

Performances

Lisa Stansfield – "All Around the World"
Neneh Cherry – "Manchild"
Nigel Kennedy – Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Various Artists with appearance by The Cookie Crew – "The Brits 1990 (Dance Medley)"
Phil Collins – "Another Day in Paradise"
Soul II Soul – What Is Soul II Soul

Winners and nominees

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bgcolor="#bebebe" ! width="50%"\|British Album of the Year (presented by Liza Minnelli) ! width="50%"\|British Producer of the Year
valign="top" \| Fine Young Cannibals – *The Raw & the Cooked* Eurythmics – We Too Are One Simply Red – A New Flame Soul II Soul – Club Classics Vol. One Tears for Fears – The Seeds of Love \| valign="top" \| Dave Stewart Coldcut Kate Bush Peter Gabriel Steve Lillywhite Stock, Aitken & Waterman
width="50%"\|British Single of the Year (presented by Simon Mayo) ! width="50%"\|British Video of the Year (presented by Bobby Brown)
valign="top" \| Phil Collins – "Another Day in Paradise" Band Aid II – "Do They Know Its Christmas?" The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock Aitken Waterman – "Ferry Cross the Mersey" Jason Donovan – "Sealed with a Kiss" Jason Donovan – "Too Many Broken Hearts" Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers – "Swing the Mood" Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers – "That's What I Like" Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers – "Let's Party" Lisa Stansfield – "All Around the World" Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" Simple Minds – "Belfast Child" Sonia – "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" Soul II Soul – "Back to Life" \| valign="top" \| The Cure – "Lullaby" The Alarm – "A New South Wales" The Beautiful South – "Song for Whoever" Billy Joel – "We Didn't Start the Fire" (United States) De La Soul – "Eye Know" (United States) Eurythmics – "Don't Ask Me Why" Farley Jackmaster Funk – "Free at Last" (United States) Four Tops – "Loco in Acapulco" (United States) Guns N' Roses – "Paradise City" (United States) Holly Johnson – "Love Train" Janet Jackson – "Miss You Much" (United States) Kaoma – "Lambada" (France) Lisa Stansfield – "All Around the World" M – "Pop Muzik" Neneh Cherry – "Manchild" (Sweden) Paul McCartney – "My Brave Face" Prince – "Batdance" (United States) Queen – "The Invisible Man" Salif Keita – "Nous Pas Bougar" (Mali) Simply Red – "If You Don't Know Me By Now" Tears for Fears – "Sowing the Seeds of Love" Tina Turner – "Simply the Best" (United States)
width="50%"\|British Male Solo Artist (presented by Kim Wilde) ! width="50%"\|British Female Solo Artist (presented by Rod Stewart)
valign="top" \| Phil Collins Chris Rea Cliff Richard Roland Gift Van Morrison \|valign=top\| Annie Lennox Kate Bush Lisa Stansfield Mica Paris Yazz
width="50%"\|British Group (presented by Bruce Dickinson) ! width="50%"\|British Breakthrough Act (presented by Tina Turner)
valign=top\| Fine Young Cannibals Erasure Eurythmics Simply Red Soul II Soul Tears for Fears \|valign=top\| Lisa Stansfield The Beautiful South Shakespears Sister Soul II Soul The Stone Roses
width="50%"\|Outstanding Contribution to Music ! width="50%"\|International Solo Artist (presented by Adam Ant)
valign=top\| Queen \|valign=top\| Neneh Cherry Bobby Brown Gloria Estefan Prince Tina Turner
width="50%"\|International Group (presented by Ray Davies) ! width="50%"\|International Breakthrough Act
valign=top\| U2 Bon Jovi De La Soul Gipsy Kings Guns N' Roses Milli Vanilli \|valign="top\| Neneh Cherry Bobby Brown De La Soul Guns N' Roses Paula Abdul
width="50%"\|Classical Recording ! width="50%"\|Soundtrack/Cast Recording
valign=top\| Simon Rattle Jeffrey Tate John Eliot Gardiner Nigel Kennedy Riccardo Chailly \|valign=top\| Batman Aspects of Love Beaches Henry V The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover

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bgcolor="#bebebe"

! width="50%"|British Album of the Year
(presented by Liza Minnelli)

! width="50%"|British Producer of the Year

valign="top" |

Fine Young Cannibals – The Raw & the Cooked
Eurythmics – We Too Are One
Simply Red – A New Flame
Soul II Soul – Club Classics Vol. One
Tears for Fears – The Seeds of Love

| valign="top" |

width="50%"|British Single of the Year
(presented by Simon Mayo)

! width="50%"|British Video of the Year
(presented by Bobby Brown)

valign="top" |

Phil Collins – "Another Day in Paradise"
Band Aid II – "Do They Know Its Christmas?"
The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock Aitken Waterman – "Ferry Cross the Mersey"
Jason Donovan – "Sealed with a Kiss"
Jason Donovan – "Too Many Broken Hearts"
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers – "Swing the Mood"
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers – "That's What I Like"
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers – "Let's Party"
Lisa Stansfield – "All Around the World"
Marc Almond & Gene Pitney –
"Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart"
Simple Minds – "Belfast Child"
Sonia – "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"
Soul II Soul – "Back to Life"

| valign="top" |

The Cure – "Lullaby"
The Alarm – "A New South Wales"
The Beautiful South – "Song for Whoever"
Billy Joel – "We Didn't Start the Fire" (United States)
De La Soul – "Eye Know" (United States)
Eurythmics – "Don't Ask Me Why"
Farley Jackmaster Funk – "Free at Last" (United States)
Four Tops – "Loco in Acapulco" (United States)
Guns N' Roses – "Paradise City" (United States)
Holly Johnson – "Love Train"
Janet Jackson – "Miss You Much" (United States)
Kaoma – "Lambada" (France)
Lisa Stansfield – "All Around the World"
M – "Pop Muzik"
Neneh Cherry – "Manchild" (Sweden)
Paul McCartney – "My Brave Face"
Prince – "Batdance" (United States)
Queen – "The Invisible Man"
Salif Keita – "Nous Pas Bougar" (Mali)
Simply Red – "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Tears for Fears – "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Tina Turner – "Simply the Best" (United States)

width="50%"|British Male Solo Artist
(presented by Kim Wilde)

! width="50%"|British Female Solo Artist
(presented by Rod Stewart)

valign="top" |

|valign=top|

width="50%"|British Group
(presented by Bruce Dickinson)

! width="50%"|British Breakthrough Act
(presented by Tina Turner)

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|valign=top|

width="50%"|Outstanding Contribution to Music

! width="50%"|International Solo Artist
(presented by Adam Ant)

valign=top|

Queen

|valign=top|

width="50%"|International Group
(presented by Ray Davies)

! width="50%"|International Breakthrough Act

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width="50%"|Classical Recording

! width="50%"|Soundtrack/Cast Recording

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Multiple nominations and awards

The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations. don't counting Outstanding Contribution to Music.

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scope="col" style="width:55px;" \|Nominations ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" \|Artist
class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Artists that received multiple nominations
rowspan="2"\|4 \|Lisa Stansfield
Soul II Soul
rowspan="6"\|3 \|De La Soul
Eurythmics
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
Neneh Cherry
Simply Red
Tears for Fears
rowspan="10"\|2 \|The Beautiful South
Bobby Brown
Fine Young Cannibals
Guns N' Roses
Holly Johnson
Jason Donovan
Kate Bush
Paul McCartney
Phil Collins
Stock Aitken Waterman

class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Artists that received multiple awards
scope="col" style="width:55px;" \|Awards ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" \|Artist
rowspan="3"\|2 \|Fine Young Cannibals
Neneh Cherry
Phil Collins

class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Artists that received multiple awards

scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Awards

! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist

rowspan="3"|2

|Fine Young Cannibals

Neneh Cherry

Phil Collins

Notable moments

=Freddie Mercury=

The 1990 Brit Awards saw the final public appearance of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.{{cite news |title=The Highs and Lows of the Brit Awards |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/events/brit_awards/freddy.htm |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=10 March 2018}} Queen appeared at the ceremony to receive the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.[http://www.brits.co.uk/photo/queen-freddie-mercury-roger-taylor-brian-may-brits-1990 Queen, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, Brian May, BRITS 1990] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118123708/http://www.brits.co.uk/photo/queen-freddie-mercury-roger-taylor-brian-may-brits-1990|date=18 January 2014}} brits.co.uk Retrieved 28 April 2011. Mercury – who had been suffering from AIDS since 1987 but had not yet disclosed it to the public – did not make a speech, as Brian May did the talking on behalf of the other members, but his gaunt appearance was noticeable. He briefly thanked the public and wished them goodnight before Queen left the stage. Mercury died in November 1991 from complications resulting from AIDS.{{cite magazine |title=Adam Lambert: Freddie Mercury Would Be An 'Open Book' About Sexuality In 2018 |url=http://www.ontopmag.com/article/37401/Adam_Lambert_Freddie_Mercury_Would_Be_An_Open_Book_About_Sexuality_In_2018 |magazine=On Top |date=1 March 2018 |accessdate=10 March 2018}}

References

External links

[http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1990 Brit Awards 1990 at Brits.co.uk]