The loveable songstress was awarded the Brits British Female Solo Artist Award, Best Single Award for comeback song “Hello”, Brits Global Success Award, and the Mastercard British Album Of The Year Award for her third album, 25.
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The “Hello” singer nabbed four prizes including Best Album on the Wednesday, February 24 ceremony of 2016 BRIT Awards held at The O2 in London, AceShowbiz reveals.
One Direction’s “Drag Me Down” helped the band win its second consecutive “British Artist Video of the Year”.
She used her first win to announce she was supporting singer Kesha.
LONDON | Astronaut Tim Peake presented Adele with a Brit Award from space on Wednesday, as the singer swept the board at the annual British music awards rendered sober this year by the death of David Bowie.
Charlie Andrew beat Mark Ronson for British Producer of the Year.
Telegraph reported that Adele said this during her Brit award acceptance speech, “Thank you, I can’t work out if I’m crying because of the video or because Tim Peake did it!”
Worldwide male solo artist – Justin Bieber.
Bowie’s band then performed a medley of his hits, before New Zealand singer Lorde joined them to sing “Life On Mars”. “I was not expecting this one at all, thank you very much. She looked upset like it was all too much for her, ‘ while another source said the problem was simply that the club was ‘too busy” for the star.
Oldman said of the Ziggy Stardust singer: “I never once heard him complain”. It’s just incredible to think these two girls from South Shields have done all these things, I think they’re real ambassadors for the town. Now that is one memorable awards night. “Absolutely blown my mind, thank you darlings”.
Adele became more emotional as the ceremony continued, bursting into tears after accepting the global success prize – which recognises success overseas.
I wish her continued success and many more albums for us to cry along with!
‘There were quite a few people around her and she just turned around and said, “I don’t want to do this, I’m going to go home”‘.
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Coldplay were named best British group for a fourth time and dedicated their trophy to all of the musicians in refugee camps around the world. Actor Gary Oldman accepted the British Icon award on behalf of Bowie.
