| Brit Awards 2006 | |
| Date: | 14 February 2006 |
| Venue: | Earls Court |
| Host: | Chris Evans |
| Most Awards: | Kaiser Chiefs (3) |
| Most Nominations: | James Blunt and Kaiser Chiefs (5) |
| Network: | ITV |
| Previous: | 2005 |
| Main: | Brit Awards |
| Next: | 2007 |
Brit Awards 2006 was the 26th show 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 February 14, 2006[1] in Earls Court in London. It attracted a mere 4.7 million viewers, one of the lowest viewed ceremonies. 2007's show went on to pass the 5 million barrier again.
The ceremony was hosted by Chris Evans, who also hosted Brit Awards 2005. It lasted about three hours, and the alcohol ban of the previous year had been relaxed. The biggest surprise performance was that from Prince, who reunited with Wendy and Lisa from The Revolution, together with Sheila E. for the performance.[2]
2006's biggest winners were the Kaiser Chiefs, who came away with three awards.[3] Coldplay, James Blunt and Green Day all came away with two awards, Coldplay collecting their sixth overall. Other winners included the Arctic Monkeys for their only nomination, and acts such as KT Tunstall and Kanye West. Arcade Fire were the most unsuccessful act, being nominated for three awards but winning none of them.
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Coldplay | "Square One" |
| KT Tunstall | "Suddenly I See" |
| Kaiser Chiefs | "I Predict a Riot" |
| James Blunt | "You're Beautiful" |
| Kanye West | "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" "Gold Digger" "Touch the Sky" |
| Kelly Clarkson | "Since U Been Gone" |
| Gorillaz | "Dirty Harry" |
| Jack Johnson | "Better Together" |
| Paul Weller | "Come On/Let's Go" "The Changingman" "From the Floorboards Up" "Town Called Malice" |
| Prince | "Te Amo Corazón" "Fury" "Purple Rain" "Let's Go Crazy" |
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 5 (2) | James Blunt |
| Kaiser Chiefs | |
| 4 | Coldplay |
| 3 (4) | Arcade Fire |
| Franz Ferdinand | |
| KT Tunstall | |
| Madonna | |
| 2 (11) | Gorillaz |
| Green Day | |
| Hard-Fi | |
| Jack Johnson | |
| John Legend | |
| Kanye West | |
| Kate Bush | |
| Katie Melua | |
| Kelly Clarkson | |
| Oasis | |
| U2 |
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 3 | Kaiser Chiefs |
| 2 (3) | Coldplay |
| Green Day | |
| James Blunt |