10th Brit Awards

10th Brit Awards
10th Brit Awards
Date	18 February 1990
Venue	Dominion Theatre
Hosted by	Cathy McGowan
Most awards	Fine Young Cannibals, Neneh Cherry and Phil Collins (2)
Most nominations	Lisa Stansfield and Soul II Soul (4)
Television/radio coverage
Network	BBC
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The 1990 Brit Awards were the 10th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 18 February 1990. The ceremony was held at the Dominion Theatre in London for the first time, having previously been held at the Royal Albert Hall, and was hosted by Cathy McGowan.

Performances[]

Lisa Stansfield – "All Around the World"
Neneh Cherry – "Manchild"
Nigel Kennedy – Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Various Artists with appearance by The Cookie Crew – "The Brits 1990 (Dance Medley)"
Phil Collins – "Another Day in Paradise"
Soul II Soul – What Is Soul II Soul

Winners and nominees[]

British Album of the Year (presented by Liza Minnelli)	British Producer of the Year
Fine Young Cannibals – The Raw & the Cooked Eurythmics – We Too Are One Simply Red – A New Flame Soul II Soul – Club Classics Vol. One Tears for Fears – The Seeds of Love	Dave Stewart Coldcut Kate Bush Peter Gabriel Steve Lillywhite Stock, Aitken & Waterman
British Single of the Year (presented by Simon Mayo)	British Video of the Year (presented by Bobby Brown)
Phil Collins – "Another Day in Paradise" Band Aid II – "Do They Know Its Christmas?" The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock Aitken Waterman – "Ferry Cross the Mersey" Jason Donovan – "Sealed with a Kiss" Jason Donovan – "Too Many Broken Hearts" Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers – "Swing the Mood" Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers – "That's What I Like" Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers – "Let's Party" Lisa Stansfield – "All Around the World" Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" Simple Minds – "Belfast Child" Sonia – "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" Soul II Soul – "Back to Life"	The Cure – "Lullaby" The Alarm – "A New South Wales" The Beautiful South – "Song for Whoever" Billy Joel – "We Didn't Start the Fire" (United States) De La Soul – "Eye Know" (United States) Eurythmics – "Don't Ask Me Why" Farley Jackmaster Funk – "Free at Last" (United States) Four Tops – "Loco in Acapulco" (United States) Guns N' Roses – "Paradise City" (United States) Holly Johnson – "Love Train" Janet Jackson – "Miss You Much" (United States) Kaoma – "Lambada" (France) Lisa Stansfield – "All Around the World" M – "Pop Muzik" Neneh Cherry – "Manchild" (Sweden) Paul McCartney – "My Brave Face" Prince – "Batdance" (United States) Queen – "The Invisible Man" Salif Keita – "Nous Pas Bougar" (Mali) Simply Red – "If You Don't Know Me By Now" Tears for Fears – "Sowing the Seeds of Love" Tina Turner – "Simply the Best" (United States)
British Male Solo Artist (presented by Kim Wilde)	British Female Solo Artist (presented by Rod Stewart)
Phil Collins Chris Rea Cliff Richard Roland Gift Van Morrison	Annie Lennox Kate Bush Lisa Stansfield Mica Paris Yazz
British Group (presented by Bruce Dickinson)	British Breakthrough Act (presented by Tina Turner
Fine Young Cannibals Erasure Eurythmics Simply Red Soul II Soul Tears for Fears	Lisa Stansfield The Beautiful South Shakespears Sister Soul II Soul The Stone Roses
Outstanding Contribution to Music (presented by Terry Ellis)	International Solo Artist (presented by Adam Ant)
Queen	Neneh Cherry Bobby Brown Gloria Estefan Prince Tina Turner
International Group (presented by Ray Davies)	International Breakthrough Act
U2 Bon Jovi De La Soul Gipsy Kings Guns N' Roses Milli Vanilli	Neneh Cherry Bobby Brown De La Soul Guns N' Roses Paula Abdul
Classical Recording	Soundtrack/Cast Recording
Simon Rattle Jeffrey Tate John Eliot Gardiner Nigel Kennedy Riccardo Chailly	Batman Aspects of Love Beaches Henry V The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover

Multiple nominations and awards[]

The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations. don't counting Outstanding Contribution to Music.

Two-time winner Neneh Cherry

Artists that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Artist
4	Lisa Stansfield
4	Soul II Soul
3	De La Soul
	Eurythmics
	Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
	Neneh Cherry
	Simply Red
	Tears for Fears
2	The Beautiful South
	Bobby Brown
	Fine Young Cannibals
	Guns N' Roses
	Holly Johnson
	Jason Donovan
	Kate Bush
	Paul McCartney
	Phil Collins
	Stock Aitken Waterman

Artists that received multiple awards
Awards	Artist
2	Fine Young Cannibals
	Neneh Cherry
	Phil Collins

Notable moments[]

Freddie Mercury[]

The 1990 Brit Awards saw the final public appearance of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.^[1] Queen appeared at the ceremony to receive the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.^[1]^[2] Mercury – who had been suffering from AIDS since 1987 but had not yet disclosed it to the public – did not make a speech, as Brian May did the talking on behalf of the other members, but his gaunt appearance was noticeable. He briefly thanked the public and wished them goodnight before Queen left the stage. Mercury died in November 1991 from complications resulting from AIDS.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "The Highs and Lows of the Brit Awards". BBC News. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
^ Queen, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, Brian May, BRITS 1990 Archived 18 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine brits.co.uk Retrieved 28 April 2011.
^ "Adam Lambert: Freddie Mercury Would Be An 'Open Book' About Sexuality In 2018". On Top. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

External links[]

1990 Brit Awards at Brits.co.uk

[queen-1] "The Highs and Lows of the Brit Awards". BBC News. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

[2] Queen, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, Brian May, BRITS 1990 Archived 18 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine brits.co.uk Retrieved 28 April 2011.

[3] "Adam Lambert: Freddie Mercury Would Be An 'Open Book' About Sexuality In 2018". On Top. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

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