I was struggling to remember whether this was actually any good, and whether I should give it the oxygen of publicity, but actually the bar is pretty low on this blog, so it doesn’t really matter anyway. With a verse that sounds a lot like Macarena and a vaguely catchy chorus, this is Savage Garden, with I Want You, to celebrate the release of their new compilation The Singles, which came out a week or two ago.
No, I don’t know what a chickacherry cola is either.
On 26th February 2001, the presenters Ant and Dec took over to present the BRIT Awards at Earls Court in London.
This post is part of a series about the history of the BRIT Awards. You can read about the 2000 ceremony here, and the 2002 ceremony in a couple of days’ time.
Presented by Samuel L. Jackson. Nominees:
Winner: Coldplay
Presented by Audley Harrison and Denise Lewis. Nominees:
Winner: Fatboy Slim
Presented by Jamie Oliver and, for some reason, his wife. Nominees:
Winner: Sonique
Presented by Fay Ripley. Nominees:
Winner: Coldplay
Presented by Geri Halliwell. Nominees:
Winner: Robbie Williams
Voted for by listeners of BBC Radio 1. Again, the complex voting system of the previous year was reused:
Best Pop Newcomer:
Best Dance Newcomer:
Best R&B / Urban Newcomer:
Best Indie / Rock Newcomer:
Of these, the winner of each category and the most voted for act overall were carried through to the list of final nominees. The award was presented by Sarah Cox and Pete Tong. We continue.
Winner: A1
Voted for by listeners of independent radio. Presented by David Ginola and Joely Richardson. Nominees:
Winner: Robbie Williams
Voted for by viewers of VH-1. Presented by Jane Horrocks and Graham Norton. Nominees:
Winner: Robbie Williams
Presented by Donny Osmond from The Osmonds and Helena Christensen. Nominees:
Winner: Madonna
Presented by Kylie Minogue and Huey Morgan from Fun Lovin’ Criminals. Nominees:
Winner: U2
Presented by Elton John. Nominees:
Winner: Eminem
Presented by Hear’Say. Nominees:
Winner: Kelis
Voted for by readers of The Sun. Presented by Cat Deeley. Nominees:
Winner: Westlife
In its infinite wisdom, Wikipedia gives an incorrect listing of nominees:
My records from 2001 don’t have The Beach or Little Voice, whereas the BRITs website archive gives the correct listing as:
Winner: American Beauty
Presented by Noel Gallagher from Oasis.
Winner: U2
Edit, 6 Aug 2018 – removed U2 performance video which no longer works.
In 1999 Johnny Vaughan took over as the host at London Arena. The ceremony took place on 16th February 1999.
This post is part of a series about the history of the BRIT Awards. You can read about the 1998 ceremony here, and the 2000 ceremony in a couple of days’ time.
Presented by Mariella Frostrup and Prince Naseem. Nominees:
Winner: Manic Street Preachers
Presented by Sharleen Spiteri from Texas and Boy George. Nominees:
Winner: Fatboy Slim
Presented by Smita Smitten and Chunky Lafanga. Nominees:
Winner: Des’ree
Presented by Kylie Minogue and Lee Evans. Nominees:
Winner: Manic Street Preachers
Presented by Jools Holland and Ian Dury. Nominees:
Winner: Robbie Williams
Voted for by listeners of BBC Radio 1. Presented by Huey Morgan from Fun Lovin’ Criminals and Zoë Ball. Nominees:
Winner: Belle and Sebastian
Voted for by listeners of independent radio. Presented by Sheryl Crow and Meat Loaf. Nominees:
Winner: Robbie Williams – Angels
Voted for by viewers of VH-1. Presented by Helen Baxendale and John Thompson. Nominees:
Winner: Robbie Williams – Millennium
Presented by Lionr Abargil and Ian Wright. Nominees:
Winner: Natalie Imbruglia
Presented by Björn Ulvaeus from Abba. Nominees:
Winner: The Corrs
Presented by Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Nominees:
Winner: Beck
Presented by All Saints. Nominees:
Winner: Natalie Imbruglia
Presented by Mark Morrison. Nominees:
Winner: Titanic. Collected by Celine Dion.
Presented by Johnny Vaughan.
Winner: Jubilee 2000. Collected by Bono from U2.
Presented by Stevie Wonder.
Winner: Eurythmics
