Brit Awards 1989 was the 9th 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 13 February 1989 at
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ...
in
London. This year marked the first presentation of the
International Female Solo Artist and
International Male Solo Artist awards.
The awards ceremony, hosted by
Mick Fleetwood and
Samantha Fox, was televised live by the BBC. The hosting was criticised for being poorly coordinated, with missed cues and incorrect introductions;
the
teleprompter did not work properly,
and in 2010, Fox claimed that there had been multiple errors in the information given to the hosts on the night.
The event organisers did not play a pre-recorded message from
Michael Jackson, and the audience booed the government minister
Kenneth Baker.
After the 1989 event, the awarding committee decided to have the Brit Awards recorded and broadcast on television the following night, to be able to edit out errors and unwanted happenings on the stage. The awards ceremony was not broadcast live again until the
2007 Brit Awards
Brit Awards 2007 was the 27th 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 14 February 2007 at Earls Court in London. The show, wh ...
.
Performances
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Bros – "
I Owe You Nothing"
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Def Leppard – "
Pour Some Sugar on Me"
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Fairground Attraction – "
Perfect
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* Perfection, completeness, excellence
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Gloria Estefan
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Miami Sound Machine – "
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
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"
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Randy Newman
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ft.
Mark Knopfler and the BRITs Supergroup – "Falling in love"
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Tanita Tikaram – "
Good Tradition
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"
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Yazz – "Got to Share"
Winners and nominees
Multiple nominations and awards
The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations.
References
External links
Brit Awards 1989 at Brits.co.uk
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