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Harry Styles sweeps board at Brits – picking up four awards fresh from Grammy triumph
HARRY Styles swept the board at the Brits last night — picking up all four of the awards he was nominated for.
The former One Direction star, 29, triumphed in the categories for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Pop/RnB Act.
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The haul — which came after his smash hit Harry’s House was named Best Album at the Grammys last week — took his total of Brit Awards to a massive eight.
And the singer looked stunned as he collected his honours in front of a cheering audience, telling fans: “Thank you so much.”
Harry openned the show with an energetic version of his hit As It Was, wearing an open-chested glitzy red jacket.
This year’s Brit Awards — the most glittering night of the UK’s music calendar — had been mired in controversy after the Artist of the Year category was dominated by male acts.
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The Best Male and Best Female awards were scrapped in 2021 in a bid to include non-binary artists.
That decision paved the way for a male-dominated winners list this year — with just six of the 15 awards collected by female artists.
But there was double success for indie duo Wet Leg — Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers — in the Group of the Year and Best New Artist categories.
And fresh from her Grammys success, Beyonce won International Artist of the Year as well as International Song of the Year for Break My Soul.
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Becky Hill also triumphed in the category for Best Dance Act.
Last night’s ceremony, held at London’s O2 arena, saw an awesome performance from rapper Stormzy — backed by a full orchestra.
He was nominated for Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act, but went home empty handed after being beaten by Harry and rapper Aitch.
Lizzo, Sam Smith, Kim Petras and Lewis Capaldi were also pipped at the post for awards.
The gong for International Group of the Year was awarded to Dublin’s Fontaines D.C., while The 1975 took home the award for Best Rock/Alternative Act.
Earlier in the week it was revealed that Flo had won the Rising Star gong, while France’s David Guetta was the Producer of the Year.
Kid Harpoon — who co-wrote and co-produced Harry’s House — was named Songwriter of the Year.
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