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Brit Awards 1992

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Brit Awards 1992
Date12 February 1992
VenueHammersmith Apollo
Hosted bySimon Bates
Most awardsSeal (3)
Most nominationsThe KLF and Seal (4)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkBBC
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Brit Awards 1992 was the 12th edition of the Brit Awards, an annual pop music awards ceremony in the United Kingdom.[1] They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 12 February 1992 at Hammersmith Apollo in London.[2]

Performances

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Winners and nominees

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British Album of the Year British Producer of the Year
British Single of the Year British Video of the Year
British Male Solo Artist British Female Solo Artist
British Group British Breakthrough Act
Outstanding Contribution to Music International Solo Artist
International Group International Breakthrough Act
Classical Recording Soundtrack/Cast Recording

Multiple nominations and awards

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The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations.

Three-time winner Seal as most nominations and awards
Artists that received multiple nominations
Nominations Artist
4 The KLF
Seal
3 Beverley Craven
Simply Red
2 Cathy Dennis
Extreme
Kenny Thomas
Lisa Stansfield
Queen
The Wonder Stuff
Artists that received multiple awards
Awards Artist
3 Seal

KLF controversy

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The KLF and Extreme Noise Terror performed a live version of "3 a.m. Eternal" at the BRIT Awards ceremony in February 1992. The Brits performance included a limping, kilted, cigar-chomping Drummond firing blanks from an automatic weapon over the heads of the crowd. After viewing the rehearsals, NME writer Danny Kelly said: "Compared to what's preceded it, this is a turbo-powered metallic wolf breaking into a coop full of particularly sick doves... And the noise? Well, the noise is hardcore punk thrash through a disco techno hit played by crusties. All bases covered, brilliantly. Clever, clever bastards."[3] At the end of the performance, Scott Piering announced to a stunned crowd that "The KLF have now left the music business". Within a few months, they did just that - their records were deleted and the KLF retired from the industry. Kelly later described the Brits performance as the KLF's "self-destruction in an orgy of punk rock..., mock outrage ... and real bad taste".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "History". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. ^ "BPI". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. ^ Kelly, Danny (29 February 1992). "Welcome To The Sheep Seats". NME. Archived (via the Library of Mu) on 16 September 2016.Wikipedia:WikiProject The KLF/LibraryOfMu/297
  4. ^ Kelly, Danny (February 1994). "Million Dollar Bash". Q Magazine. Archived (via the Library of Mu) on 16 September 2016.Wikipedia:WikiProject The KLF/LibraryOfMu/377
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