Brit Awards 1987 Explained

Brit Awards 1987
Date:	9 February 1987
Venue:	Grosvenor House Hotel
Host:	Jonathan King
Previous:	1986
Main:	Brit Awards
Next:	1988
Most Awards:	Peter Gabriel (2)
Most Nominations:	Peter Gabriel (4)
Network:	BBC

Brit Awards 1987 was the seventh edition of the Brit Awards, an annual pop music awards ceremony in the United Kingdom. It was organised by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 9 February 1987 at Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

The awards ceremony, hosted by Jonathan King, was televised by the BBC.^[1]

Performances

• Chris de Burgh – "The Lady in Red"
• Curiosity Killed the Cat – "Down to Earth"
• Five Star – "Can't Wait Another Minute"
• Level 42 – "Lessons in Love"
• Simply Red – "Holding Back the Years"
• Spandau Ballet – "Through the Barricades"
• Whitney Houston – "How Will I Know"

Winners and nominees

British Album of the Year	British Producer of the Year
Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms Five Star – Silk & Steel The Housemartins – London 0 Hull 4 Peter Gabriel – So Simply Red – Picture Book	David A. Stewart Hugh Padgham Pip Williams Stock Aitken Waterman Trevor Horn
British Single of the Year	British Video of the Year
Pet Shop Boys – "West End Girls" Chris de Burgh – "The Lady in Red" The Communards and Sarah Jane Morris – "Don't Leave Me This Way" Peter Gabriel – "Sledgehammer" Simply Red – "Holding Back the Years"	Peter Gabriel – "Sledgehammer"
British Male Solo Artist	British Female Solo Artist
Peter Gabriel Billy Ocean Chris de Burgh Phil Collins Robert Palmer	Kate Bush Jaki Graham Joan Armatrading Kim Wilde Sade Adu
British Group	British Breakthrough Act
Five Star Dire Straits Eurythmics Pet Shop Boys Simply Red	The Housemartins
International Group
The Bangles A-ha Bon Jovi Cameo Huey Lewis and the News	Paul Simon Anita Baker Bruce Springsteen Madonna Whitney Houston
Classical Recording	Soundtrack/Cast Recording
Julian Lloyd Webber André Previn Luciano Pavarotti Mariss Jansons Nigel Kennedy	Top Gun Absolute Beginners Down and Out in Beverly Hills Out of Africa A Room with a View

Outstanding Contribution to Music

• Eric Clapton

Multiple nominations and awards

The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations.

Artists that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Artist
4	Peter Gabriel
3	Simply Red
2	Chris de Burgh
	Dire Straits
	Five Star
	The Housemartins
	Pet Shop Boys

External links

• Brit Awards 1987 at Brits.co.uk

Notes and References

1. Web site: The British Record Industry Awards 1987. 5 February 1987. 3298. 41. BBC Genome.