1996 BRIT Awards

16th BRIT Awards
Date	19 February 1996
Venue	Earls Court
Host	Chris Evans
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The 1996 BRIT Awards were the 16th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 19th February 1996 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London.

Contents

1 Live performers
2 The awards

Live performers

Alanis Morissette — "Hand in My Pocket"
David Bowie and Pet Shop Boys — "Hallo Spaceboy"
Michael Jackson — "Earth Song"
Pulp — "Sorted for E's & Wizz"
Simply Red — "Fairground"
Take That — "How Deep Is Your Love"

The awards

Mastercard British Album	Best British Single
Oasis — (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Blur — The Great Escape Pulp — Different Class Radiohead — The Bends Paul Weller — Stanley Road	Take That — "Back for Good" Annie Lennox — "No More I Love You's" Blur — "Country House" Edwyn Collins — "A Girl Like You" Everything but the Girl — "Missing" Oasis — "Roll with It" Oasis — "Wonderwall" Pulp — "Disco 2000" Simply Red — "Fairground" Supergrass — "Alright"
Best British Video	Best Soundtrack
Oasis — "Wonderwall" Blur — "Country House" Blur — "The Universal" Massive Attack — "Protection" Pulp — "Common People" Radiohead — "Just" The Rolling Stones — "Like a Rolling Stone" Simply Red — "Fairground" Supergrass — "Alright" Take That — "Back for Good"	Braveheart Batman Forever Muriel's Wedding Natural Born Killers Waiting to Exhale
Best British Male	Best British Female
Paul Weller Edwyn Collins Jimmy Nail Tricky Van Morrison	Annie Lennox Joan Armatrading PJ Harvey Shara Nelson Vanessa Mae
Best British Group	Best British Breakthrough Act
Oasis Blur Lightning Seeds Pulp Radiohead	Supergrass Black Grape Cast Elastica Tricky
Best British Dance Act	Best British Producer
Massive Attack Eternal Leftfield M People Tricky	Brian Eno John Leckie Nellee Hooper Owen Morris & Noel Gallagher Stephen Street
Best International Male	Best International Female
Prince Coolio Lenny Kravitz Meat Loaf Neil Young	Björk Alanis Morissette Celine Dion k.d. lang Mariah Carey
Best International Group	Best International Breakthrough Act
Bon Jovi Foo Fighters Garbage Green Day TLC	Alanis Morissette Boyzone Foo Fighters Garbage Tina Arena

Outstanding Contribution to Music

David Bowie

Freddie Mercury Award

The Help Album

Artist of a Generation

Michael Jackson

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