Brit Awards 1988
Appearance
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Brit Awards 1988 | |
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Date | 8 February 1988 |
Venue | Royal Albert Hall |
Hosted by | Noel Edmonds |
Most awards | Alison Moyet,George Michael,Michael Jackson,New Order,Pet Shop Boys,Rick Astley,Sting,Stock Aitken Waterman,Terence Trent D'Arby,U2,Vernon Handley,Wet Wet Wetandthe Who(Once) |
Most nominations | Pet Shop Boys,Rick AstleyandT'Pau(3) |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | BBC |
Brit Awards 1988was the eighth edition of theBrit Awards,an annualpop musicawards ceremony in theUnited Kingdom.It was organised by theBritish Phonographic Industryand took place on 8 February 1988 atRoyal Albert HallinLondon.This year marked the first presentation of the now-defunctInternational Breakthrough Actaward.
The awards ceremony, hosted byNoel Edmonds,was televised by the BBC.[1]
Performances
[edit]- Bananarama– "Love in the First Degree"
- Bee Gees– "You Win Again"
- Chris Rea– "Let's Dance"
- Pet Shop BoyswithDusty Springfield– "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
- Rick Astley– "Never Gonna Give You Up"
- Terence Trent D'Arby– "Wishing Well"
- T'Pau– "China in Your Hand"
- The Who– "My Generation"/"Who Are You"
Winners and nominees
[edit]Multiple nominations and awards
[edit]The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations.
Artists with the most nominations
Nominations | Artist |
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3 | Pet Shop Boys |
Rick Astley | |
T'Pau | |
2 | George Michael |
Los Lobos |
References
[edit]- ^"The British Record Industry Awards 1988".4 February 1988. p. 38 – via BBC Genome.