Brit Awards 2013
{{Short description|British music awards ceremony}}
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{{Infobox award
| name = Brit Awards 2013
| image = Brits 2013 logo.jpg
| date = 20 February 2013
| venue = The O2 Arena
| host = James Corden
| network = ITV
| most_awards = Emeli Sandé and Ben Howard (2)
| most_nominations = Emeli Sandé and Mumford & Sons (4)
| ratings = 6.5 million[https://www.nme.com/news/music/various-artists-2067-1249457 Brit Awards get biggest TV audience for a decade] - Feb 22, 2013
| previous = 2012
| main = Brit Awards
| next = 2014
}}
Brit Awards 2013 was held on 20 February 2013. This was the 33rd edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual Brit Awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London, and was presented for the third time in three years by James Corden.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/brit-awards-2013-unveiled/052732
|title=Brit Awards 2013 details revealed|author= Tim Ingham|date=29 November 2012|work=Music Week|access-date=23 December 2012}}{{cite web|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/brit-awards-2013-biggest-names-in-the-music-industry-gather-for-tonights-ceremony-8503710.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222085312/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/brit-awards-2013-biggest-names-in-the-music-industry-gather-for-tonights-ceremony-8503710.html |archive-date=2013-02-22 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title= Biggest names in the music industry gather for tonight's ceremony|date=20 February 2013|work=The Independent|access-date=21 February 2013 }}
Leading the nominations were Mumford & Sons and Emeli Sandé with four nominations each, but Sandé and Ben Howard ended up as the most successful winners, with two awards each.{{cite web|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/brit-awards/9884735/Brit-Awards-2013-Emeli-Sande-Mumford-and-Sons-One-Direction-the-triumph-of-the-bland.html|title= Emeli Sandé, Mumford & Sons, One Direction – the triumph of the bland|date=20 February 2013|work= Daily Telegraph|access-date=21 February 2013 }}{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/20/brit-awards-emeli-sande|title= Read all about it ... Emeli Sandé reigns at the Brit awards 2013|date=20 February 2013|work= Guardian UK|access-date=21 February 2013 }}{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21527795|title= Brit Awards: Sande wins two awards|date=20 February 2013|work= BBC News|access-date=21 February 2013 }}
The statue for 2013 was designed by Damien Hirst.[http://www.brits.co.uk/news/2013/details-of-awards-night-nominations-launch-unveiled "Details of awards night & nominations launch unveiled"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015003955/http://www.brits.co.uk/news/2013/details-of-awards-night-nominations-launch-unveiled |date=15 October 2013 }}. Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2013 Coverage on ITV attracted more than 6.5 million viewers, with a peak of 7.5 million, the biggest audience for the awards in ten years.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/feb/21/brits-tv-audience|title=Brits hits right note with biggest TV audience for a decade|date=21 February 2013|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=21 February 2013 }}
Performances
| class="wikitable" |
| Artist(s)
!Song(s) !UK Singles Chart Reaction !UK Albums Chart Reaction |
|---|
| Muse
|"Supremacy" |58 (debut) |The 2nd Law – 23 (+33) |
| Robbie Williams
|"Candy" |39 (+12) |Take the Crown – 42 (+9) |
| Justin Timberlake
|"Mirrors" |4 (+24) | |
| Taylor Swift
|6 (+6) |Red – 7 (+18) |
| One Direction
|"One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" |1 (debut) |Take Me Home – 14 (+1) |
| Ben Howard
|"Only Love" |9 (+181) |Every Kingdom – 4 (+42) |
| Mumford & Sons
|"I Will Wait" |12 (+34) |Babel – 2 (+3) |
| Emeli Sandé
|"Clown" |10 (−1) |Our Version of Events – 1 (+2) |
Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on 10 January 2013 during the 2013 BRIT Awards Launch at the Savoy Hotel in London. The event was hosted by Nick Grimshaw
Multiple nominations and awards
File:Emeli Sandé September 2014.jpg as most nominations and awards]]
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| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Artists that received multiple nominations |
| scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Nominations
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist |
|---|
| 4 |
| rowspan="3"|3 (3) |
| Mumford & Sons |
| Rita Ora |
| rowspan="8"|2 (8) |
| Coldplay |
| Jessie Ware |
| Muse |
| Olly Murs |
| Paloma Faith |
| Plan B |
| Rihanna |
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| 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="2"|2 (2) |
| Emeli Sandé |
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References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2013 Brit Awards 2013 at Brits.co.uk]
- {{BBC programme}}
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