BRIT Awards 2012

The Winners

The BRIT Awards 2012 took place on Tuesday, February 2012 at The O2, London. Pop newcomer Ed Sheeran took two BRITs, but it was Adele who again stole the show winning two awards, including Best Album, and performing on the night. While Critics' Choice Emeli Sandé had already been presented with her newly designed BRIT, Outstanding Contribution to Music winners Blur collected their award on the evening, and ended the show by performing some of their biggest hits including "Girls and Boys" and "Parklife".

BRIT Awards 2012 Nominees

British Female Solo Artist

British Male Solo Artist

British Breakthrough Act

British Group

MasterCard British Album

British Single

International Female Solo Artist

International Male Solo Artist

International Group

International Breakthrough Act

Critics' Choice

Outstanding Contribution to Music

Blur

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Critics' Choice

On January 12 Emeli Sandé was presented with the Critics' Choice Award which rewards up-and-coming talent.

Check out previous winners:

2011 Jessie J

2010 Ellie Goulding

2009 Florence + the Machine

2008 Adele

Blur's Outstanding Contribution

Britpop heroes Blur are the winners of the 2012 Outstanding Contribution to Music Award. And what a contribution they've made!

Discover more from the quartet, from the early days and first album Leisure to their last studio album, 2003's Think Tank, not forgetting the best of, compilation and live albums, and chart-topping singles.

Blur's studio albums:

1991's Leisure charted at No.7.

Modern Life is Rubbish was released in 1993

1994's Parklife saw the band win a BRIT Award for best album.

1995 release The Great Escape included singles "Country House" and "Charmless Man".

Blur charted at No.1 in 1997.

Another No.1 album, 1999's 13, included single "Tender".

2003's Think Tank won Q magazine's Album of the Year Award.

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