Brit Awards 2013

Brit Awards 2013
Date20 February 2013
VenueThe O2 Arena
Hosted byJames Corden
Most awardsEmeli Sandé and Ben Howard (2)
Most nominationsEmeli Sandé and Mumford & Sons (4)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkITV
Viewership6.5 million[1]
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Brit Awards 2013 was held on 20 February 2013. This was the 33rd edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual Brit Awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London, and was presented for the third time in three years by James Corden.[2][3]

Leading the nominations were Mumford & Sons and Emeli Sandé with four nominations each, but Sandé and Ben Howard ended up as the most successful winners, with two awards each.[4][5][6]

The statue for 2013 was designed by Damien Hirst.[7] Coverage on ITV attracted more than 6.5 million viewers, with a peak of 7.5 million, the biggest audience for the awards in ten years.[8]

  1. ^ Brit Awards get biggest TV audience for a decade - Feb 22, 2013
  2. ^ Tim Ingham (29 November 2012). "Brit Awards 2013 details revealed". Music Week. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Biggest names in the music industry gather for tonight's ceremony". The Independent. 20 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Emeli Sandé, Mumford & Sons, One Direction – the triumph of the bland". Daily Telegraph. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Read all about it ... Emeli Sandé reigns at the Brit awards 2013". Guardian UK. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Brit Awards: Sande wins two awards". BBC News. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Details of awards night & nominations launch unveiled" Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2013
  8. ^ "Brits hits right note with biggest TV audience for a decade". The Guardian. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

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